smithsonianmag.com

Email security grade E · 35/100

As of 2026-07-19 06:22 UTC

Score breakdown

Policy strictness 5/30

p=none (monitor only; would be 20 at quarantine, 30 at reject)

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Alignment mode 10/15

relaxed alignment (default; safer for forwarders)

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Reporting 0/15

no rua= configured; you receive no reports from receivers

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Percent at fail position 10/10

no pct tag in play; your policy applies to all failing mail

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Authentication coverage 10/20

SPF only; both should be present for DMARC to align reliably

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MTA-STS 0/5

no MTA-STS policy published

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TLS-RPT 0/5

no TLS-RPT record (you won't see TLS failure reports)

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