Postwing Blog

Writing about email delivery.

How to Receive Emails When SMTP Ports Are Blocked

Aug 7, 2026 08:25
How to Receive Emails When SMTP Ports Are Blocked
You do not need to open SMTP ports or run a mail server to receive email in your application. With an inbound email service, messages are accepted for your domain, parsed, and delivered to your application through signed HTTPS webhooks.

How to Scale to 1 Million Emails per Month

Aug 5, 2026 06:00
How to Scale to 1 Million Emails per Month
Learn how to send millions of emails a month: queueing, rate limits, concurrency, multiple domains, retries, and monitoring for scalable email infrastructure.

Dedicated IP vs Shared IP

Aug 3, 2026 06:00
Dedicated IP vs Shared IP
Dedicated IP email vs shared IP email: learn when each makes sense, volume thresholds, IP warm-up, reputation, and cost with a clear comparison table.

How to Handle Email Bounces

Jul 30, 2026 06:00
How to Handle Email Bounces
Master email bounce handling: hard vs soft bounces, bounce codes, suppression lists, retry logic, and webhook processing with practical code examples.

Email Templates Best Practices for Developers

Jul 28, 2026 06:00
Email Templates Best Practices for Developers
Master transactional email templates with developer-focused best practices: responsive HTML, MJML, dark mode, accessibility, dynamic variables, and testing.

Webhooks Explained: Tracking Email Delivery Events

Jul 24, 2026 06:00
Webhooks Explained: Tracking Email Delivery Events
Email webhooks push delivery, bounce, open, and complaint events to your app in real time. Learn endpoint setup, signature verification, and retries with code.

Building a Password Reset Flow That Actually Delivers

Jul 22, 2026 06:00
Building a Password Reset Flow That Actually Delivers
Build a password reset email flow that delivers: secure token generation, SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup, content best practices, and production-ready code examples.

Send Transactional Emails with Python

Jul 20, 2026 06:00
Send Transactional Emails with Python
Learn to send transactional email in Python with an email API: working requests/httpx code, env config, retries, error handling, and webhook processing.

Send Transactional Emails with Node.js in 10 Minutes

Jul 16, 2026 06:00
Send Node.js transactional email in 10 minutes. Step-by-step guide to an email API with fetch/axios, env config, error handling, retries, and webhooks.

Why Every SaaS Needs Transactional Email Monitoring

Jul 14, 2026 06:00
Why Every SaaS Needs Transactional Email Monitoring
Email monitoring catches delivery failures before users notice. Learn what to track, how to set it up, and why SaaS apps can't run blind on transactional mail.

How Email Authentication Works (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)

Jul 10, 2026 06:00
How Email Authentication Works (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
Learn how SPF, DKIM, and DMARC email authentication works, with real DNS records, setup steps, and fixes for the mistakes that send mail to spam.

Email Deliverability Checklist for SaaS Startups

Jul 8, 2026 06:00
Email Deliverability Checklist for SaaS Startups
A practical email deliverability checklist for SaaS startups: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, domain setup, monitoring, and reputation tips to improve email delivery fast.

Best Transactional Email Providers in 2026

Jul 6, 2026 06:00
Best Transactional Email Providers in 2026
Compare the best transactional email service options in 2026. Deliverability, pricing, APIs, and Resend & Postmark alternatives for developers and SaaS.

Why Your Password Reset Emails Go to Spam

Jul 2, 2026 06:00
Why Your Password Reset Emails Go to Spam
Password reset emails go to spam more than any other message. Learn the email deliverability fixes that get reset links into the inbox, every time.

How Transactional Email Differs from Marketing Email

Jun 30, 2026 06:00
How Transactional Email Differs from Marketing Email
Transactional vs marketing email: learn the technical, legal, and deliverability differences so your password resets and receipts always hit the inbox.

SMTP vs Email API: Which Should Developers Choose?

Jun 26, 2026 06:00
SMTP vs API for sending email: compare speed, deliverability, security, and scale. A developer-focused guide to choosing the right method for your app.

What Is Transactional Email? Complete Guide for SaaS Founders

Jun 24, 2026 06:00
Transactional email explained for SaaS founders: how it works, why deliverability matters, key APIs, costs, and best practices to ship reliable emails.
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