How to stop Odoo emails going to junk

Last modified on Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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Authenticating Odoo Emails with SPF and DKIM

Why are my Odoo emails going to Spam?

If you have a problem with Odoo emails going to spam, that is, going to the junk folder of your recipients, then it is very likely an issue with your email authentication. Emails failing authentication, be they failing SPF, failing DKIM, or failing DMARC is common, as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are often not properly implemented by domain administrators. Often, the main cause of Odoo emails being blocked is due to the Odoo emails failing DMARC, which in the case of Odoo, is usually due to a misconfiguration of SPF and DKIM.

How to stop Odoo emails going to Junk.

The first step to preventing Odoo email going to spam is to retrieve a failed message and access its header information. This will allow you to quickly diagnose whether any authentication issues such as DKIM or DMARC are flagging your email as spam, instructing the recipient sender to move it to junk. Simply paste the email headers into our free Stellastra Deliverability Tool, which you can use freely with no log in required. Our deliverability tool should allow you to avoid Odoo emails from going to spam, or at least rule out authentication as the issue.

How to remove 'via odoo.com' or 'on behalf of odoo.com'

Another example of where a Odoo DKIM misconfiguration is to blame, is if your recipients report seeing the message as 'via odoo.com' or 'on behalf of odoo.com' and that the emails typically end up in spam or junk. The Stellastra Email Deliverability tool above will confirm this prognosis, however, you may also wish to configure DKIM for Odoo by logging in to your Odoo account to check to see if you have followed the following article to configure your Odoo dkim setup to authenticate your domain.

How to stop Odoo Failing DMARC

To ensure that your Odoo campaigns pass DMARC and get delivered to your prospects, it is important to ensure that DKIM and SPF passes authentication for your domain. A common mistake is to sign an email with Odoo's own DKIM keys. However, in order for Odoo's email to pass authentication for your own domain, it is necessary to use your own DKIM keys as per Odoo's own guide. If you wish to verify the above, paste the message headers for a failed Odoo message into our Odoo email testing tool. Furthermore, you should also follow the instructions on how to set up SPF authentication for Odoo.