[NTLK] [ADMIN] Update on Proofpoint blocking

[Forrest]

While I'm not in favor of caving in to "The Man," maybe it might just be easier for those users with those Apple email addresses to obtain a free Gmail account?

I understand and realize that in many cases it's easier said than done...but at least for the time being it would solve the issue of blocked domain names. Perhaps after a resolution is reached--and let's keep our fingers crossed that occurs sooner than later--those users could return to using the blocked Apple domain addresses.

Now, having expressed my opinion (or, as my favorite Royal Marsupial would say, 'two copper coins of your choice'), it's back to lurking.

Thanks,
--Forrest

Sent from my T-Mobile iPhone 6 Plus

> On Apr 14, 2015, at 7:56 AM, Grant Hutchinson <grant at splorp.com> wrote:
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> Hello everyone.
> 
> Ok, this really isn't much of an update, as Proofpoint is still blocking the IP address of the NewtonTalk server. Messages are still not being delivered to list members with mac.com, me.com, and icloud.com email addresses.
> 
> I have made significant changes to the configuration of the mailing list which should reduce the number of spurious, spam-like messages bouncing from our server. However, this doesn't seem to have appeased Proofpoint, as they have stopped communicating with me via email and the IP address remains blocked.
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> I'm not sure how to escalate this within their company, as they only provide a single automated webform for reporting false positives.
> 
> I'll keep you folks updated as things progress.
> 
> Again, thanks for your patience.
> 
> g.
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