Verifying a new domain
Note: This article applies to EmailOctopus only. If you're using EmailOctopus Connect with Amazon SES please read this article.
The email address you used to sign up to EmailOctopus will be automatically verified, so you can start sending from it immediately. However, if you have your own domain, we strongly recommend going a step further and verifying it too. Going through this process will help you achieve better deliverability and allow you to send from any email address held under that domain.
Additionally, all emails sent from EmailOctopus are routed through one of our own domains. This means that your recipients might see "sent via sp.eomail5.com" when they receive your campaign. Verifying your domain will eliminate that message, as your emails will then be sent via your own domain.
To begin the process, visit the Senders screen.
Click Verify domain and enter your domain name
Once you've clicked verify, you'll be presented with records that you will need to copy across to the service that handles your DNS settings (this is usually where you bought your domain). Create the new DNS records, copying the settings exactly as they appear in EmailOctopus.
Once you have copied all your records across, return to EmailOctopus and click the Complete Verification button at the top right to verify you have added all four records correctly.
If you need any help setting up your DNS records, please contact your domain host's support – they'll be happy to do it for you.