Pink PostBounce detection and auto-pause
Bounce detection and automatic pause
Pink Post detects bounce messages in your connected inboxes, stops the sequence for that prospect, and pauses a mailbox automatically if its bounce rate over the last 30 days passes 5% after 20 or more sends. Login errors pause a mailbox too, and alerts can go to Slack, Telegram or a webhook.
Why it matters
Protect your sender reputation automatically when a list goes bad.
Bounce messages are detected and stop the sequence for that prospect. If an account's bounce rate over the last 30 days gets too high (after 20 or more sends), the account is paused automatically. Login errors also pause an account. Optional Telegram, Slack or webhook alerts tell you when it happens.
How to use it
Set it up in a few steps
- 01
Bounces arrive in the connected inbox and are classified
Bounces arrive in the connected inbox and are classified.
- 02
The enrollment is marked bounced and the bounce shows in the
The enrollment is marked bounced and the bounce shows in the Bounces tab.
- 03
The engine checks bounce rates and pauses unhealthy accounts
The engine checks bounce rates and pauses unhealthy accounts.
Under the hood
How it works
Bounces are read, not guessed
Delivery failure notices arriving in the mailbox are classified and matched to the prospect.
Threshold
5% bounces over 30 days, counted only after 20 sends so one early bounce does not pause a new mailbox.
Alerts
A paused mailbox can trigger a Slack, Telegram or webhook alert.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Detection | Bounce notices via IMAP / Gmail API |
| Per prospect | Sequence stops, shown in Bounces tab |
| Auto-pause | 5% over 30 days, 20+ sends |
| Also pauses on | Login errors |
| Alerts | Slack, Telegram, webhook |
Tips
Get more from it
Tip 1
Verify lists before sending; MX verification is built in on import.
In a campaign
Where bounce detection and auto-pause fits in link building outreach
Pink Post runs a link building campaign in seven steps, from prospect list to a live link that keeps being checked. Here is where this feature does its work.
- Step 1
Import prospects
Upload a CSV, Excel file or Google Sheet of sites and contacts; Pink Post dedupes, blocklists and verifies them.
- Step 2
Pick a playbook
Start from a guest post, link insertion, broken link, resource page, skyscraper or partnership template.
- Step 3
Write the sequence
Edit the pitch and one or two follow-ups with conditions, placeholders and spintax; test subjects with A/B variants.
- Step 4 · this feature
Send safely
Emails go out at a safe pace with rotation, warm-up, limits and DNS checks.
- Step 5
Handle replies
Replies land in one inbox with labels; follow-ups stop on reply.
- Step 6
Close the deal
Move the deal to Negotiating and Deal done with the agreed price.
- Step 7
Keep the link
Mark it Link live and let Pink Post re-check the page.
Compared
Pink Post vs the usual setup
| Bounce detection and auto-pause in Pink Post | Typical cold email tool | Spreadsheet + Gmail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bounce stops the sequence | Manual | ||
| Mailbox auto-pause | Some | ||
| Alerts on pause | Some | ||
| MX check on import | Some |
Plans
Bounce detection and auto-pause on every plan
| Free | Solo | Pro | Agency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per month | $0 | $19 | $39 | $129 |
| Mailboxes | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Prospects | 500 | 5,000 | 25,000 | 100,000 |
| Emails per month | 300 | 3,000 | 15,000 | 50,000 |
| Users | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Live link checks per month | 25 | 250 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
Bounce detection and auto-pause works the same way on every plan; plans only change the limits above. Yearly billing costs $16, $32 and $108 a month. Compare plans in full.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is a safe bounce rate?
Aim to stay under 2–3%; the 5% pause is a safety net.
How do I reduce bounces?
Verify on import, remove old lists and avoid guessed addresses.
How do I un-pause a mailbox?
Fix the list or login, then resume the mailbox in its settings.
Does it work with Gmail and Outlook mailboxes?
Yes. Pink Post works the same with Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook, Zoho, Hostinger and any SMTP/IMAP mailbox you connect.
Is bounce detection and auto-pause on the free plan?
Yes. Every plan includes it; plans differ by mailboxes, prospects, emails per month, users and live link checks. Free has 1 mailbox and 300 emails a month, Solo $19 has 3 mailboxes, Pro $39 has 10 and Agency $129 has 30.
How is bounce detection and auto-pause different from a cold email tool?
Cold email tools are designed for sales pipelines. In Pink Post every feature feeds a link deal: replies move deals, deals hold prices, and live links keep being checked, so the result of the campaign is a list of live links with their cost.
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