I'm working on a script that will send out emails to 400 leads for a client with personalized information so sending them out one by one or all at once aren't options -- I'm wanting to do my best to ensure they don't end up in users' spam folders.

I'm going through the process of adding an SPF record and would love to verify everything is checking out. I know I can email auth-results@verifier.port25.com for a report from an email address. They check out fine when I do -- but I'm running this script on a different server (my companies account through MediaTemple) than where the mail is hosted (Google Apps) and apart from the main domain and want to see how mail coming from it checks out.

I tried using the php mail function with a from address I can check and mailing it to auth-results@verifier.port25.com but that doesn't work ... anyone know why?

Or do you know another way to verify an email created from a script as far as SPF records go?

Thanks so much!
~panhead490


For those that love a lot of info:
Ideally, I'd use an API through Vertical Response/CM/MailChimp/etc but the client doesn't want to pay for it so I'm using the same server that mails clients documents as they purchase them (the MT account I've got setup) -- he's never had a customer mention it was in their spam folder so he's willing to take the risk.

Here's where things get complicated. The site runs a hosted e-commerce app (Shopify) that communicates to my MT account to do the dynamic, database driven stuff. And for normal email I've got Google Apps setup. I can see Google Apps passes SPF records no problem and since the domain is attached to Shopify I'm pretty sure anything sent from there would check out. My MT account that does the php/mysql magic is what I'm worried about...

[nrg]

Maybe this page can help you:
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safe...d/default.aspx