Email

Common Email Issues

Unable to Send Email

If you are unable to send email but can receive mail, then you will need to check the following:

1. Make sure your email client has SMTP authentication enabled - be sure to use your entire email address as the username.
2. Try changing your outgoing port to one of our alernate SMTP ports: 26 and 587
   Sometimes ISPs (Internet Service Providers) will block the default SMTP port (25), so it is necessary to change to one of the alternate SMTP ports.

Email Maintenance

Blacklist check - VPS ONLY

Go to http://mxtoolbox.com/blacklists.aspx and use server's IP address. Make sure to click "Check All Blacklists" link.

Delisting from Comcast - VPS ONLY

URL: http://www.comcastsupport.com/Forms/NET/blockedprovider.asp

Steps:

1. Fill out the forum correctly and accurately and click on the Submit tab.

To check for blacklist go to: http://mxtoolbox.com/blacklists.aspx

Delisting from AOL - VPS ONLY

Check IP reputation

• http://postmaster.aol.com/Reputation.php

Feedback loop application

• URL: http://postmaster.info.aol.com/SupportRequest.FBL.php
  • Note: this does NOT apply to shared hosting accounts. We alread have setup a feedback loop for the Outbound IP Address of our mail servers.

Request for Removal URL: http://postmaster.aol.com/SupportRequest.php

Steps:

1. Check the headers from the bounce and see what the error was.
2. Once at the link above scroll down to the drop down and select Other Issues
3. Click Next
4. Find the error in the drop down menu and click Next.
5. Fill out the Form with the information required. Use Support Email and phone numbers.
6. In the Comments or Notes field, please let them know we have looked into it and taken care of the spammer or placed further filters. If we do not the IP will not be de-listed.

AOL will send an email saying they have received our request and that they will look into it.

Delisting from Barracuda - VPS ONLY

URL: https://www.barracudanetworks.com/support/

Steps: Support Ticket, Phone number, and Live chat can be found in the link above.

1. Email/Phone Number will be listed under "Corporate Headquarters Support Office".
2. Live Chat can be found on the right side of the screen floating.

Delisting from Live.com (Hotmail) - VPS ONLY

• Go to https://support.msn.com/eform.aspx?productKey=edfsmsbl2&ct=eformts&scrx=1 and fill out the delistment form

• For addtional information on hotmail failed delivery codes: http://mail.live.com/mail/troubleshooting.aspx

Delisting from Spamhaus-zen - VPS ONLY

When trying to remove our IP Address from this blacklist you can view the URL below which will tell you if the IP is currently blocked.

URL: http://www.spamhaus.org/lookup/

Steps: If the IP Address is listed then the search results for the IP will provide you with a URL to follow to get that specific IP de-listed. Follow the steps provided within the URL and make sure you provide them with a good description of the steps we have taken to ensure this does not happen again ( I.E. we removed the users that was sending spam, added some extra filters, ect. ).

Delisting from Yahoo - VPS ONLY

URL: http://io.help.yahoo.com/contact/index?locale=en_US&y=PROD_MAIL&page=contact

Steps:

1. Use the following options after going to the link above:
   1. Mail
   2. Mail
   3. Postmaster
   4. SMTP Error - Blocked or delayed mail
2. Fill out any forms that are required