Messages to hotmail/outlook/live.com being dropped

[plexus]

I logged into Mailgun (our outgoing email service) for the first time in quite a while, and noticed that emails going to Microsoft domains were being systematically dropped.

5.7.1 Unfortunately, messages from [209.61.151.224] weren’t sent. Please contact your Internet service provider since part of their network is on our block list (S3140). You can also refer your provider to http://mail.live.com/mail/troubleshooting.aspx#errors. [SN1NAM02FT051.eop-nam02.prod.protection.outlook.com]

I submitted this form, hopefully that can get us whitelisted again.

So if you have a Hotmail/Outlook/live.com email address and you’re not getting notifications, this is why. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[plexus]

Seems they will continue to block us. The solution would be to get a dedicated IP from mailgun, but that costs 79 $/month, significantly more than ClojureVerse currently costs to run.

We have completed reviewing the IP(s) you submitted. The following table contains the results of our investigation.

Not qualified for mitigation
209.61.151.224
Our investigation has determined that the above IP(s) do not qualify for mitigation. These IP(s) have previously received mitigations from deliverability support, and have failed to maintain patterns within our guidelines, so they are ineligible for additional mitigation at this time.

Please ensure your emails comply with the Outlook.com policies, practices and guidelines found here: Policies, Practices, and Guidelines.

To have Deliverability Support investigate further, please reply to this email with a detailed description of the problem you are having, including specific error messages, and an agent will contact you.

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Junk Email Reporting program (JMRP) When an Outlook.com user marks an email as “junk”, senders enrolled in this program get a copy of the mail forwarded to the email address of their choice. It allows senders to see which mails are being marked as junk and to identify mail traffic you did not intend to send. To join, please visit http://support.msn.com/eform.aspx?productKey=edfsjmrpp&page=support_home_options_form_byemail&ct=eformts.

Smart Network Data Services program (SNDS). This program allows you to monitor the ‘health’ and reputation of your registered IPs by providing data about traffic such as mail volume and complaint rates seen originating from your IPs. To register, please visit Smart Network Data Services.

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