Server and System Status

NC023: Maintenance underway

27 March 2021 19:32:47 +0000

Maintenance on server NC023 is about to begin, about half an hour late. Apologies for the delay.

Tags: connection issues, down time, email, hardware, mail, mail relay, smtp
Categories: Maintenance, NC023
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NC023: Relay server maintenance

26 March 2021 07:11:25 +0000

The relay mail server will be down briefly for some maintenance during our weekly maintenance window this weekend. This will start at 19:00 UTC on Saturday 27 March 2021, and should be complete within the hour.

We will post an update when the maintenance starts and when it is finished. This does not affect our primary mail server; it only affects you if you know that you use the relay server for outbound email.

If you have any questions, please contact NinerNet support. Thanks very much for your patience and understanding.

Tags: connection issues, down time, email, hardware, mail, mail relay, smtp
Categories: Maintenance, NC023
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NC036: Post-mortem

21 September 2020 08:42:47 +0000

As noted in the previous two posts, there was a virus outbreak on server NC036 (the primary mail server) this morning. Apparently the machines associated with five email accounts on three domains were compromised, allowing criminals to use those accounts to send thousands of viruses. These were intercepted by our anti-virus scanner, but due to the volume of activity on the server we had to shut down the SMTP side of the mail server while we determined which email accounts were compromised, suspended them and removed their messages from the mail queue.

Please note that what happens in almost all cases when email accounts are compromised is that the computer (or one of the machines or devices on which those accounts are configured) is what is actually compromised; it is not the server. The account owner’s machine is usually infected with a virus or other malware, and the account’s password is then transmitted to the criminals behind the virus. They then launch an attack via the legitimate and correct password. It’s as if your car was stolen and the thief used it to commit a crime; the car behaved as it was told by the guy with the key, but is not responsible for the crime. On the other hand, the owner of the car may have left the key in their car and the door unlocked, contributing to the compromise. This is why it is vitally important that you have anti-virus software installed on your computer, and kept up-to-date.

If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact NinerNet support, and we’ll be happy to answer your questions or concerns. Our apologies for the interruption.

Tags: connection issues, down time, email delivery, imap, mail, pop, smtp, viruses
Categories: Email, Incidents, NC036
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NC036: Mail server is back online

21 September 2020 07:26:54 +0000

Our apologies. The sending side of the mail server (NC036) is back up. It was down for 21 minutes between 06:56 and 07:17 UTC. The ability to check your email account was not down.

We will post additional information and contact the affected clients shortly.

Tags: connection issues, down time, email delivery, imap, mail relay, pop, smtp, viruses
Categories: Email, Incidents, NC036
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NC036: Mail server paused while we clean up a spam outbreak

21 September 2020 07:05:48 +0000

Server NC036 (the primary mail server) is temporarily paused while we clean up a huge virus outbreak. I will be back online as soon as possible.

Tags: connection issues, down time, email delivery, imap, mail server, pop, smtp, viruses
Categories: Email, Incidents, NC036
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NC036: Maintenance complete

21 July 2020 01:03:48 +0000

The scheduled maintenance on server NC036 is complete. The ability to send and receive email was not available between 00:44 and 00:50 on 21 July UTC. The new disk space has been tested and all is running normally.

Thank-you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact NinerNet support. Thank-you.

Tags: down time, email delivery, mail server, smtp, webmail
Categories: Email, Maintenance, NC036
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NC036: Scheduled mail server maintenance

21 July 2020 00:43:22 +0000

During tonight’s maintenance window we will be adding hard drive storage to server NC036 to continue to provide more storage space for a growing number of growing email accounts. This maintenance is scheduled to start between 00:45 and 01:00 UTC and we anticipate it will last less than one hour.

During the maintenance the ability to send and receive email will not be available, both via standalone email programs (e.g., Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.) and the webmail. Incoming email will be queued on the sending servers until our server is back online again, after which it will then be delivered to our server and your email account. This may result in a delay longer than the planned hour of the maintenance though.

Please monitor this status page to be notified of the start and end of the maintenance. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact NinerNet support.

Thank-you for your patience as we continue to work to improve our services to you.

Tags: down time, email delivery, mail server, smtp, webmail
Categories: Email, Maintenance, NC036
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Phone system down

4 June 2020 04:31:52 +0000

Clients should be aware that our North American phone system is down right now, and has been since shortly after 17:00 Pacific time today, 3 June (00:00 UTC on 4 June). Currently we have no estimate from our phone provider when this issue will be rectified.

However, of course, email is our primary method of communication and providing support, so please continue to use that. It’s working just fine.

Update: The phone system was down for about five hours due to a data centre issue during maintenance.

Tags: down time, hardware, phones
Categories: Incidents
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NC036: Maintenance complete

9 March 2020 01:56:38 +0000

The scheduled maintenance on server NC036 is complete. The ability to send and receive email was not available between 01:04 and 01:15 on 9 March UTC. The new disk space has been tested and all is running normally.

Thank-you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact NinerNet support. Thank-you.

Tags: down time, email delivery, mail server, smtp, webmail
Categories: Email, Maintenance, NC036
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NC036: Maintenance postponed

8 March 2020 01:21:33 +0000

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, this maintenance on server NC036 has been postponed for 24 hours. Although we stated that the maintenance was underway, we didn’t get to the point where services were temporarily disabled for the actual work to begin.

We apologise for the delay. This does not affect any services in any way. We will again post updates tomorrow. Thank-you for your patience.

Tags: down time, email delivery, mail server, smtp, webmail
Categories: Email, Maintenance, NC036
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System	Status	Ping
NC023	Internal	Up?
NC028	Internal	Up?
NC031	Internal	Up?
NC033	Operational	Up?
NC034	Internal	Up?
NC035	Operational	Up?
NC036	Operational	Up?
NC040	Internal	Up?
NC041	Operational	Up?
NC042	Operational	Up?