Suspeits
Error Message
I am analyzing two transactional emails sent by the InfinityFree ecosystem related to account suspension due to inactivity.
Both emails pass SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication; however, they show different delivery outcomes in Gmail.
Email A (Inbox)
Subject: if0_*****.infinityfree… (Website for *****.rf.gd) is suspended for inactivity!
Sent via Amazon SES (eu-west-1) Domain: infinityfree… IP: 54.240.3.19 Delivered to Inbox
Email B (Spam)
Subject: InfinityFree.com account: q*****.infinityfree.com Inactive
Sent via ByetCluster infrastructure (byetcluster…) Sender domain: hostmessage.info IP: 82.163.176.4 DMARC policy: quarantine Delivered to Spam folder Includes internal system identifiers (account manager ID / account ID) Contains a reactivation link (HTTP with query parameters)
Technical observations:
Both messages pass SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication Email A uses Amazon SES with consistent domain alignment (infinityfree.com) Email B uses a ByetCluster relay with intermediate domain (hostmessage.info) Clear difference in sending infrastructure reputation (SES vs shared SMTP cluster)
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