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Old 28 Sep 2021, 06:27 PM   #1
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cloudflare introduce its free email forwarding

https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-email-routing/
I like CF who provides great services for webmaster always.
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Old 28 Sep 2021, 08:53 PM   #2
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Interesting, and probably much more reliable forwarding than typical email providers. I wonder what the never-forward-email folks think? Doesn't it seem like email forwarding is having a moment? I've noticed several newish companies joining the fray. Notably SimpleLogin, ManyMe, and now Cloudflare. And, it appears that good old POBox.com is rolling right along. Of course you can also send as well as receive using POBox.com.
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Old 28 Sep 2021, 09:30 PM   #3
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Interesting, and probably much more reliable forwarding than typical email providers. I wonder what the never-forward-email folks think? Doesn't it seem like email forwarding is having a moment? I've noticed several newish companies joining the fray. Notably SimpleLogin, ManyMe, and now Cloudflare. And, it appears that good old POBox.com is rolling right along. Of course you can also send as well as receive using POBox.com.
Also don't forget mayway.app who is rich on features but not that solid. But I like mayway since it can forward to many different addresses.
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Old 28 Sep 2021, 10:17 PM   #4
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Cloudflare says about this new service;
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Note: Available only if you manage Domain Name System (DNS) on Cloudflare
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Old 29 Sep 2021, 05:57 AM   #5
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I ike CF who provides great services for webmaster always.
Yes i like them also.... They offer NO BROWSER LEFT BEHIND for those sites that wanna force SSL but dont wanna cut off older browsers....

http://blog.cloudflare.com/sha-1-dep...er-left-behind

That lets ANY BROWSER connect SSL..
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Old 30 Sep 2021, 08:26 AM   #6
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It looks like you'll need two domains to use it without using a shared domain/email service. Point the MX for one domain there, and another somewhere else. The screenshots imply that you're just forwarding to another address, so their ideal target is probably someone using a free service on the backend. Which, frankly, is a lot. I'd surely find out that Gmail is my customer's favorite email client if I tried.
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 04:35 AM   #7
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Now in open beta

Cloudflare email routing is now in "open beta." https://blog.cloudflare.com/email-routing-open-beta/
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 06:42 PM   #8
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I've had access for a few days, before the beta was opened up for everyone, and have been experimenting with the forwarding. This is following on from this post.

However, setting up Cloudflare has resulted in a few more head scratches than normal!

I set up the DNS records as I thought they should be, but Cloudflare didn't like some of them and I was getting failures on receipt (always checking via a Gmail account). I'm now at a stage where Cloudflare is saying 'A few more steps are required to complete your setup' and wants a DMARC record policy included - I entered a DMARC record (none policy), but that then resulted in Gmail reporting DMARC as FAIL. That's confused me as I then was receiving DMARC reports on e-mails forwarded from Cloudflare! So, I've removed the DMARC record but Cloudflare are asking for it again.

Are Cloudflare treating their forwarding different from, for example, Porkbun's forwarding?
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 08:15 PM   #9
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There's no mention of needing a DMARC record here: https://blog.cloudflare.com/migratin...email-routing/
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 08:29 PM   #10
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There's no mention of needing a DMARC record here: https://blog.cloudflare.com/migratin...email-routing/
Here's a link to a screencap: https://i.postimg.cc/MHRdy6JL/Screen...1-11-23-34.png
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 08:37 PM   #11
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Did you get the confirmation email after creating the email address?
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This step will trigger sending a confirmation email to username13335@gmail.com so that we can prove that the destination Inbox is yours. You need to open Gmail and press the verification link.
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 08:38 PM   #12
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Did you get the confirmation email after creating the email address?
Yep, been verified.
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 08:45 PM   #13
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If it were me I would try (if possible) reverting my DNS to whatever the default was, then start from scratch and follow their instructions for creating the records automatically.
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Then, on the last step, you need to configure your zone MX and SPF DNS records. We will do this automatically for you. Just press "Add records automatically". If you already have MX or SPF configured, we will guide you through the conflicts we find and help you solve them.
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 08:50 PM   #14
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If it were me I would try (if possible) reverting my DNS to whatever the default was, then start from scratch and follow their instructions for creating the records automatically.
I'm inclined to leave 'as is' for the time being - without the DMARC record, I'm receiving the forwarded e-mails to my inbox, which is acceptable for now.

Hopefully, others that try out the Cloudflare offering will post their experiences in due course.
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Old 11 Feb 2022, 08:54 PM   #15
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Yes, I don't think the DMARC record is needed for forwarding. But, this again points out what to me seems like poor documentation and unclear UI on Cloudflare. I know geeks think differently, but I find that muddled UI often means muddled functionality.
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