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  1. Webmail Patched for PHP Zero-Day (CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619)

    You may have seen the news today regarding two PHP zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619). Our webmail (Roundcube) is the only service at Purelymail that runs PHP, so we wanted to share a quick update on what happened and our patching timeline.

    Purelymail · · Purelymail
  2. Planned maintenance notice

    We will be performing a database upgrade on October 17, 2026, between 7:00 AM ET and 12:00 PM ET. In order to prepare for the upgrade, we will also be making one minor change on Friday, October 16, 2026 around 7:00 am ET. The change on Friday will result in a few minutes (2-3) of downtime.

    Purelymail · · Purelymail
  3. Platform Updates

    Over the past few months, we’ve deployed several updates across client autoconfiguration, deliverability, webmail, the account administration portal, and our backend infrastructure. Here is a breakdown of the changes.

    Purelymail · · Purelymail
  4. Inbound Email Delivery Delays from Gmail

    Summary We are investigating reports of delayed inbound email delivery from Gmail senders. Purelymail’s gateway systems and mail services are operating normally and as designed. However, under high connection volumes, connections from Gmail IP pools triggered our automated IP rate limiting defenses at the network…

    Purelymail · · Purelymail

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