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MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, and why most domains skip them

Everybody talks about DMARC. Nobody talks about whether the mail in transit is encrypted. MTA-STS (RFC 8461) and TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) are the answers, and they take about an afternoon each to stand up once you know what you're doing.

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