Email Monitor
“Return Path manages all aspects of our deliverability. We rely on Return Path to protect our email revenue by keeping our reputation intact and our inbox delivery rates high. You can't argue with a 22% increase and that translates directly into sales for us.”
Chris Woodward,
Manager E-commerce Content & Email - Orvis
Email Monitor is a web-based application through which customers access services provided by Habeas. Email Monitor consists of several components: Delivery Monitor, Reputation Monitor, Habeas SafeList Monitor, Feedback Monitor and Content Check. Email Monitor also displays information about the IP addresses and domains which are registered with Habeas, and the associated permission level of each. In addition, the Email Monitor interface allows a customer to add new users and set user privileges. All features of Email Monitor may be accessed via the Dashboard which is the interface presented to the user upon first logging in.
1. Go to the following web page: https://secure.habeas.com/sdr
2. Enter the login and password supplied to you by the Habeas Customer Service department. After successfully logging in, Habeas recommends that you change your password. See the "How do I change a user's password in Email Monitor?" Knowledge Base entry for a description of this process.
3. Click the button labeled "Login".
If you are unable to log into Email Monitor, first make sure that the CAPS LOCK is not active because usernames and passwords are case-sensitive; thr33 and THR33 are two different passwords.
If you are still unable to log into Email Monitor, Habeas Email Monitor customers should contact the Habeas Customer Support department by calling 650-694-3397 or by sending an email to .
The Dashboard, a component of Email Monitor, is the interface presented to the Habeas user upon first logging in. The Dashboard displays the primary components of Email Monitor in four panes: Habeas SafeList Monitor, Delivery Monitor, Reputation Monitor, and Feedback Monitor. The Dashboard is the means by which Habeas customers access these services. The Dashboard also includes a navigation bar and a series of hyperlinks. In addition, the Dashboard is the portal through which customers may manage access by its users to the Dashboard, as well as obtain information about the domains and IP addresses registered with Habeas.
By default, only the results of campaigns for the preceding week are displayed. Results for the preceding three days or month can be displayed by making a selection from the drop-down menu which appears immediately above the four panes.
Users may choose how information is displayed in the Delivery Monitor and Feedback Monitor panes. The default behavior of the Delivery Monitor pane is to display results as a pie chart. However, an area graph may be produced instead by hovering the cursor over the light gray downwards pointing arrow in the top right corder of the Delivery Monitor pane. Hovering the cursor over this arrow causes a palette of options to appear. Users may select to view Delivery Monitor results as either a pie chart or an area graph by clicking on the appropriate icon. In addition, users may click the icon at the far left of the palette in order to export the image of the chart or graph to a file.
The appearance of the pie chart can be manipulated. Click on a section of the pie chart and it separate from the rest of the chart. Click on the section again and it will rejoin the chart. This feature is useful for highlighting Delivery Monitor results, and the graphic can be exported for use in other applications such as Excel or PowerPoint. By default, the Feedback Monitor pane displays results as a bar chart. However, an area graph may be produced instead by hovering the cursor over the light gray downwards-pointing arrow in the top right corner of the Feedback Monitor pane. Hovering the cursor over this arrow causes a palette of options to appear. Users may select to view Feedback Monitor results as either a bar chart or an area graph. In addition, users may click on the icon at the far left of the palette in order to export the image of the chart or graph to a file. Data in the Reputation Monitor pane is presented in a table with three rows and two columns. The rows are Domains, SafeListed IPs and Non-SafeListed IPs. The columns are Good and Exceptions. The table presents an aggregated summary of the tests performed by the Reputation Monitor application.
The purpose of this pane is to quickly identify problem areas impacting deliverability. Any item flagged with a wan or fail status should be investigated further. Beneath the table with Reputation Monitor results is a statement reporting the total number of exceptions. Clicking on the number of exceptions causes the Exception Report to appear. The Exception Report provides a summary of reputation-related problems, and also specifies actions which can be taken in order to resolve a particular issue.
The Habeas SafeList Monitor, Delivery Monitor, Reputation Monitor and Feedback Monitor panes each have a hyperlink consisting of an "i" within a circle which appears at the right side of the title bar of each pane. Clicking on this hyperlink takes the user to a page with more detailed information. The detailed pages also may be accessed by clicking one of the buttons on the secondary navigation bar. The highlighted button indicates the currently active application. This navigation bar appears on each of the detail pages, thus providing a consistent interface which gives users a convenient means for navigating through the various applications that comprise Email Monitor. Please note that Content Check may be accessed only by using the navigation bar.
For additional information about the Habeas SafeList Monitor, please see the knowledgebase entry on "What is the Habeas SafeList Monitor?"For additional information about Delivery Monitor, please see the knowledgebase entry on "What is Delivery Monitor?" For additional information about Reputation Monitor, please see the knowledgebase entry on "What is Reputation Monitor?" For additional information about Feedback Monitor please see the knowledgebase entry on "What is Feedback Monitor?"
In order to identify the users who are authorized to access an Email Monitor account and their related privileges, follow the steps below:
In the top right corner of the Email Monitor Dashboard is a hyperlink labeled "My Account". Clicking on this hyperlink opens a window with three panes: Sender Information, Domains, and Users. The Users pane has two columns: "Login [Add]" and "Privilege".
