Hi all, We've recently completed configuration of a new mail server which will be replacing the current system which handles kde.org mail. This system will be assuming responsibility for mailing lists as well as authenticated mail sending for those who require that service.
To ensure a smooth transition however some changes may be needed on your side, especially if you are using our authenticated mail sending service. As part of the new system, we have configured updated filters which will begin enforcing DMARC policies for domains which have specified these, along with improved SPF verification. As a consequence, if you are forwarding mail from another provider to your kde.org or kdemail.net address, this may cease working following the transition. We recommend you configure these services to instead forward directly to your final mail provider should this impact on you. For those users of the authenticated mail service: please change your mail client to use the server "letterbox.kde.org" instead of the current server "postbox.kde.org". Additionally, if you are currently using port 588 to send mail, this should now be changed to the standard submission port, 587. As part of this setup we have also completely reworked our SpamAssassin setup. As a consequence of this, we are now looking for spam mail to begin training the filter to ensure it is ready to begin filtering the substantial mail volumes Postbox handles. Mailing list moderators whose lists receive significant quantities of spam are therefore requested to not discard this, and instead let us know so we can use the spam from your moderation queue to train the filter. Please note that we can grab the mail directly from the queue, so forwarding it elsewhere is not required. Once the filter has been sufficiently trained, we will commence the cutover and transfer handling of kde.org mail, including mailing lists, to the new system. Should anyone have any questions regarding this process, please let us know. Regards, Ben Cooksley KDE Sysadmin