The Email Routing platform supports SPF ↗ records and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) ↗ signatures and
honors these protocols when the sending domain has them configured. However, if the sending domain doesn't implement them,
we still forward the emails to upstream mailbox providers.
Starting on July 3, 2025, we will require all emails to be authenticated using at least one of the protocols, SPF or DKIM, to
forward them. We also strongly recommend that all senders implement the DMARC protocol.
If you are using a Worker with an Email trigger to receive email messages and forward them upstream, you will need to handle the case where
the forward action may fail due to missing authentication on the incoming email.
SPAM has been a long-standing issue with email. By enforcing mail authentication, we will increase the efficiency of identifying abusive senders and blocking
bad emails.
If you're an email server delivering emails to large mailbox providers, it's likely you already use these protocols; otherwise, please ensure
you have them properly configured.