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No matter what type of email you send - getting into the inbox is critical.

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Henry Timmes is named in RFC 7489 alongside contributors from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and PayPal - the standard that defines DMARC, now required by every major inbox provider.
One of the few independent consultants named in this document.

Email Deliverability Consulting: Domain Reputation, Authentication & Data Hygiene

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Diagnose Your Deliverability

We'll look at your domain reputation, authentication setup, and sending infrastructure to pinpoint why your emails aren't reaching inboxes.

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Map Out the Fix

You'll leave with a clear understanding of what needs to happen - whether that's working directly with Microsoft, cleaning up your data, or reconfiguring your infrastructure.

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Identify Data Hygiene Risks

Bad data is the #1 reason deliverability tanks. We'll discuss whether your lists have hidden landmines - outdated contacts, departed employees, or addresses flagged by security systems.

This call is 100% free - no obligation, no pitch. If we can help further, we'll let you know what that looks like. But the call itself is about giving you answers.

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Part of the Team That Built the Standard

RFC 7489 is the IETF document that defines DMARC - the email authentication protocol now required by Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft for all bulk senders. It was developed by a consortium of the world's largest email providers. Henry Timmes is named in the acknowledgements section alongside contributors from these organizations - one of the few independent consultants in that document.

Contributors to RFC 7489 included representatives from:

Google Microsoft Yahoo PayPal Facebook Comcast American Greetings Agari

Henry Timmes is listed among these contributors as an independent specialist - not a representative of any single corporation.

View RFC 7489 on IETF Datatracker

Office 365 • Gmail • Yahoo • Hotmail • G-Suite

As an email deliverability consultant, I've built my career around solving inbox placement problems that most tools and platforms can't diagnose. My name is Henry Timmes, and I founded Unlock The Inbox, ZeroBounce, Postbox US, and Campaign Cleaner - each focused on enhancing different aspects of email performance.

If you're looking for a thorough email audit, ongoing support, or expert help setting up and configuring your email for optimal delivery - I'm here to help.

I specialize in B2B data hygiene and Office 365 deliverability. Poor deliverability is often caused by bad data, which is the #1 reason response rates plummet. It doesn't just affect inbox placement - it can also damage your sender reputation and get you blacklisted.

When I talk about data hygiene, I'm not just referring to running your list through a basic email validation tool. Those tools are often the reason you got in trouble in the first place - labeling addresses as "valid" when they aren't. In the B2B world, "valid" just means the email didn't bounce. It doesn't mean the person is real, reachable, or still with the company. I help you identify and remove emails tied to people who've moved on, retired, or passed away - and where possible, find the real email address instead.

I've seen email addresses continue "engaging" with campaigns - opening and clicking - even years after the owner passed away. Why? Because advanced email security systems like Proofpoint, Mimecast, and others simulate clicks and opens while scanning for threats. These systems also monitor how many inactive or non-existent addresses you're sending to, which can quietly damage your reputation.

Many outreach lists built through tools like Apollo, Seamless, or RocketReach contain hidden landmines that standard validation won't catch:

  • Departed employees whose inbox still technically exists but forwards to a security scanner
  • Security filter addresses that open and click every email without human intent
  • Duplicate leads under different email variants inflating list size
  • Outdated titles and companies eroding engagement rates over time

These platforms are essential for outbound work. Identifying what's poisoning the data is where I come in.

Imagine sending to email addresses labeled as "active," but in reality, you're targeting spam filter bots that monitor inactive or non-existent accounts first. Instead of reaching real people, you're triggering systems that quietly mark you as a risk.

I'm proud to be one of the few individuals named on the DMARC Standard (RFC 7489), having contributed to one of email's core security frameworks alongside representatives from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and PayPal. That foundational work is what informed the tools at Campaign Cleaner, including the Mail Tester, DMARC Lookup, and DMARC Generator. Over the years, I've worked with Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike to refine their email strategies and drive better results.

With a strong background as a developer and coder, I specialize in automating processes and building tools to solve unique challenges. This technical expertise allows me to deliver customized solutions that simplify complex tasks, save time, and boost efficiency.

