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We have been getting a few reports in today that users forwarding to Hotmail email accounts from .NAME are having issues apparently being blocked for policy reasons. We have noticed a slight increase in bounce activity from Hotmail starting at about 10:00 GMT this morning.

We have notified Microsoft using a few channels but have had no response yet.

Update: We still have no ETA on when this issue might be resolved. A workaround is to re-point your forwarding to another provider (for example Gmail, Yahoo, etc).

Update 15/2-2007: We have still not heard back from Microsoft, and are now trying ot use other channels to get in touch with the relevant people there. We will post an update here as soon as we know more.

Update 16/2-2007: Microsoft got back to us this morning, and we have provided them with information that hopefully will get them to remove the block of our mail servers in their system.

Update 19/2-2007: Mirosoft removed the block in their system yesterday, but it looks like three of our MXs are still sometimes hit by the Symantec Brightmail filter. We are currently trying to get this resolved with them as well.

Asbjorn