In order to change the information connected with a user's Email Monitor account, follow the steps below:
In order to change a user's Email Monitor account password, follow the steps below:
In order to change a user's Email Monitor account privileges, follow the steps below:
In order to remove a user's access to Email Monitor, follow the steps below:
Users with Administrator privileges have the following capabilities which users with Standard privileges do not have:
Four hyperlinks are located in the top right corner of the Dashboard above the navigation bar: Company Info, Change Password, Help, and Logout. Clicking the Company Info hyperlink presents the IP/Domain page. This page is divided into two sections: Domains and IPs. The status of each entry submitted for addition to the Habeas SafeList is indicated. If an IP address is included on the Habeas SafeList, then a check will appear in the box in the SafeList column and the status will be indicated as "SafeListed". Alternatively, information about IP addresses included on the Habeas SafeList is available on the SafeList Summary page. The SafeList Summary page may be accessed by clicking the button labeled SafeList which appears on the secondary navigation bar appearing on each screen of Email Monitor. Unlike the IP/Domain page, the SafeList Summary page includes information about the permission level associated with an IP address on the Habeas SafeList.
Four basic steps are involved in having IP addresses added to the Habeas SafeList: (1) setting up an account; (2) logging into the newly created account; (3) entering information about IP addresses and domains relating to the account; and (4) selecting the services to be initiated.
Setting up an account at Habeas begins with signing a contract. The person responsible for managing the account will then receive an email message which specifies the services being purchased and the number of IP addresses eligible for addition to the Habeas SafeList. The subject of this message is "Action Required: Confirmation & Instructions" and contains the hyperlink which must be clicked in order to create the account.
Clicking on the hyperlink in the email message will cause the account creation page to appear. Enter the first and last name of the primary contact person for the account in the left column. The field for email address will be pre-populated with the email address to which the account activation message was sent, and an alternative email contact address may be specified at this point. In addition, any information entered in the Company Address section will supersede company information already entered into the Habeas database.
After the information has been entered in the left column, enter a username and password for the primary Email Monitor account in the right column. Re-type the password in the field indicated, and then click the button labeled "Create". A message will appear stating "Thank you, your account is being created. You will be asked to log in again as soon as the process is completed." When the account creation process has been completed, the following message will appear: "Your account registration is completed. Please click here to login." The text reading "Please click here to login" is a hyperlink. Click the hyperlink and then login by entering the previously created username and password in the window that appears.
When an account is created, an email message with the username and login page is sent to the primary contact address. Please save a copy of this message for future reference.
After logging in to the newly created account, the IP/Domain Tutorial will appear which provides instructions on completing the account activation process. You may wish to print a copy of this page for reference as you follow the steps described in the tutorial. Click the button labeled "Continue" when you are ready to proceed with account activation.
The IP/Domain window is divided into three panes: Domains, IPs and Instructions/Services. The Domains and IPs panes are contained in a column on the left side of the IP/Domain window,and the Instructions/Services pane appears on the right side of the window.
Follow the steps below in order to complete the account activation process:
A tutorial about adding IP addresses and domains to the Habeas SafeList or to be tracked by Email Monitor can be located by following the steps below:
In order to set up IPs and domains, the following information is required:
In order to complete the IP Details page during the account activation process, you will need to have the following information available:
Permission level of messages being sent through the IP address; Size of mailing list; Bounce rate; Complaint rate; Total average monthly volume; Average monthly volume at AOL, Yahoo!, MSN/Hotmail, Earthlink, Juno, Netzero and RoadRunner; and
In order to complete the Domain Details page during the account activation process, you will need to have the following information available:
In order to have domains or IP addresses added to your Email Monitor account, Email Monitor customers should contact the Habeas Customer Service department by calling 650-694-3397 or sending an email to support@habeas.com.
Email Monitor provides four types of alerts which are described below:
Habeas Email Monitor customers wishing to set the types of alerts they wish to receive should contact the Habeas Customer Service department by calling 650-694-3397 or by sending an email to support@habeas.com.
All users granted Administrator privileges in Email Monitor receive alerts. See related knowledgebase entries on how to add a user to Email Monitor and how to designate user status for additional information.
In some circumstances, the Delivery Monitor pane may display the legend, "Insufficient data to render graph." As the legend suggests, the Delivery Monitor application did not have enough information to generate the requested graph. Switching to the pie chart view sometimes will produce a graph if Delivery Monitor is unable to generate an area graph. In any event, clicking the "[More]" hyperlink in the top right corner of this pane takes the user to a page with any detailed delivery statistics that are available.
If you have forgotten your password, you may reset it and have a newly created password sent to you in an email message by following the steps below:
Users with standard privileges may change their passwords by following the steps below:
If you have forgotten your username, you may have it sent to you via email by following the steps below:
In order to identify the users who are authorized to access an Email Monitor account and their related privileges, follow the steps below:
The company information can be entered or updated by following the steps below:
Passwords for am Email Monitor account may be changed by following the steps below:
Yes. It is necessary to complete successfully the Habeas Audit process before an organization's IP addresses can be added to the Habeas SafeList
Enter the domains and IP addresses to be monitored by the Email Monitor application by following the steps below:
The lower portion of the Instructions/Services column on the IP/Domain page displays the number of IP addresses available in green.
