Good, with 1 thing to fix

time.com scored 84/100 (grade B). The main issues are BIMI logo is unreachable and BIMI record is malformed. Detected senders: Google Workspace, SendGrid, Amazon SES and Zendesk.

Checked 2026-10-04 02:12 UTC · fresh check

5 passed1 needs attention0 failing2 for informationDetected senders: Google Workspace, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Zendesk

All checks

MXCan servers find your inbox?No issues foundPass

Nothing to report.

SPFWho may send as you?No issues foundPass

Nothing to report.

DKIMAre your emails signed?DKIM key publishedPass

Pass: DKIM key published
time.com publishes a DKIM key under google, s1, s2.

DMARCWhat happens to fakes?No issues foundPass

Nothing to report.

AlignmentDoes it match your From?No issues foundPass

Nothing to report.

BIMICan inboxes show your logo?BIMI record is malformedNeeds attention

Warning: BIMI record is malformed
The BIMI record at default._bimi.time.com is invalid: the a= URL must be an https URL.
Warning: BIMI logo is unreachable
The SVG at https://time.com/wp-content/themes/vip/time2014/img/newsletter/TIME.svg could not be fetched (HTTP 406). Mailbox providers will not show the logo.

MTA-STSIs mail to you encrypted?No MTA-STS recordInfo

Info: No MTA-STS record
No MTA-STS record at _mta-sts.time.com. MTA-STS (RFC 8461) makes sending servers require TLS and a valid certificate when delivering to you, which blocks downgrade attacks.
How to fix this

TLS-RPTWill you hear about failures?No TLS-RPT recordInfo

Info: No TLS-RPT record
No TLS reporting record at _smtp._tls.time.com. TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) tells senders where to send daily reports about failed encrypted deliveries to you.
How to fix this

How to fix it

Publish the MTA-STS recordTXT

Tells sending servers that time.com publishes an MTA-STS policy at https://mta-sts.time.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt. Change the id whenever the policy file changes.

TypeTXT

Name / Host

_mta-sts.time.com

Some DNS providers want just “_mta-sts” here.

Value

v=STSv1; id=202610040212

Host the MTA-STS policy filepolicy-file

Serve this file over HTTPS with a valid certificate for mta-sts.time.com. It lists your MX hosts and starts in testing mode; switch to mode: enforce once TLS-RPT reports show no failures.

Location

https://mta-sts.time.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt

Contents

version: STSv1
mode: testing
mx: aspmx.l.google.com
mx: alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
mx: alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
mx: alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
mx: alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
max_age: 604800

Set up a TLS report addressinstruction

Sending servers will report TLS failures when delivering to time.com, which you need before enforcing MTA-STS. The address must accept TLS reports; a DMARC report address does not necessarily do so.

Applies to: _smtp._tls.time.com

Pick an address that will receive TLS reports: a mailbox you read (for example tls-reports@time.com, created first) or a TLS reporting service. 2. Publish a TXT record at _smtp._tls.time.com with the value v=TLSRPTv1; rua=mailto:<that address>.