How to use noreply email for submissions with Amazon SES

Hello Mihai,

Thanks for the answer.

In my case I want to check domains of clients where we do not manage the DNS, is it possible to verify this way?

Caio

Hello,

You can verify the domain your noreply address will be under using a process similar to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/verify-domains.html

Given there won't be a mailbox behind this email address you plan on using to send through SES, you'll also need to configure either:

- SNS topics for receiving bounces and complaints on the verified domain: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/notifications-via-sns.html

- SNS or Kinesis Firehose event destinations for a configuration set you'd then have to use when sending email: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/monitor-using-event-publishing.html

Good luck with your setup!

Regards,
Mihai

Hello,

Either you or your customers have to verify the domain in order for you to be able to use it with Amazon SES. If you don't have access to your customers' DNS, you can have them verify their domains with SES in their own AWS account, and delegate sending to your account through sending authorization. You can read more about how that works here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/sending-authorization.html

If that process doesn't work well for you either, I'm afraid you're out of options - we need some form of proof of ownership to allow sending through SES to prevent impersonation and other forms of abuse.

Regards,
Mihai

As Mihai explained, the domain must be verified. You cannot spoof arbitrary domains without the domain owner explicitly authorizing your ability to send mail using the domain in the From header of messages.

Using an address which results in a bounce if someone were to reply (the common no-reply tactic), is technically possible once the domain is verified. However, this is a very poor end-customer experience. It would be better to allow people to reply to the messages and set an autoresponder on the "no-reply" mailbox. This auto-response can have a message that informs the end-customer that the mailbox is unmonitored and provide instructions how to receive support.