DMARC has been at p=none for months, when and how to move to quarantine and reject?
p=none is monitor only, no protection. p=quarantine says 'receiver, drop in spam', p=reject says 'reject'. Move stepwise using pct= as a handbrake so you can roll back fast.
Try this first
- 1Prerequisite: read at least 2 weeks of DMARC reports and confirm 95+ percent of legitimate mail is SPF or DKIM aligned.
- 2Step 1: p=quarantine; pct=10. Only 10 percent of failing mail goes to spam, the rest stays normal. Read reports for a week.
- 3Step 2: pct=25, 50, 100 over two to three weeks. At each step verify no legitimate source ends up in spam.
- 4Step 3: p=reject; pct=100 once you are 100 percent comfortable at quarantine. From now on failing mail is rejected.
- 5Keep the rua mailbox alive, because vendor changes or new SaaS tools can break alignment without warning.
When to bring us in
If you are stuck on a specific vendor that will not align, we can review the SPF/DKIM chain with that vendor.
See also
- Domain expires tomorrow and nobody saw the emailAn expired domain doesn't transfer instantly. There's a redemption window, but you pay extra.
- Unsure whether to enable auto-renewDisabling auto-renew only makes sense for domains you'll truly drop. For anything live, just keep it on.
- New registrar asks for auth code, can't find itEPP code or transfer code is the password to move a domain from registrar A to B.
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