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SPAM MESSAGE: More and more ISPs are blocking email AT THEIR SERVER which means you MAY NOT GET a confirmation via email for your application. (Please print your confirmation page to make sure you have a record of your TeamID and application.)

Internet providers are starting to decide unilaterally what is spam and what is not, regardless of what you — their customers — thinks is spam. A common cause we've discovered is, if you submit applications for multiple teams, and you use the same email address for each, your confirmation emails may be tagged by your Internet provider as spam.

This is frustrating, but now a fact of email life. If you are not getting your confirmation emails and you are certain your email address is correct, DO NOT CONTACT THE MID-AMERICA SHOOTOUT. There is nothing we can do to ensure the email is RECEIVED, only that it was SENT by our registration system. You should first check to make sure the email is correct, as many times, that is the cause.

The worst offenders to date are: aol.com, comcast.com, verizon.net, rr.com, wowway.com and yahoo.com. This list will probably grow as spam gets even worse. If you are using an email address from one of these Internet providers, you may want to set up a special email address with another provider for tournaments.

We are doing all we can to ensure emails are able to be sent to you, but you should start checking your Message Center by logging into your team application. If the Mid-America Shootout sends you an email (such as acceptance, registration, schedule, etc) it will ALWAYS write to your Message Center, even if your Internet provider fails to deliver your email. Thank you.

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