p=none
The DMARC policy that asks receivers to take no special action on failing mail; it collects reports while the owner fixes authentication.
What it means
p=none publishes DMARC without asking for any handling of failing messages. RFC 9989 calls the state where a domain and its subdomains sit at p=none and receive aggregate reports Monitoring Mode: the owner uses the reports to find every service sending as the domain and fix their SPF and DKIM.
It satisfies the bulk sender rules of Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook.com, which require a DMARC record but accept p=none. It does not protect the domain from spoofing, and BIMI will not show a logo for a domain at p=none.
Staying at p=none indefinitely leaves the domain open to impersonation. Plan the move to quarantine once reports show legitimate mail passing.
Example
v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@example.comRelated terms
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Sources
What this definition rests on. The wording is ours; the facts are theirs.
- RFC 9989: Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC), section 3.2.12rfc-editor.org
- RFC 9989: Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC), section 4.7rfc-editor.org
- Google: Email sender guidelinessupport.google.com
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Set up BIMIknowledge.workspace.google.com
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