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DMARC Verification for Discord Community Notifications

As a community manager, your critical announcements and welcome messages must reach members without fail. Ensure emails sent from your custom domain via Discord or other platforms aren't lost in spam.

The problem

Managing an active online community on platforms like Discord or Circle often involves sending automated welcome emails, event reminders, or important updates from a custom domain. When these crucial communications land in members' spam folders, it leads to confusion, missed events, and a significant drop in engagement. Without proper DMARC authentication, even legitimate messages from your community platform can be flagged, causing frustration for both you and your members.

Diagnosing why your community's emails aren't reaching members can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Many community platforms integrate with various email providers, making it hard to pinpoint the exact source of authentication failures. The default DMARC reports are unreadable XML, offering no clear path to understanding if your SPF or DKIM records are correctly configured for your specific sending services, leaving you unable to guarantee reliable message delivery.

How Aligned solves it

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Translates raw DMARC reports into simple insights, showing if Discord or Circle emails are passing authentication.
2
Pinpoints specific sending services that are failing DMARC, ensuring your community messages reach their intended recipients.
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Provides clear data to help you strengthen your email security and improve the deliverability of vital community communications.

Concrete example

Community Domain: mycommunity.com

Sending Source: Discord (via SendGrid)

DMARC Status: PASS (Policy: quarantine)

Sending Source: Circle.so

DMARC Status: PASS (Policy: quarantine)

Sending Source: Automated Slack Bot

DMARC Status: PARTIAL (SPF: Fail, DKIM: Pass)

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Frequently asked questions

How does Aligned help secure my Discord community's email communications?
Aligned provides DMARC reports for emails sent from your custom domain via Discord or integrated services. This helps ensure welcome messages and announcements are properly authenticated, preventing spoofing and improving deliverability to members.
Can I see if emails from my Circle.so platform are DMARC compliant?
Yes, Aligned aggregates reports from all senders using your domain. You'll clearly see the DMARC status for emails originating from Circle.so, helping you maintain consistent and secure member communication.
Why are my automated Slack notifications sometimes not reaching external inboxes?
If your Slack bot sends emails via a custom domain, DMARC issues might be at play. Aligned helps you verify if these emails are aligning with your DMARC policy, ensuring important alerts arrive.

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