You may find that when you send E-mail from your domain name to a user who has a Windows Live Hotmail E-mail address, you recieve a bounce-back and your email is rejected or even not recieved at all.� If rejected, the most likely reason given in the bounce-back is:
"Mail rejected by Windows Live Hotmail for policy reasons. Reasons for rejection may be related to content with spam-like characteristics or IP/domain reputation problems."
The Microsoft Windows Live Sender ID policy can sometimes identify legitimate messages as spam. Â To help avoid this, you can set an SPF record for your domain, and look into Microsoft Sender ID policy here:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540496(v=ws.10).aspx
http://www.openspf.org/SPF_Record_Syntax
http://www.spfwizard.net/
NOTE: The previous resolution to this was to add your E-Mail address to the sender ID program at http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safety/technologies/senderid/default.mspx/ - however this link recently appears to be broken no matter where it appears on the Microsoft Tecnet website. Â
UPDATE: You may have to contact Microsoft over missing email here, as the auotmatic sender id form is no lobger operational on their site. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/getsupport?oaspworkflow=start_1.0.0.0&wfname=capsub&productkey=edfsmsbl3&locale=en-us&ccsid=636237899615295849
Microsoft has recently revised its policies and they are now more strict than ever before.� For example, they are removing HTML from email.� If you send out mail regularily, some hotmail recipients may mark your email as "junk" or "spam" via their email program which will result in your domain being blocked and your messages may not even be received.
How do I avoid having my messages marked as potentially dangerous?
- Always use valid, reputable URLs. Make sure it�s clear where the recipient will be taken and whether the destination is a valid website.Â
- Use the standard URL format. Avoid using IP addresses in the URL.Â
- Whenever possible, publish your Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records.
- Do not link to known phishing sites.Â