81126: Google email sender guidelines captured on the 6th of December, 2023

Author: azumakuniyuki

ChangeLog.md

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changes for FEB-2024-NO-AUTH-NO-ENTRY.GIT
 ===================================================================================================
 
+2023-12-06
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+- Update 81126: Email sender guidelines
+  - Added "Sender requirements updates" table
+  - Use a TLS connection for transmitting email
+
 2023-12-02
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Update 81126: Email sender guidelines

google-81126-email-sender-guidelines.txt

@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ Google Workspace senders: If you use Google Workspace to send large volumes of
 email, review the Spam and abuse policy in Gmail. The policy is part of the
 Google Workspace Acceptable Use Policy.
 
+Sender requirements updates
+
+This table lists our updates to the sender guidelines:
+
+            Sender requirement              Date added
+Use a TLS connection for transmitting email Dec. 2023
+Keep spam rates below 0.30%                 Oct. 2023
+
 Sender guidelines
 
 Follow these guidelines to help ensure messages are delivered to Gmail accounts
@@ -66,13 +74,15 @@ follow the Requirements for sending 5,000 or more messages per day.
   • Set up SPF or DKIM email authentication for your domain.
   • Ensure that sending domains or IPs have valid forward and reverse DNS
     records, also referred to as PTR records. Learn more
+  • Use a TLS connection for transmitting email. For steps to set up TLS in
+    Google Workspace, visit Require a secure connection for email.
   • Keep spam rates reported in Postmaster Tools below 0.10% and avoid ever
-    reaching a spam rate of 0.30% or higher. Learn more 
+    reaching a spam rate of 0.30% or higher. Learn more about spam rates.
   • Format messages according to the Internet Message Format standard (RFC 5322
     ).
   • Don’t impersonate Gmail From: headers. Gmail will begin using a DMARC 
     quarantine enforcement policy, and impersonating Gmail From: headers might
-    impact your email delivery. 
+    impact your email delivery.
   • If you regularly forward email, including using mailing lists or inbound
     gateways, add ARC headers to outgoing email. ARC headers indicate the
     message was forwarded and identify you as the forwarder. Mailing list
@@ -88,12 +98,12 @@ Gmail accounts must meet the requirements in this section.
   • Ensure that sending domains or IPs have valid forward and reverse DNS
     records, also referred to as PTR records. Learn more
   • Keep spam rates reported in Postmaster Tools below 0.10% and avoid ever
-    reaching a spam rate of 0.30% or higher. Learn more 
+    reaching a spam rate of 0.30% or higher. Learn more about spam rates.
   • Format messages according to the Internet Message Format standard (RFC 5322
     ).
-  • Don’t impersonate Gmail From: headers. Gmail will begin using a DMARC 
+  • Don’t impersonate Gmail From: headers. Gmail will begin using a DMARC
     quarantine enforcement policy, and impersonating Gmail From: headers might
-    impact your email delivery. 
+    impact your email delivery.
   • If you regularly forward email, including using mailing lists or inbound
     gateways, add ARC headers to outgoing email. ARC headers indicate the
     message was forwarded and identify you as the forwarder. Mailing list