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Performance: Temporary block on Cornell email to some services

Last Updated:
2015-03-31 04:00:00
Event:
2015-03-25 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:
Cornell technicians are working on removing a block placed on email being sent from Cornell accounts to Network Solutions email customers. Email to a number of domains is being affected.\n\nWhile efforts are in process with the outside services, Cornell account holders whose email forwarding has been interrupted can access their email through Outlook Web App: http://outlook.cornell.edu . \n\nCornell account holders who are attempting to send a message to someone using one of the affected services may want to investigate whether the recipient has an alternate email address on a service that has not instituted a block, or send from a non-Cornell account.
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Timeline of Changes

Description Current Status Date Time
As blocks have been removed, spam sent from different compromised accounts has reinitiated them. Cornell engineers are monitoring the situation closely, shutting down the flow of spam from compromised accounts as soon as they are detected, and are working with outside email services to remove new blocks as quickly as possible.\n\nIn order to avoid email account compromise by spammers that can ultimately result in blocks on Cornell email by outside services, as well as many other negative outcomes, members of the Cornell community with a NetID should review:\nhttp://www.it.cornell.edu/security/how.cfm?cat=5&tip=88 As blocks have been removed, spam sent from different compromised accounts has reinitiated them. Cornell engineers are monitoring the situation closely, shutting down the flow of spam from compromised accounts as soon as they are detected, and are working with outside email services to remove new blocks as quickly as possible.\n\nIn order to avoid email account compromise by spammers that can ultimately result in blocks on Cornell email by outside services, as well as many other negative outcomes, members of the Cornell community with a NetID should review:\nhttp://www.it.cornell.edu/security/how.cfm?cat=5&tip=88 2015-03-31 04:00:00
Since 3:30pm on Monday, March 30, Network Solutions has been accepting all Cornell email and the block appears to no longer be in place. Cornell engineers are continuing to monitor email traffic. Since 3:30pm on Monday, March 30, Network Solutions has been accepting all Cornell email and the block appears to no longer be in place. Cornell engineers are continuing to monitor email traffic. 2015-03-31 04:00:00
The block was removed as expected on Friday afternoon, but was triggered again on Saturday afternoon. Cornell engineers are working on the issue. The block was removed as expected on Friday afternoon, but was triggered again on Saturday afternoon. Cornell engineers are working on the issue. 2015-03-30 04:00:00