WatchFor
Monitors

Email

Monitor mail servers and your email authentication policy (SPF, DMARC, DKIM).

Email problems are quiet — messages just stop arriving. These monitors watch both the server that sends or receives mail and the policy that decides whether your mail is trusted.

SMTP

Connects to a mail server and verifies it's healthy and well-behaved.

  • Connection & timings — that the server accepts connections, and how long each stage takes.
  • Open-relay check — a default rule that flags a server willing to relay mail for anyone (a serious misconfiguration).
  • Presets: connection failure, slow response, open relay, PTR issues.

Email policy (SPF / DMARC / DKIM)

Checks the DNS records that protect your domain from spoofing and keep your mail out of spam:

  • SPF — which servers are allowed to send for your domain.
  • DMARC — what receivers should do with mail that fails checks.
  • DKIM — cryptographic signing of your messages.

The verdict is shown in plain language, with the specific record that's missing or weak.

A p=none DMARC policy is reported as informational, not a failure — it's a valid monitoring-only stance, not a misconfiguration.

Alert presets

  • Policy gap — a required record is missing or misconfigured.
  • Record changed — your SPF/DMARC/DKIM changed unexpectedly.

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