Microsoft told security notification subscribers that the service would halt operations on July 1. The change is due to a new anti-spam law in Canada, which goes into effect on the same day. Microsoft encouraged subscribers to use their RSS service, which offers the same information. Microsoft will register those who opt-in to their mailing lists for a $500 CDN Microsoft gift voucher until July 13. The notification service will resume operation on July 3, Microsoft says. It isn’t clear why Microsoft has suddenly altered the 12-year-old notification system.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2429402/microsoft-stops-email-notification-services.html