"Be careful with this message"

ellentk · 21 Feb 2022, 11:37 AM

The POP and smtp servers on my ios mail account are owned by different ISPs. I subscribe to both. I use a different smtp server because the smtp owned by the POP ISP can be slow and unreliable.

Lately, gmail has been attaching an orange warning tag on mail I send to only one recipient. It begins "Be careful with this message."

The recipient isn't tech savvy and can't find a way to stop these tags. She said she saw a trusted sender box once, didn't check it, and never saw it again.

I know there are ways to authenticate myself if I was sending from a domain I owned, but I'm just using an smtp server that isn't owned by my POP server's ISP.

I've read messages on gmail help sites about this problem and haven't found a solution anyone said worked.

Is there anything either of us can do?

Thanks.

TenFour · 21 Feb 2022, 07:37 PM

Unless you can add the correct spf record to the DNS for the domain you're sending from your email is going to be flagged and possibly blocked by a lot of email services. Personally, with today's tighter and tighter email filtering that goes on with most email receivers I would suggest you are asking for problems unless you use the original email service's (the one you are actually sending from) SMTP.

ellentk · 22 Feb 2022, 09:15 AM

Thanks for your response. I figured as much but thought I'd check.

Ellen

21 Feb 2022, 11:37 AM	#1
ellentk Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 249	"Be careful with this message" The POP and smtp servers on my ios mail account are owned by different ISPs. I subscribe to both. I use a different smtp server because the smtp owned by the POP ISP can be slow and unreliable. Lately, gmail has been attaching an orange warning tag on mail I send to only one recipient. It begins "Be careful with this message." The recipient isn't tech savvy and can't find a way to stop these tags. She said she saw a trusted sender box once, didn't check it, and never saw it again. I know there are ways to authenticate myself if I was sending from a domain I owned, but I'm just using an smtp server that isn't owned by my POP server's ISP. I've read messages on gmail help sites about this problem and haven't found a solution anyone said worked. Is there anything either of us can do? Thanks. Last edited by ellentk : 21 Feb 2022 at 11:45 AM.

21 Feb 2022, 07:37 PM	#2
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,737	Unless you can add the correct spf record to the DNS for the domain you're sending from your email is going to be flagged and possibly blocked by a lot of email services. Personally, with today's tighter and tighter email filtering that goes on with most email receivers I would suggest you are asking for problems unless you use the original email service's (the one you are actually sending from) SMTP.

22 Feb 2022, 09:15 AM	#3
ellentk Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 249	Thanks for your response. I figured as much but thought I'd check. Ellen