What do the sending-domain statuses mean?

The sending-domain page shows one overall status and separate SPF, DKIM, and DMARC results.

Overall status

Status	What it means
Healthy	All three signals passed and no policy is weak
Needs attention	At least one signal did not pass; the header confirms that the page itself does not block sending
Weak policy	SPF or DMARC passes but uses a permissive policy
Unverified	ColdMerge could not yet confirm the signals; select Re-check now

Signal status

Status	Where it appears	What it means
Passing	SPF, DKIM, or DMARC	The signal checked out
Not found	SPF	No SPF record was found
Not found	DMARC	The expected record did not pass the DNS check
Multiple records	SPF	More than one SPF record was found; keep one
Google not authorized	SPF	The existing SPF record does not authorize Google
Needs review	SPF	Re-check for a current diagnostic before changing DNS
Not aligned	DKIM	Mail is signed by Google rather than the sending domain
Weak policy	SPF or DMARC	The record is valid but permissive
Couldn’t check	Any signal	ColdMerge could not read a result; this is not a failure

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The numbered dots in this screenshot

1. SPF is passing in this example.
2. DKIM needs attention; the card explains the next steps.
3. DMARC could not be checked yet.
4. Select Re-check now after updating DNS.

Where the result came from

Label	Evidence used
Checked with a DNS lookup	The public DNS record
Confirmed by a probe send	Headers from a private message ColdMerge sent to a mailbox it controls
From Google Postmaster Tools	Google’s report for the domain
Not checked yet	No result is available

A probe send is not sent to your contacts.

Which status can block a launch?

Only an unaligned DKIM result confirmed by a probe send or Google Postmaster Tools can block campaign launch for that mailbox. Missing SPF, missing DMARC, weak policies, and unknown results are warnings.

See Troubleshoot your sending domain for the fix for each status.