Washingtonpost uses Iterable for marketing email and Amazon SES for transactional/notifications. They rank #350 in the Tranco list of most-popular domains. Email goes out from 4 different subdomains. Their email authentication setup is solid (score 100/100).
Amazon SESAuthentication 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 10 emails we've observed. DMARC policy is read live from DNS.
DMARC reports sent to Validity (EmailAnalyst). Policy
p=reject means receivers actively block or quarantine spoofed mail.
SPF alignment: all 35 observed emails use a return-path aligned with washingtonpost.com (bounces.washingtonpost.com, us-west-2.washingtonpost.com, email.washingtonpost.com). SPF authenticates the visible From — supports DMARC directly.
DKIM alignment: all 39 observed emails sign with a domain aligned with washingtonpost.com (nl.mail.washingtonpost.com, washingtonpost.com, e.mail.washingtonpost.com). DKIM authenticates the visible From — supports DMARC directly.
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.
ESPs this brand has authorized in their SPF record. We confirm them with a green ✓ only after seeing recurring use (3+ emails across 2+ days). Until then they stay here — either we haven't observed any email yet, or we've seen a handful but not enough to call them a regular sender for the brand.
Probed: washingtonpost.com, bounces.washingtonpost.com, us-west-2.washingtonpost.com, email.washingtonpost.com, nl.mail.washingtonpost.com, comms.mail.washingtonpost.com, e.mail.washingtonpost.com
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% |
Placement observed in Outlook / Microsoft 365 mailboxes. Focused Inbox splits mail into two tabs, "Focused" (inbox) and "Other", plus Junk. 11% reached the Focused inbox across 37 observed emails.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iterable | 8 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 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 washingtonpost.com has been observed sending from, and where their mail landed in Gmail.
| IP | Hostname | Obs | Placement | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147.253.213.49 | mta-253-213-49.sparkpostmail.com |
8 | 1 | Check → |
| 147.253.210.35 | mta-253-210-35.sparkpostmail.com |
7 | 1 | Check → |
| 147.253.214.48 | mta-253-214-48.sparkpostmail.com |
7 | — | Check → |
| 156.70.24.202 | mta-70-24-202.sparkpostmail.com |
3 | — | Check → |
| 156.70.151.222 | mta-70-151-222.sparkpostmail.com |
2 | — | Check → |
| 147.253.211.72 | unknown |
2 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.58.245 | unknown |
2 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.35.250 | unknown |
2 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.59.46 | unknown |
2 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.33.91 | unknown |
1 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.58.236 | unknown |
1 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.59.125 | unknown |
1 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.59.143 | unknown |
1 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.36.48 | unknown |
1 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.36.1 | unknown |
1 | — | Check → |
| 54.240.33.80 | unknown |
1 | — | Check → |
| Domain | ESPs detected | Delivery (7d) |
|---|---|---|
nl.mail.washingtonpost.com | Iterable 27 | |
washingtonpost.com | Amazon SES 13 | |
e.mail.washingtonpost.com | Iterable 8 | |
comms.mail.washingtonpost.com | Iterable 2 |
