Does dedicated server mean your emails will always get through?

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Posted by urp2012, 02-27-2017, 06:30 PM
Does dedicated server mean your emails will always get through? It's so expensive at most places, but I can't find any gaurantees on this anywhere. Probably doesn't exist. Anyone have any concrete data on this?
Posted by madRoosterTony, 02-27-2017, 06:32 PM
What type of issues are you currently having with emails. If your emails are currently getting flagged as SPAM due to IP Blacklists are you the reason or is it other clients on the same server? Is it an issue the server is oversold and the mail queue is just so large that your emails are taking a long time to deliver?
Posted by urp2012, 02-27-2017, 06:39 PM
I assume it is spammers on the network. I've actually starting using mailchimp for my newsletters and find they're really good. But yeah, for my other emails, I'd like to know they're getting through. I don't have great expectations for email delivery on shared hosting.
Posted by madRoosterTony, 02-27-2017, 06:45 PM
With a dedicated server or VPS you can actually have access to the mail delivery report. This does not mean the person you sent the email to read the email, but their server accepted it or rejected it. You can turn on read receipts in your email client to try to get a report of if the person actually read the email, but most clients require the end user to say yes send you a receipt back. For newsletter services like mailchimp are always going to better.
Posted by Andei, 02-27-2017, 06:47 PM
Some providers will handle the fight against spammers better than others, so emailing from shared hosting isn't completely a lost cause, you just need to pick a good reputable provider. Alternatively you can always use transactional email services, such as Sendgrid, Amazon SES, etc.
Posted by urp2012, 02-27-2017, 06:51 PM
Those are some excellent points to keep in mind! Sendgrid and Amazon SES sound good. This may be a good option against paying big $$$'s for dedicated hosting. I haven't performed any checks on my email in a while, as most of my correspondence is handled by phone and postal mail, or through other services/forums.
Posted by Andei, 02-27-2017, 07:04 PM
Forgot to mention that even with the mentioned email services, you're not guaranteed 100% deliverability. I've personally found Amazon SES quite good, deliverability wise, while SendGrid got itself blacklisted quite often. You should do your own bit of research and compare more services before picking one.
Posted by whmcsguru, 02-28-2017, 06:00 AM
Sendgrid is alright, but they're constantly ending up in spam for me. There are, of course alternatives, like sparkpost which I've actually had much better success with
Posted by BITW, 02-28-2017, 11:04 AM
I think it depends on the settings and your app you are using to send emails with.
Posted by Dranzel, 02-28-2017, 12:54 PM
Unless you are aware of all the Email Server technical stuff, I would suggest that you signup with services which offer you to send emails via their email server (SMTP). Services like: SendGrid (I personally prefer it) MailChimp