<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="/rss/styles.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>DMARCguard Blog</title><description>DMARC monitoring and enforcement across 9 email auth protocols. Compliance scoring, PDF audit reports, and step-by-step remediation. Start free.</description><link>https://dmarcguard.io/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>How to Read a DMARC Aggregate Report (XML Made Simple) [2026]</title><link>https://dmarcguard.io/blog/how-to-read-dmarc-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dmarcguard.io/blog/how-to-read-dmarc-report/</guid><description>Read DMARC aggregate reports field by field. Annotated XML, Google vs Microsoft variants, and a live drawer demo. 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RFC 8461 examples for Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Postfix, plus mode progression and validators.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>mta-sts</category><category>tls</category><category>rfc-8461</category><category>smtp</category><category>transport-security</category><author>DMARCguard Team</author></item><item><title>DMARC for MSPs: The Independent Operator&apos;s Guide (2026)</title><link>https://dmarcguard.io/blog/dmarc-for-msps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dmarcguard.io/blog/dmarc-for-msps/</guid><description>Vendor-neutral DMARC guide for MSPs: real wholesale pricing, multi-tenant ops, PSA integrations, 2026 compliance pressure, and ROI math — without the partner-program pitch.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>msp</category><category>dmarc-monitoring</category><category>multi-tenant</category><category>compliance</category><category>channel</category><category>pricing</category><author>DMARCguard Team</author></item><item><title>TLS-RPT Reports: SMTP TLS Reporting Explained (RFC 8460)</title><link>https://dmarcguard.io/blog/tls-rpt-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dmarcguard.io/blog/tls-rpt-report/</guid><description>TLS-RPT reports tell you when SMTP TLS fails between mail servers. 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