It's been a busy few weeks behind the scenes. Unfortunately, unforeseen hardware delays, along with customs issues in the US and Germany, postponed the anticipated launch of our EU and US clouds. Additionally, we took extra time to test and improve the Enmail Gateway, resulting in a delayed rollout.

I'm pleased to announce that everything is now in place. We will complete final testing this week and begin deploying the new systems next week.

First, the Enmail Gateway will be gradually rolled out to all servers over the next 30-60 days. This phased approach will help ensure the new IP addresses maintain good reputations and allow us to confirm the system is performing optimally. We have several enhancements planned for the gateway, including control panel plugins to view your outgoing email history and delivery status, plus more to come. I’ll provide more details in a dedicated post in the coming months.

Customers will receive an email within the next 24 hours regarding SPF changes. For customers whose DNS is managed by us, the SPF record will be updated automatically. If you manage your own DNS, instructions will be provided in the email. Please make the necessary changes by midnight on Monday, September 30, 2024. We’ve transitioned to using an unbranded SPF hostns.io include so that we can maintain the SPF centrally for you, though we’ll also offer guidance for those who wish to manage their SPF records independently.

We're excited about the potential of the Enmail Gateway—for both your peace of mind and ours.

Next, the new EU, US, and UK clouds are now online and undergoing final testing. We’ll go live next week with cutting-edge hardware, including Epyc Milan CPUs, triple-redundant enterprise NVMe storage, and a 200Gbps network, and top-tier DDoS protection. We will begin migrating workloads to the new clouds as soon as possible. Customers slated for migration will be notified in advance once the schedule is set. As mentioned in previous changelog posts, the server hostnames, features, and white-label options will remain the same; only the IP addresses will change with the migration.

Your migration emails will provide further details. If you haven’t yet reviewed the recent changelog posts, I encourage you to do so to stay fully informed.

I’ll be in touch again in the coming weeks with another update. We're eager to complete these rollouts, which will serve as the foundation for our next-generation hosting. From here, we’ll continue to expand on this foundation with even more features and functionality—the sky's the limit.

Elliot