Performance: Cmail issue affected some alumni messages 7am-1:45pm 8/26
Last Updated:
2014-08-29 04:00:00
Event:
2014-08-26 04:00:00
Status:
Closed
Brief Description:
Email
User Impact:
N/A
Workaround:
There is no workaround for this issue
Current Status:
N/A
Services Affected:
Full Description:
A change in spam filtering the morning of August 26 affected delivery of almost 30,700 messages to alumni whose cornell.edu mail goes to Cmail. The issue has been fixed.
CIT TDX ID:
Timeline of Changes
| Description | Current Status | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| The issue has been resolved. CIT is providing alumni who were affected by this issue with a list showing the sender, subject, and date sent for any messages that were not delivered. | The issue has been resolved. CIT is providing alumni who were affected by this issue with a list showing the sender, subject, and date sent for any messages that were not delivered. | 2014-08-29 | 04:00:00 |
| Since it's not possible to restore the undelivered messages, individual emails are being prepared that will be sent to the individuals affected by this issue, letting them know the sender, subject, and date sent for any messages that were not delivered. | Since it's not possible to restore the undelivered messages, individual emails are being prepared that will be sent to the individuals affected by this issue, letting them know the sender, subject, and date sent for any messages that were not delivered. | 2014-08-27 | 04:00:00 |
| The 16,979 messages that were affected were addressed to alumni whose cornell.edu mail goes to Cmail. Instead of being delivered, messages were bounced back to the senders between 7 am and 10:30 am. \n\nThe cause was a change to spam filtering. The change was reversed at 10:30 am, which resolved the issue. | The 16,979 messages that were affected were addressed to alumni whose cornell.edu mail goes to Cmail. Instead of being delivered, messages were bounced back to the senders between 7 am and 10:30 am. \n\nThe cause was a change to spam filtering. The change was reversed at 10:30 am, which resolved the issue. | 2014-08-26 | 04:00:00 |
| The spam filtering change that caused this issue was reversed at 10:30 am, but the issue continued to occur. As of 1:45 pm, the issue is considered resolved. \n\nA total of 30,755 messages were returned to their senders between 7 am and 1:45 pm. Only alumni whose cornell.edu mail goes to Cmail were affected by this issue. | The spam filtering change that caused this issue was reversed at 10:30 am, but the issue continued to occur. As of 1:45 pm, the issue is considered resolved. \n\nA total of 30,755 messages were returned to their senders between 7 am and 1:45 pm. Only alumni whose cornell.edu mail goes to Cmail were affected by this issue. | 2014-08-26 | 04:00:00 |