Minor incident

MIT: outgoing.mit.edu not accepting connections

Affected: General, Email

Current status of MIT: Operational — live MIT status

Timeline

1. Nov 6, 2026, 12:46 UTC
   investigating
   IS&T is aware of issues connecting to outgoing.mit.edu and is investigating
2. Nov 6, 2026, 12:49 UTC
   monitoring
   A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
3. Nov 6, 2026, 12:58 UTC
   identified
   The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
4. Nov 6, 2026, 13:07 UTC
   monitoring
   A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
5. Nov 6, 2026, 13:07 UTC
   monitoring
   We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
6. Nov 6, 2026, 14:46 UTC
   resolved
   This incident has been resolved.

Updates as published by MIT (original).