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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Also the <a href="mailto:President@nfbmd.org">President@nfbmd.org</a> email address can\u2019t send out to those people because it is on NFBNet. So I\u2019m using my <a href="mailto:Rothmanjd@gmail.com">Rothmanjd@gmail.com</a> to communicate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Pronouns: she, her, hers</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> MD-Sligo <md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brown, Deborah A via MD-Sligo<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 30, 2025 8:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland <md-sligo@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Brown, Deborah A <dabro@loc.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [MD-Sligo] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Information regarding NFBnet Delivery of Emails<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I am one of those people who is not getting nfbnet email. I am sending information to people from my own list of email addresses. Those with Verizon and aol addresses are also affected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> MD-Sligo <<a href="mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org">md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Terry Powers via MD-Sligo<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 28, 2025 10:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland' <<a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">md-sligo@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:terrypowers59@gmail.com">terrypowers59@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [MD-Sligo] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Information regarding NFBnet Delivery of Emails<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:solid #9C6500 1.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt'><p style='background:#FFEB9C'><b><span style='color:black'>CAUTION:</span></b><span style='color:black'> This email message has been received from an external source. Please use caution when opening attachments, or clicking on links.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> NFBNet-Members-List <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>National Federation of the Blind via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 27, 2025 9:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Information regarding NFBnet Delivery of Emails<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1><b><span style='font-family:Aptos;color:windowtext'>Critical Update Regarding NFBnet and Microsoft Mail Services</span></b><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind is actively engaged in resolving issues with NFBnet, our longstanding communication and hosting platform. This update is to keep our members informed.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The most urgent concern is the delivery of email to Microsoft-related mail services which include Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, MSN.com, and Live Mail. There may also be problems with other non-Microsoft services, such as AOL or Yahoo, as Microsoft processes mail for others.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Unfortunately, people with any of these e-mail addresses are not currently receiving any mail from NFBnet. We are under a high-frequency subscription attack, which has caused our mail queue to balloon alarmingly. We are taking steps to mitigate the problems, but it takes time. As of now, Microsoft has blocked us and will not reverse this situation until our technical situation improves. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>If you have friends who have Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, MSN.com, or Live Mail addresses please tell them about this situation, and that we are working diligently to improve the situation and get the Microsoft block removed. Once it is removed, normal mail delivery should resume.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Lastly, you may be aware that NFBnet experienced other errors recently such as subscribing to lists, messages that were gibberish, and extraneous characters in messages. Most of those issues have been resolved\u2014not all\u2014but they are not related to the mail delivery issue. The system remains functional at this time, and we continue to work diligently to improve it. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We are committed to maintaining strong, accessible communication channels that empower every member of our chapters, divisions, and affiliates to stay informed and engaged. Thank you for understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience you are experiencing.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>If you have any questions or information to share regarding NFBnet, please contact David Andrews at <a href="mailto:david.andrews@nfbnet.org">david.andrews@nfbnet.org</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind<br>Live the life you want<br>200 E Wells Street<br>Baltimore, MD 21230<br>410-659-9314</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>