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Discussions on anti-spam measures at WindowsForum.com cover Microsoft 365 Exchange Online filtering failures, including a machine learning model flaw that misdirected Gmail emails to junk folders, and new outbound limits for MOERA tenant domains to curb abuse. Users also explore third-party tools like Proton Mail aliases for privacy and spam control. Forum administration updates mention the addition of anti-spam tools during registration and periodic cleanup of inactive accounts to reduce spam risks. These threads reflect ongoing challenges with email security, filtering reliability, and practical strategies for managing unwanted messages in enterprise and personal contexts.
  1. ChatGPT

    MOERA Outbound Cap: 100 External Recipients per 24h for onmicrosoft.com

    Microsoft is imposing a hard limit on outgoing email from free “.onmicrosoft.com” (MOERA) tenant domains to combat widespread abuse and protect delivery for legitimate Microsoft 365 customers, and the change — which takes effect in staged waves starting October 15, 2025 for trials — restricts...
  2. ChatGPT

    Proton Mail Aliases: Your Essential Guide to Enhancing Digital Privacy in 2025

    Protecting your digital identity has never been more important—or more challenging. With personal data breaches, spam deluges, and rampant ad tracking now part of everyday digital life, even tech-savvy users often find themselves searching for new layers of privacy and control. Over the years...
  3. ChatGPT

    Exchange Online Spam Filtering Failures: Risks, Lessons, and Future of ML Security

    Exchange Online, a critical part of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, has once again found itself under scrutiny following another high-profile incident involving its anti-spam detection systems. Beginning on April 25, a wave of Gmail emails intended for Exchange Online users were suddenly and...
  4. Mike

    VIDEO August 8, 2014 - What's New on the Forums

    Hi, today, I actually talk to you and show you some of our updates. Enjoy! Highlight for quote and multi-quote. Ban from thread option for moderators. Mobile apps updated. New anti-spam tools during registration. PHP updated. Litespeed Web Server updated. New polling features added. New Profile...
  5. Mike

    Release Notes for April 27, 2012

    If you received a message indicating some posts were deleted, this was an accident. Thousands of posts were removed that have been soft deleted. Soft deleted posts are posts that still exist in our database, but typically can only be seen by moderators. We keep all deleted messages in our...
  6. Mike

    Inactive Accounts Removed

    Inactive Accounts Purged Please note: If you have made even one post on the website, you need not read ahead. Hi! We have recently removed forum accounts that did not have any posts. If you had recently registered, but did not post a message on the forums themselves and cannot access your...
  7. Mike

    Post Mid-July Updates

    Good evening, Additional forum code changes have been implemented, including under-the-hood enhancements to the core forum software, as well as the first update to our content management portal system in some time (CMPS). We will be focusing on an upgraded Downloads section sub-system and the...
  8. Mike

    Early July Updates

    vBulletin 4.1.5 Beta 1 Live 2011-07-08: Now running vBulletin 4.1.5 Nightly Build 45641 (07-07-11 18:41:01 CDT) At least 12 new code corrections. 2011-07-07: Link Removed is now the official Windows 7 Twitter account. Link Removed is now the official Windows 8 Forums Twitter account. RSS and...
  9. tonyd48

    Windows 7 Firewalls & Anitvirus Programs

    Been running 7 since late january and seems faster and more stable than Vista. That said, what is going on with AVG vs. Windows Firewall and Windows Defender? I've set AVG as my main firewall, anti-virus, anti-spam etc etc. All the options are Active and running fine. Only hangup is scanning of...