All systems are operational

Past Incidents

17th August 2025

No incidents reported

16th August 2025

Microsoft blocking mx1.us.opalstack.com and smtp1.de.opalstack.com

At this time mail sent from our DE SMTP server and mail forwarded from one of our US MX servers to outlook.com, hotmail.com, and live.com is being blocked by Microsoft. We're working with Microsoft to correct the problem.

In the interim:

  • DE SMTP users can work around the SMTP block by configuring their clients to use smtp2.de.opalstack.com as their outgoing mail server.
  • US customers who use mail forwarding can work around the MX block by creating new MX records for mx2.us.opalstack.com with priority 5 and mx1.us.opalstack.com with priority 10.
  • The US MX block is now clear.

  • The DE SMTP block has been cleared.

    We're still working with Microsoft to clear the US MX block.

  • 15th August 2025

    No incidents reported

    14th August 2025

    No incidents reported

    13th August 2025

    No incidents reported

    12th August 2025

    No incidents reported

    11th August 2025

    No incidents reported