Stayingahead uses SparkPost as their primary email service provider. Their email authentication setup is good (score 73/100). Missing: DMARC enforcement.
Non-ESP tools detected in this brand's emails. Independent of who sends — a brand can use any combination.
| AMP for Email | Yes |
Authentication signals observed in this brand's emails. SPF, DKIM and DMARC are the standard sender-authentication stack — see the DMARC policy below for whether spoofing is actually blocked or just monitored. One-click unsubscribe meets Google & Yahoo's bulk-sender requirements.
SPF / DKIM / DMARC above reflect the last 4 emails we've observed. DMARC policy is read live from DNS.
DMARC reports sent to stayingahead.ai. Policy
p=none is monitor-only — receivers won't act on spoofing yet.
SPF alignment: all 9 observed emails use a return-path aligned with stayingahead.ai (mm-bounce.news.stayingahead.ai). SPF authenticates the visible From — supports DMARC directly.
DKIM alignment: all 9 observed emails sign with a domain aligned with stayingahead.ai (news.stayingahead.ai). DKIM authenticates the visible From — supports DMARC directly.
TLS: 0% TLS 1.3, 100% TLS 1.2 (across 7 sends).
Delivery: fast — 100% of emails in the last 7 days arrive in under 10 seconds (across 3 sends).
Brands often use multiple ESPs (e.g. one for marketing, another for transactional/notifications).
None — only the primary ESP(s) shown aboveESPs we've seen sending email for this brand. Green = confirmed by SPF, sender IP rDNS, or known infra pairing (label shows the source). Grey = observed but not yet confirmed by SPF or PTR.
No additional ESPs authorized in the brand's SPF beyond the confirmed senders above.
Probed: stayingahead.ai, mm-bounce.news.stayingahead.ai, news.stayingahead.ai
Folder distribution across all emails from this brand observed in Gmail inboxes. High inbox % = good deliverability; spam appearances are the headline signal.
| Folder | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| inbox | 7 | 77.8% |
| promotions | 2 | 22.2% |
Which ESP's emails are landing where. Sorted by spam % so problem senders surface first. Brands using one ESP for marketing and another for transactional often see very different placement profiles per ESP. Per-ESP folder data only started being captured recently — counts here may be smaller than the total above until backfill catches up.
| ESP | Emails | Placement | Inbox % | Tabs % | Spam % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SparkPost | 9 | 77.8% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
Daily observations per ESP. Brands often run multiple ESPs concurrently — marketing on one, transactional on another — so this chart shows usage rather than switches.
IP addresses stayingahead.ai has been observed sending from, and where their mail landed in Gmail.
| IP | Hostname | Obs | Placement | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156.70.53.230 | mta-70-53-230.sparkpostmail.com |
5 | 4 | Check → |
| 156.70.12.228 | mta-70-12-228.sparkpostmail.com |
1 | — | Check → |
| 156.70.23.92 | mta-70-23-92.sparkpostmail.com |
1 | — | Check → |
| 156.70.24.47 | mta-70-24-47.sparkpostmail.com |
1 | — | Check → |
| 168.203.49.157 | mta-203-49-157.sparkpostmail.com |
1 | 1 | Check → |
| Domain | ESPs detected | Delivery (7d) |
|---|---|---|
news.stayingahead.ai | SparkPost 9 |