For mail server & web server administrators

Stop spending queue slots and reputation on addresses Microsoft won't reliably deliver to

Mail arriving from a Microsoft-hosted address deserves a clear, immediate heads-up back to its sender, not silent acceptance into a system riddled with unrelated delivery problems — and a signup form that promises a confirmation email to hotmail.com / outlook.com / live.com / msn.com is setting up a support ticket you can't fix. Pick the approach below that matches how far you want to go, from a hard SMTP-time reject down to a single warning header, plus a drop-in script for web forms.

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