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Monday, February 23rd, 2026 10:19 PM

temporarily blocked IP address

out of the blue.

cannot connect to IMAP email server.

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@richard3645 Are you able to access your emails via our connect portal? How are you attempting to access your emails?

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If you're asking whether I can access via a web-based client the answer is yes.  I routinely use Outlook on my PC/laptop and the mail app on my iPhone to access my comcast.net email

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The iPhone app tells me that ALERT--temporarily blacklisted IP address.  Try again later...

That was days ago, so it's not so temporary.  The error or block remains.  On both devices.  When I use my iPhone's hotspot (with a different IP, obviously) the PC can connect.  Likewise when I turn off WiFi on the iPhone and use cellular data only, I can connect.  So clearly the issue is the IP address at the router/modem.

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OK, good news.  I restarted the router/modem/WiFi access point unit and it appears that a new external IP address has been served up (DHCP?)  Reverting back to my old configurations on iPhone and PC using the internal SSID from the router/modem/WiFi and things appear to have returned to their former state (i.e. back to normal after several days of frustration).

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We understand how frustrating it can be to have issues with services you're used to working. I am glad to see the power cycle to the modem was able to resolve the issue. 

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