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What’s the difference between relaxed and strict alignment?
- Relaxed alignment allows news.tidalmail.com and tidalmail.com.
- Strict alignment requires exact matches such as tidalmail.com and tidalmail.com.
- Relaxed is practical for large organizations. Strict is for tighter control.
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