Expanded Support Hours for the Jango SMTP Server
JangoMail just announced expanded support coverage. The JangoMail and Jango SMTP Server support desk will now be available from 7pm-4am EST Sunday-Thursday, in addition to our regular hours of 9am-7pm EST Monday-Friday.
10 Reasons to Use an Advanced SMTP Server
1. You send a lot of email and want to send it quickly.
2. You send a lot of email and want to improve your deliverability.
3. You want to be able to track opens or clicks on your transactional emails.
4. You want unsubscribes to be handled automatically.
5. You want bounces to be handled automatically.
6. You’d like to access SMTP log files.
7. Your ISP blocks port 25, leaving you unable to send email.
8. You are having trouble sending email through your phone.
9. You’d like to see advanced reporting on the emails you send.
10. You want to send email through an SMTP server that has an SSL connection to your email client.
JangoSMTP: New method to specify Transactional Group using the SMTP server
Jango SMTP has introduced a new method to assign a transactional email to a Transactional Group. Along with specifying the Transactional Group in the Subject line, you can now also specify it in a custom X-Header. Read more on the Jango SMTP Blog
Problems sending email from Amazon EC2 Cloud?
Many people have trouble sending email from the Amazon Cloud for a variety of reasons. The Jango SMTP server is a great alternative for sending emails and solves many of the issues that EC2 users have come across.
Deliverability
Jango SMTP takes a variety of steps to ensure the best email deliverability. The smtp server is on a number of whitelists, signs every email with DomainKeys/DKIM, uses SPF/SenderID authentication and offers Return Path Certification. Jango SMTP also participats in feedback loops with ISPs and automatically tracks invalid email addresses and prevents you from sending to them in the future.
Volume
The Jango SMTP server can scale up to any sending volume requested. Emails will be delivered and delivered quickly.
Reliability
The SMTP server is monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure smooth delivery of customers’ emails to their recipients.
To learn more about the steps that Jango SMTP and its parent company, JangoMail take to ensure excellent deliverabilty, read our JangoMail email deliverability page.
How does an SMTP Server Work?
If you are wondering how an SMTP Server works, check out this page on HowStuffWorks.
To learn how the Jango SMTP Server works specifically, check out our How It Works page.
DomainKeys/DKIM Signing with an SMTP Server
If you are using an SMTP server to send transactional emails, make sure that all emails are signed with DomainKeys/DKIM. Signing emails with DomainKeys/DKIM ensures email providers that your emails are not spam, forged or phishing attempts. This is a must-have if you rely on transactional emails to tell your customers vital information about their order, membership, etc.
For more information on DomainKeys/DKIM read the following:
DKIM fights phishing and e-mail forgery
The Jango SMTP Server signs all emails with DomainKeys/DKIM and takes further measures to ensure the best deliverability.
Track Email Opens and Clicks with Your iPhone
Did you know you can use your iPhone to see who opened and clicked your email? It’s easy to set up by signing up for a free smtp server account with Jango SMTP and changing a few settings in your iPhone. A free account allows you to send up to 200 emails per month.
Follow these steps:
Set up Jango SMTP
1. Sign up for a free smtp server account here: http://www.jangosmtp.com/Free-Account.asp.
2. Your login credentials are mailed to you after you sign up. Use these to sign in to your new JangoSMTP account.
3. Go to Settings > SMTP Relay.
4. Check the Enable Open Tracking and the Enable Click Tracking boxes and Save Changes.
5. Click Authenticate by From Address.
6. Add a new From Address.
Configure your iPhone to send through the Jango SMTP Server
7. Go to Settings on the main screen of your iPhone.
8. Go to Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
9. Click on your mail account under the Accounts section.
10. Click on your current Outgoing Mail Server (***DO NOT CHANGE YOUR INCOMING MAIL SERVER***)
11. Change your Host Name to relay.jangosmtp.net, type in your Jango SMTP Username and Password, and make sure the Server Port is set to either 25 or 2525.
Now your iPhone is configured to track opens and clicks by sending through the Jango SMTP Server. Test it out by sending an email. For more information, visit the Jango SMTP Server How It Works page.
Free SMTP Server
Did you know that you can use the Jango SMTP Server to send up to 200 emails per month free?
It’s easy to set up a free SMTP account or transactional email via API account. Just go to the Jango SMTP Server website and create a free account. Upgrade to a paid account and send more emails at any time. A free Jango SMTP account gives you access to both the SMTP Server and the JangoMail API.
Enjoy all the benefits that the Jango SMTP Server has to offer with a free account.
Benefits include:
- extreme deliverability
- open and click tracking
- website activity tracking
- logging
- grouping
- DomainKeys/DKIM signing
- and more! Read how Jango SMTP works.
Sign up for a free smtp server now.
SMTP Server with SSL / TLS
If you are looking to send secure transactional emails, the Jango SMTP Server now supports SSL/TLS. You can easily enable this feature by changing a setting in your email client. For more details, vist our blog post on SSL/TLS for the Jango SMTP Server.
Transactional Email Advice: 19 Examples of Purchase-Related Emails
Are you using the Jango SMTP Server to send transactional emails? If so, here is a great article that covers 19 transactional emails you could be sending:
Transactional Emails 2.0: Think Beyond the Purchase
Sending transactional emails through your smtp server can be a powerful and successful part of your marketing plan.
