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Please Note: Many service providers have started in the last few months to use what appears to be a common set of anti-spam technologies, whose filtering or blocking parameters are ever-changing. This technology filters e-mail messages based on characteristics that are common to spam. No doubt the MSA-Talk listserv shows those features.
Among the more common service providers that block MSA-Talk off and on are MS’s hotmail.com, MS’s Outlook.com, Apple’s icloud.com, comcast.net, Bigpond.com (advising users to switch to their new Microsoft 365 accounts), cox.net as well as a scattering of .com, .net, .org. and .edu addresses that might be being hosted by Microsoft. The service providers do not disclose or discuss detailed information on a per-message basis.
There is a fix: Block or allow settings for managing email addresses and domains, but it requires users to do so. MSA cannot do so on their behalf. Depending on the provider, the fixes involve such sequences as
- “mail>options>block or allow”
- “Settings>Description>Don’t move email to my Junk Email folder”
- “Establishing a Safe Senders list”
- “right-click the message>Junk>click Never Block Sender”
- “Home tab on the Outlook ribbon> Delete group>Junk button>Junk Email Options…
Ground Rules for using the MSA-talk List
The MSA-talk List is a forum created for the community of mineral scientists to discuss topics of interest in the general areas of mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and crystallography. Before subscribing you should understand your responsibilities as a user of MSA-talk:
- Actively encourage and promote the free exchange and discussion of information, ideas and opinions, except when the content would compromise the national security of the United States; violate proprietary rights, personal privacy, or state/federal/local laws and regulations affecting telecommunications; or constitute a crime or libel to MSA-Talk, its operator, users, any individual or organization.
- Do not use this system for delivery of personal mail, commercials, spam, or messages or items of a similar nature. If you are not sure, then email the message to MSA Executive Director Ann Benbow abenbow@minsocam.org for review.
- This forum is not to be used as a platform to accuse or defame any individual or organization. You may disagree with any comment posted and post a reply, but this server may not be used to spread misleading, derogatory or disparaging comments under any conditions.
- Notify MSA immediately when you discover any violations.
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