From the desk of the Privacy Officer....
With over 5M Plaxo members, we�ve seen tremendous growth and acceptance of Plaxo over the past few years. But we also acknowledge there are administrators who do not feel Plaxo is appropriate for their userbase and some have taken steps to block messages sent by Plaxo members through our service. We respect an organization�s right to determine what is most appropriate for their users.
We�d like to inform these administrators, effective 03/16/05, Plaxo has changed it�s network service provider to Internap to handle all outbound mail messages sent by Plaxo members through our service.
Internap Network Services Corporation (AMEX: IIP), provides high-performance connectivity to more than 1,800 customers worldwide including Nasdaq, Travelocity.com, and TicketMaster. We�ve actually been using Internap for some time now to provide network connectivity for the Plaxo web-site and Plaxo Online (my.plaxo.com), but with this move Internap will now be providing network connectivity for the entire Plaxo service.
All outbound mail traffic now comes from the new IP addresses of: 66.151.128.12 (mx.plaxo.com) and 66.151.150.148 (mx01.plaxo.com). If you are a network administrator, and have determined that the use of Plaxo is inappropriate within your organization, you may need to update your block list with the addresses above. However, before you do so, we would certainly welcome the opportunity to speak with you and address any concerns that you might have.
People might be wondering why we might blog something like this. Our business is based upon trust, and we feel operating in an open and transparent fashion is the best way to earn and maintain that trust.
Open communications is another way we look to build trust and we'd like to invite you to share your thoughts and comments with us. Does your domain block Plaxo Update Requests or do you know of another domain that does? How do you feel Plaxo can improve? Voice your comments to our public User Forum or feel free to contact me directly.
'til next time.
Stacy Martin
Plaxo Privacy Officer
privacy @t plaxo.com