[Elecraft] arrl.net domain is being blocked!

[Rich WC3T]

I just used my ISP and created a domain with my call sign.  They take care of all the crap and I get a custom domain.  :). Cost is trivial. I forget what it is though. 

72,
Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737  / SOC #1221
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> On Jan 23, 2023, at 20:27, Dave New, N8SBE <n8sbe at densbe.com> wrote:
> 
> OK, I've now changed my email address to come from my actual domain.
> Let's see how this works.
> 
> 73,
> -- Dave, N8SBE
> 
>> On 2023-01-23 15:54, Dave New wrote:
>> Thought I'd follow up on the list with the information I received from the
>> mailman.qth.net support:
>> Hi Dave.  ARRL has published something called an 'SPF record' which
>> specifies what SMTP servers are allowed to use arrl.net as a FROM address.
>> This effectively stops the ability for anyone to send out emails using @
>> arrl.net as their FROM address.  You can receive mail, but you can no
>> longer send out email using that as your email address.  You will want to
>> quickly change your email program so it no longer uses @arrl.net as your
>> FROM address, as servers worldwide will stop receiving those emails (they
>> will either reject them, or simply discard them, or put them in a spam
>> folder -- either way, your emails aren't going to get through to most folks)
>> While this was ARRL's decision, it is the correct one.  GMail has stopped
>> taking mail from any domain that has no SPF record, so ARRL was forced into
>> this.  And, by the way, the ARRL never promoted or even said you could use @
>> arrl.net as your FROM address. It has always been marketed as a free email
>> forwarding service.
>> Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it is what it is.  Nobody can fix
>> this.  Stop using @arrl.net as your FROM address as soon as possible.
>> - Scott KA9FOX
>> 73,
>> -- Dave, N8SBE
>>> On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 4:36 PM Dave New <theoldmoose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I've had several emails blocked from my 'normal' email address I use for
>>> ham-radio related emails, n8sbe at arrl.net.
>>> According to the email bounce messages I received, all email from arrl.net
>>> is being blocked.
>>> I've sent an email to keith at elecraft.com, who is listed as this email
>>> list administrator, but he may not see this right away, as this is a Sunday.
>>> Does anyone else on the list know who to contact?
>>> In the meantime, I've had to subscribe with a gmail address (which is
>>> ironic, since the vast majority of SPAM on the Internet comes from that
>>> domain), so I can post the 80M SSB Net Announcement for this evening.  Hope
>>> to see you all there.
>>> 73,
>>> -- Dave, N8SBE
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