Jarland Donnell

Automating Security: A Better Way to Handle Compromised Email Accounts

I'll be the first to admit when we can do better. For years, we've handled compromised email accounts in a way that, frankly, wasn't great for anyone. When we detected a compromised account, you'd have to wait. Wait for us to be available, wait for us to respond, wait for

Evolving Our Spam Prevention: The Journey to SusRanges

Oct 30, 2024 Edit: As we transition to this system today by spinning down the previous system, we expect inbound spam to increase for a few weeks while we rebuild our data set. Previous data sets cannot be migrated to this, as they were too inconsiderate of important details for

Spam-B-Gone: How We Nuked Chinese Spam Without Nuking China

Look, I'm not one to mince words, and if you've been around these parts for a while, you know I've got about as much patience for spam as I do for people who put pineapple on pizza. (That's zero, for those keeping score at home.) So let's talk about the

MXroute's Commitment to Email Integrity: Taking a Stand Against Abuse

Introduction At MXroute, we've experienced tremendous growth this year. While this expansion is exciting, it has also brought new challenges. We're seeing an increase in attempts to misuse our service for malicious purposes. Today, we want to address one of the most prevalent issues: the use of our platform for

The Rise of Registration and Password Reset Bombardment

Over the weekend, our team at MXroute discovered a significant increase in the number of WordPress websites being abused to send spam emails. The attackers are using a tactic known as "registration and password reset bombardment" to target unsuspecting email recipients. How the Attack Works The attackers are submitting a

MXroute: From Email Service to Independent Intelligence Agency

Dear Valued Customers, We have a major announcement to make. After years of providing top-notch email hosting services, we've come to a startling realization: we're sitting on a gold mine of user data. So, we've decided to take a bold step forward and transition from being a humble email service

Why We Disabled Redirect Sieve Filters on MXroute

Hey everyone, Jarland here. I wanted to take a moment to explain a recent change we've made. We've decided to disable the ability for users to create redirect sieve filters, and I want to provide some context as to why we made this decision. The Problem with Redirect Sieve Filters