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Q & A Email Auth · August 21, 2026

How do I check my domain's reputation?

The best free tool is Google Postmaster Tools (postmaster.google.com) — it shows your domain’s reputation rating as seen by Gmail: High, Medium, Low, or Bad. For Microsoft/Outlook, use SNDS (sendersupport.olc.protection.outlook.com). For general blacklist status, use a blacklist checker like DomainScan’s — being listed on Spamhaus or Barracuda is a proxy for serious reputation damage. There is no single universal reputation score; each provider maintains its own.

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What Is Domain Reputation and Why Does It Affect Email?
Domain reputation is an invisible score that determines whether your email lands in the inbox or spam. It's set by Gmail, Outlook, and security vendors based on your sending history — and it can take months to build but days to destroy.