email delivery Archives

AppWizard

December 9, 2025

Gift Digital Xbox and PC Games for the Holidays

Gifting digital games through the Microsoft Store is popular during the holiday season, allowing users to send digital codes easily across Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, ROG Ally devices, and web browsers. On Xbox consoles, users select a game, click the gift-wrap icon, and choose a friend or enter an email address to send the gift. Both sender and recipient must be in the same country. The recipient receives a redeemable code via Xbox message and email. The process is similar on the Xbox app for PC and ROG Ally, as well as through the Microsoft Store online, which only supports email delivery. The Microsoft Store on Windows also allows gifting via email. Digital Xbox gifts cannot be sent internationally, and subscriptions like Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can be gifted. Gifting is not supported through web3 wallets or blockchain services, and redeemed codes cannot be refunded or transferred.

Winsage

August 23, 2025

Microsoft puts the squeeze on onmicrosoft.com freeloaders

Microsoft is advising organizations using the onmicrosoft.com domain for email to transition to a custom domain to avoid email throttling. Starting October 15, email delivery will be limited to 100 external recipients per organization within a 24-hour period, with the rollout extending to larger organizations by June 2026. This policy is in response to spammers exploiting the onmicrosoft.com domain, which affects its reputation. Organizations using a Microsoft Online Email Routing Address (MOERA) domain must migrate to a custom domain, update their primary SMTP addresses, and ensure non-test emails use the new domain. This migration may complicate administrative tasks, especially for those managing outdated products.