First posts in progress

Notes from the sending layer.

We would rather publish six things worth reading than sixty written for a search engine. Here is what we are working on.

Deliverability, measured

What actually moves inbox placement, tested against real sends rather than repeated from a listicle.

SPF, DKIM and DMARC

The three records everyone half-configures, what each one proves, and how to read a failing report.

Warmup that is not theatre

Why volume ramps work, where the common schedules are wrong, and how to tell warmup is finished.

A/B testing outbound

Sample sizes for reply rate, why open rate is the wrong metric to optimise, and when to call a winner.

Sequence design

Follow-up spacing, when to stop, and writing a second email that is not just "bumping this up".

Engineering notes

How the send queue, rate limiting and token refresh work here — including the parts we got wrong first.

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