MailChimp / Configure for email domain authentication (DMARC)

Objective

• To provide instruction on configuring MailChimp to send email messages using miamioh.edu FROM addresses in a DMARC compliant way

User

• Miami University faculty, staff, or students using MailChimp to send email messages

Scope

• Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) is being implemented by IT Services to better protect the MiamiOH.edu domain from unauthorized use by phishers and spoofers, thereby protecting Miami’s users and brand. DMARC verification uses information in email headers to verify a sender's authenticity

Environment

• MailChimp

Instructions 

1. Sign into your MailChimp account
2. In the top right click on your profile picture and select Profile
3. Navigate to the Domains tab
4. Click Start Authentication
5. Ignore further directions from the console and "X" out of the configuration wizard
6. Verify that it now says "Authenticated" next to the domain name
7. Messages sent through MailChimp should now be sent in a DMARC compliant way. To test, send a message to yourself through MailChimp and follow the steps outlined here to confirm the message is passing DMARC checks