# Is it possible to have an Invite URL?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-invite-url/13879
**Category:** Site feedback
**Created:** [Março 19, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-invite-url/13879 "2014-03-19T20:16:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@tedpearlman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tedpearlman)
#### Post date: [Março 19, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-invite-url/13879/1 "2014-03-19T20:16:31Z")
Maybe I missed this, but is there an option to send someone an invite URL, rather than using the invite friend function? I seem to be having a problem with the invite emails being marked as spam.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Março 19, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-invite-url/13879/2 "2014-03-19T20:26:28Z")
No, the only way is via the Invite function.
If your emails are being marked as spam, your email is probably misconfigured on your Discourse instance. I suggest sending a test email from the /admin console and reading the advice there closely. Every single line of it is important if you want emails to get delivered.
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### Author:  [@tedpearlman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tedpearlman)
#### Post date: [Março 19, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-invite-url/13879/3 "2014-03-19T21:43:51Z")
Thanks for the quick reply. My instance is through [https://www.communiteq.com](https://www.communiteq.com). Is there a hosting FAQ that I can send them that explains best practices here? Or is it something the Admin (me) has to do?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Março 19, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-invite-url/13879/4 "2014-03-19T22:23:16Z")
If you can get to the /admin console, in the email section there is a “Send Test Email” button and input box.
Send yourself an email from there – when it arrives look at the headers. If it is good you should see stuff like this:
```
Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of bounce-md_30025788.5329e912.v1-b00d7b34ebd241fe92b942873ea61686@mandrillapp.com designates 198.2.128.129 as permitted sender) client-ip=198.2.128.129;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
spf=pass (google.com: domain of bounce-md_30025788.5329e912.v1-b00d7b34ebd241fe92b942873ea61686@mandrillapp.com designates 198.2.128.129 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=bounce-md_30025788.5329e912.v1-b00d7b34ebd241fe92b942873ea61686@mandrillapp.com;
dkim=pass header.i=noreply@codinghorror.com
```
The key phrases are `spf=pass` and `dkim=pass` and `SPF: pass`.
The body of the email does explain all this.
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### Author:  [@tedpearlman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tedpearlman)
#### Post date: [Março 20, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-invite-url/13879/5 "2014-03-20T04:26:57Z")
Thanks! This is a great help…