spyderwoman wrote: actually, as I check various email programs it seems that depending on the spam tolerance, a lot are getting strapped in spam filters... is there a way around this? In my testing I was only emailing 1 or 2 people with a few words so it is hard to believe that it is raising a flag...
So emails are being sent - ok.
Each spam system has its own mechanism to flag something as spam.
I believe there are various topic on the internet that discuss how you can improve this from your end but in the end each client has its own issues - nothing you can control unfortunately.