I understand that every company's email needs are different - whether you're sending product announcements, weekly promotions, sponsored content, affiliate campaigns, website traffic drivers, or cold outreach. Let's work together to ensure your email campaigns perform at their best.

Featured & Cited By

ZeroBounce Blog

"Together with our Chief Technology Officer Henry Timmes, he wrote our comprehensive Email Deliverability Guide — so good it got picked up by Inc. magazine."

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Stripo — Email Marketing Minds

Recognized by Stripo in their Email Marketing Minds series as a leading email deliverability expert and industry contributor.

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Stripo Blog

"Modern spam filters rely on behavioral signals such as spam complaints, message fingerprinting, and user engagement (opens, replies, deletions, etc.) to determine whether an email should land in the inbox, spam folder, or be blocked entirely."

stripo.email →
GoDaddy Blog

"We implemented client-side data processing to increase privacy for our customers. Instead of sending sensitive information like form inputs or personal data directly to our server, we shifted certain tasks to be handled directly in the user's browser."

godaddy.com →
Business.com

"Ensuring subscribers are active, engaged and qualified involves consistent, relevant communication and nurturing. I send out regular newsletters that provide useful information or insights, not just sales pitches, which helps in keeping the audience engaged."

business.com →
Featured

"Making the form dead simple—short fields, bold call-to-action, and a crystal-clear promise—gets more sign-ups than anything flashy. A two-step opt-in process filters out casual browsers and pulls in people who are genuinely interested—they've already shown intent. I've seen this bump conversion rates by 20-30% compared to standard forms."

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Breaker

"Delivering emails starts with a correctly configured mail server."

joinbreaker.ai →
ACCESS Newswire

"We used our knowledge and experience to create a complete guide for companies who are striving to improve their email marketing. This free resource can help a lot of marketers who create great content but are having a hard time delivering it to their audience."

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does an email deliverability consultant do?

An email deliverability consultant diagnoses why your emails are landing in spam and maps out a fix. That includes reviewing domain reputation, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication, your sending infrastructure, list hygiene, and ISP-specific issues - particularly Microsoft 365, Gmail, and Yahoo.

Why are my emails going to spam on Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 uses its own spam confidence level (SCL) and bulk complaint level (BCL) scoring, separate from Hotmail and Outlook.com. Emails land in spam at O365 due to poor domain or IP reputation, missing or misconfigured DMARC, dirty list data with departed contacts or security scanner addresses, or sudden spikes in sending volume. Fixing it often requires working directly with Microsoft.

How do security filters like Proofpoint and Mimecast affect email performance?

Security filters like Proofpoint and Mimecast automatically scan incoming emails by simulating clicks and opens before the message reaches the real recipient. This inflates your engagement metrics with bot activity. More critically, a high concentration of these addresses in your list - or addresses that no longer belong to real people - can cause these systems to flag your sending domain as a risk, quietly damaging your sender reputation over time.

What is the difference between email validation and B2B data hygiene?

Email validation checks whether an address exists and won't hard bounce. B2B data hygiene goes much further. It identifies addresses that are technically valid but harmful to send to: departed employees whose inboxes route to a security scanner, role-based addresses like info@ or noreply@, duplicate leads under different email variants, and contacts whose companies or titles have changed. In the B2B world, a valid email is not the same as a safe one.

How much does the consultation cost?

The initial 15-minute consultation is completely free with no obligation. If there's more work to do after that, we'll outline what that looks like - but the call itself is just about giving you answers.

Who is Henry Timmes?

Henry Timmes is an email deliverability consultant named in RFC 7489 - the IETF standard that defines DMARC - alongside contributors from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and PayPal. He founded ZeroBounce, one of the world's leading email validation platforms, along with Unlock The Inbox, Postbox US, and Campaign Cleaner. He specializes in Microsoft 365 deliverability and B2B data hygiene.

What makes Henry Timmes qualified as an email deliverability consultant?

Henry Timmes is named in RFC 7489, the IETF document that defines DMARC - now required by Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft for all bulk senders. His name appears in the acknowledgements alongside contributors from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, and PayPal. He founded ZeroBounce, one of the world's largest email validation platforms, and has worked with Fortune 500 companies and small businesses on deliverability.

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