If you wish to add additional IP addresses after you have used the number for which you have contracted, you may request a call from the Habeas sales department. Request a call by following the steps below:
Click on the Company Info hyperlink that appears in the top right corner of each Email Monitor page. A window will open that displays all IP addresses, domains and authorized users associated with that Email Monitor Account.
Hovering the cursor over a field will cause a small ToolTip window to appear which will explain the information being sought in that field. Look for the ? next to the categories. Please note: ToolTips currently are active on the IP/Domain pages only.
You can make arrangements with the Habeas Customer Support department to receive alerts. An alert can be configured so that each time an IP address is added or removed, a SafeList Change Alert email message is sent immediately. In addition, you may make arrangements to receive a Weekly Habeas SafeList Update sent to the email address specified in the Contact Information window. Click the Company Info hyperlink from the dashboard and then click the Contact Information hyperlink to set up or change the email address for your account. This report shows the current status of any IP address included on the Habeas SafeList.
In order to receive these alerts, please contact the Habeas Customer Support department by calling 650-694-3397 or by sending an email message to support@habeas.com.
The right column of the IP/Domain page lists all of the services for which an organization is subscribed.
If you have entered information and the status does not change, this usually means certain tests are awaiting completion. The status will be updated as soon as the tests have been completed.
Service not enabled means that the Habeas customer has not purchased access to the application that is disabled. Some customers may not have purchased a certain service from Habeas, e.g., Delivery Monitor. In such cases, the Dashboard displays a dummy graph which is overwritten with the legend "SERVICE NOT ENABLED". A hyperlink to a page with detailed information is not provided in these instances. In addition, no button for this service is included on the navigation bar. If you wish to add the disabled service, you may request a call from the Habeas sales department. Request a call by following the steps below:
When Pass is indicated as the status of an IP address on the IP/Domain page, it means that all the evaluations are complete and Habeas has determined that the IP meets standards for SafeListing. The IP address may be added to the Habeas SafeList if the customer has purchased that service. The Pass status applies to Audit customers only and can be applied to SafeListing for up to 30 days.
When Fail is indicated as the status of an IP address on the IP/Domain page, it means that all the evaluations are complete and Habeas has determined that the IP does not meet acceptable standards for SafeListing. No further progress in the audit or safelisting process is possible until the causes of the failing score have been corrected. The Fail status applies to Habeas Audit customers only.
When Info Required is indicated as the status of an IP address or domain on the IP/Domain page, it means that additional information is required before Habeas Audit or SafeListing can be completed. Click on the IP address to enter the required information.
When Ready is indicated as the status of an IP address or domain on the IP/Domain page, it means that the IP address or domain has been added to the Habeas database. If the customer has purchased SafeListing or Habeas Audit, the IP address or domain can be submitted for processing. If the customer has purchased Email Monitor, the IP addresses will now be monitored.
When Compliant is indicated as the status of an IP address on the IP/Domain page, it means that all the evaluations are complete and Habeas has determined that the IP meets standards for SafeListing. The IP address is then submitted for ongoing SafeListing.
When Non-Compliant is indicated as the status of an IP address or domain on the IP/Domain page, it means that all the evaluations are complete and Habeas has determined that the IP does not meet acceptable standards for SafeListing. The Non-Compliant status is an indicator that compliance issues exist. The IP address may or may not be added to the Habeas SafeList depending on the circumstances which led to the non-compliant evaluation.
When SafeListed is indicated as the status of an IP address on the IP/Domain page, it means that all the evaluations are complete, Habeas has determined that the IP meets standards for SafeListing, and that the IP address has been added to the Habeas SafeList.
When Pending is indicated as the status of an IP address on the IP/Domain page, it means that the IP address has been submitted for certification, but the evaluation has not been completed so that a more precise status may be stated.
When Suspended is indicated as the status of an IP address on the IP/Domain page, it means that the evaluation of the IP address has been completed. Habeas has determined that the IP does not meet acceptable standards for SafeListing, accordingly the IP address has been removed from the Habeas SafeList. The IP address may be restored to SafeListed status when the standards are met and the IP has been re-evaluated.
When Deactivated is indicated as the status of an IP address on the IP/Domain page, it means that the IP address has been removed from ongoing compliance monitoring. It will remain in this status until reactivated.
After the required information has been provided in the IP Detail window, the IP address must be submitted for SafeListing. To submit an IP address for addition to the Habeas SafeList, click on the box in the row containing the IP address under the column with the heading SafeList. Please note that this action does not cause the IP address to be added to the Habeas SafeList immediately; the status of the IP address at this point should be indicated as Pending. Additional tests first must be conducted by Habeas. The evaluation may take up to two business days to complete and an IP address is added to the SafeList. The addition will be based on the evaluation of the IP and whether it meets the acceptable standards.
Email Monitor supports Internet Explorer versions 6.0 and higher and Firefox 1.0 and higher.