Monitoring - The queues are caught up, and we are observing normal mail flow at this time.
The rate limiting experienced this morning was a response to abusive mail volume that was exacerbated by the reduction in Microsoft servers communicating with Shield. We will continue to monitor our queues through the business day to ensure processing is stable.
Oct 20, 2026 - 14:55 EDT
The rate limiting experienced this morning was a response to abusive mail volume that was exacerbated by the reduction in Microsoft servers communicating with Shield. We will continue to monitor our queues through the business day to ensure processing is stable.
Oct 20, 2026 - 14:55 EDT
Identified - It appears that a reduction in the number of Microsoft servers communicating with Shield this morning contributed to the per-server volume spike.
The team has mitigated the connection timeouts and rate limits, and the queues are draining. We do not have an exact time for when the queues will be emptied, but it appears it should be within the hour, most likely sooner.
We are continuing to investigate with a priority of restoring stable and expected mail flow.
Oct 20, 2026 - 14:21 EDT
The team has mitigated the connection timeouts and rate limits, and the queues are draining. We do not have an exact time for when the queues will be emptied, but it appears it should be within the hour, most likely sooner.
We are continuing to investigate with a priority of restoring stable and expected mail flow.
Oct 20, 2026 - 14:21 EDT
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Oct 20, 2026 - 13:21 EDT
Oct 20, 2026 - 13:21 EDT
Investigating - We are investigating reports of connection timeouts or rate limiting with some domains using Shield. This is not affecting all mail flow.
Oct 20, 2026 - 12:32 EDT
Oct 20, 2026 - 12:32 EDT
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