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iCloud Mail has DNS misconfigured?

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Re: iCloud Mail has DNS misconfigured?

#41
I had to give up trying to use iCloud for email. So many inbound emails would be silently dropped. I've also sent emails to @icloud.com addresses that the recipient never received.

The deliverability issues also apply to their Hide My Email feature. I frequently miss confirmation or verification emails after signing up with a @privaterelay.appleid.com address, so much so that I don't even bother with it anymore.

Re: iCloud Mail has DNS misconfigured?

#42

I had to give up trying to use iCloud for email. So many inbound emails would be silently dropped. I've also sent emails to @icloud.com addresses that the recipient never received. The deliverability issues also apply to their Hide My Email feature. I frequently miss confirmation or verification emails after signing up with a @privaterelay.appleid.com address, so much so that I don't even bother with it anymore.

We send OTP codes for our login flow and iCloud is definitely a big source of delayed email complaints. Codes eventually arrive, but not before a support ticket is created. Instant on every other ISP.

Re: iCloud Mail has DNS misconfigured?

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So, Apple sends the wrong EHLO domain when trying to send emails out. This results in them dropping emails to their own users. Can't get past Apple's level 1 support. How can I get to someone that maintains their SMTP k8s cluster?

We usually ask around on the NANOG mailing list. Someone on that list usually already knows the contact method or a person at an ISP, datacenter or hyperscaler. https://nanog.org/resources/nanog-mailing-lists/

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Re: iCloud Mail has DNS misconfigured?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure you can. For instance, I don't use Exchange at all.

Yep, whenever I start a new job I say "Don't worry, because iamverysmart, you don't need any Microsoft products!" I am then hailed as a genius, everyone claps, and I get a big fat raise.

This sort of anti-progress sentiment doesn't belong here, I feel.

Re: iCloud Mail has DNS misconfigured?

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I also use iCloud mail, mine looks slightly better (though not perfect): https://www.mail-tester.com/test-n5b4ip8ey

I too use iCloud mail and mine is reporting all green on that report.

Except for my mail formatting but who cares..

https://www.mail-tester.com/test-t1pn1xl96

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