Google and Yahoo have implemented stronger email security recently. See https://mailchimp.com/help/limitations-of-free-email-addresses/


If your League has a domain email account that you are using to send to your Member's emails from Mailchimp (i.e. office@jlanycity.org), there are updates that need to be done to your DNS record to improve your spam rating for your outgoing email. 


To check your Mailchimp account, sign in. Then, click your Profile on the upper right. Select Account & billing > Domains. Check to see that your account shows as authenticated. 


If your MailChimp account needs to be authenticated, you will need to update your DNS record. Here is an explanation of Domain Registrar and Domain Name servers.



To see the settings that need to be updated, select Start Authentication.


Then, select Authenticate Manually.


Copy the values into this format: 

Provide to AJLI this as TEXT,  copy into this format each value:
Type              Name              Value
CNAME 1                                          
CNAME 2                                          
TXT                                                               



Depending on your Domain Registrar, this is who can edit your DNS Settings:

  • If your League has control of your Domain Record and Name Servers, follow the instructions provided by MailChimp to update your League's Domain record.  

  • If your League has a website with Digital Cheetah they may have your DNS record, contact Digital Cheetah here.

  • If you have moved over to a Member Essentials WordPress template website and AJLI has your DNS Record, send us the Mailchimp settings at MemberEssentials@ajli.org.

      

How to identify where DNS settings are with Digital Cheetah: