5 SMTP misconceptions that trip up email senders

SMTP has been around since 1982. You’d think we’d have it all figured out by now. And yet, some of the most persistent email delivery problems trace back to a handful of stubborn misconceptions about what SMTP actually does. The protocol does one job – transporting email between servers – and it does that job well. But it doesn’t authenticate your identity, guarantee inbox placement, encrypt your content by default, or handle bounces the way most senders assume. Understanding where SMTP…