Email from easyDNS mailservers, destined for “@hotmail.com” email addresses, are being throttled by Hotmail mailservers. easyDNS sysAdmins are aware of the issue and are actively contacting Hotmail to resolve this as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Mail forwarding speeds normalizing
Mail forwarding speeds are returning to normal, we will continue to add additional servers to the mail pool this week and are preparing to roll out additional antispam mitigation systems. More details to follow.
slow mail forwarding
We are currently experiencing longer-than-normal mail delays due to an increase of emails with non-existant destination email addresses. This is increasing the amount of email that our mailservers have to process, and increasing the delays in processing legitimate email. We are taking steps to address this issue, but at this time, there is unfortunately not […]
Early GST cut!
We have cut the GST from 7% to 6% 5 days in advance of the official change date. All invoices containing a GST charge generated from 11:30AM on Monday June 26th, 2006, will reflect the 1% cut in GST. Enjoy.
We are now checking SPF data for hotmail.com on smtp2
We have found it necessary to turn on SPF checking for the hotmail.com on the smtp2 (backup MX) pool after a massive dictionary attack on a customer domain using forged hotmail.com addresses got us blackholed at hotmail’s servers. This meant we were not able to send over legitimate hotmail.com mail from the smtp2 pool. Now […]
Mail forwarding delays
Due to an overwhelming amount of spam our customers are receiving, there may be longer-than-normal delays in the forwarding of email for those with domains that use easyDNS’ mailservers for email forwarding. This does not mean that you will lose email destined for external email accounts as listed within your mailmaps, rather, there will be […]
