If your Google-connected inboxes suddenly disconnected today, you’re not alone.
Google just issued a ban wave targeting legacy and Edu panel accounts — the ones that, under the table, were being sold or repurposed for cold email sending.

For years, these accounts were a loophole: affordable, easy to set up, and relatively forgiving toward high-volume outreach.
That ends today.

What’s Actually Happening

Google is shutting down legacy and Edu Workspace accounts that were never meant to be used for outbound or commercial purposes.

These accounts often came from:

• Universities or educational institutions (Edu domains)
• Old G Suite “legacy” setups that were never upgraded
• Resellers or third parties that repackaged access for cold email use

If you’re suddenly seeing disconnections, delivery errors, or login restrictions — this ban wave is likely the reason.

And here’s the key detail:
Once a domain is tied to a banned Google Workspace account, you can’t reuse it with another Google provider.
That domain is effectively locked in the old account.

The Good News

If you own the domain, you’re still in control.

You can migrate your sending infrastructure away from Google entirely — to a provider that doesn’t impose the same restrictions, throttle your volume, or suspend you mid-campaign.

And here’s the even better part:
You don’t need to rewarm your domain if it was already active and sending.

Your reputation isn’t tied to Google — it’s tied to your domain itself.
Move your DNS records (SPF, DKIM, MX) to a new provider, and your reputation history stays intact.

What You Should Do Right Now

1. Confirm ownership of your domains.
   Make sure you can access your registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.) and manage DNS.

2. Disconnect Google completely.
   Remove DNS records related to Google (MX, SPF) to avoid residual conflicts.

3. Migrate to a private SMTP provider.
   Platforms like Mission Inbox let you send safely without Google’s restrictions, with built-in deliverability tools:

• Dedicated SMTP relay service (not shared IPs)
• Automated warm-up and domain monitoring
• Verified SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration
• Real-time inbox placement testing
• Verify your setup.
  Run a deliverability test to confirm your new configuration is authentic and healthy.

Why Google Cracked Down

For Google, this is about trust and abuse prevention.

Edu and legacy panels were never intended for outbound volume — they were designed for academic communication, not commercial outreach.

But as these accounts got repurposed for bulk email sending, spam complaints and phishing attempts skyrocketed.
The result: Google is removing entire categories of accounts instead of policing them individually.

That means even legitimate senders using these setups for sales or marketing outreach are now caught in the crossfire.

How Mission Inbox Keeps You Sending

Mission Inbox was built specifically for cold email and outbound teams.
Unlike Google, we don’t penalize volume or restrict legitimate outreach.
Instead, we focus on keeping your emails trusted, authenticated, and delivered.

Here’s what makes Mission Inbox different:

• Cold email–friendly SMTP relay — fully compliant, built for scale.
• Dedicated IP pools — never shared with spammers or bad actors.
• Built-in deliverability monitoring — including spam placement, blacklist status, and DNS verification.
• Domain migration support — move from Google Workspace without downtime.
• Reputation continuity — your domain’s trust score stays with you.

If you’re affected by the shutdown, migration takes minutes — and you can preserve your entire sending history.

How Agencies Are Responding

Outbound agencies and lead-gen platforms are already shifting infrastructure off Google this week.
Many are using Mission Inbox as their “cold email backup” — a parallel SMTP setup that keeps campaigns alive while Google’s shutdown unfolds.

Some have moved 50+ domains in less than a day. Others are using this opportunity to separate outbound and transactional traffic entirely (a smart long-term move for deliverability).

Don’t Wait Until You Lose Access

This shutdown isn’t speculative — it’s active, and accounts are already going dark.
If your outreach pipeline depends on Google-connected mailboxes, now’s the time to act.

Mission Inbox can help you:

• Migrate your domains safely
• Restore sending continuity
• Maintain your reputation
• Avoid further suspensions

Final Takeaway

Google’s ban wave is a reminder that you never fully control your deliverability when your provider limits how you send.
But you can take that control back.

With Mission Inbox, you own your sending setup — your domains, your IPs, your inbox placement.

If you’ve been hit by the Google Edu or legacy shutdown, don’t start from scratch.
Migrate once, warm safely, and keep your campaigns alive.

Check your domain setup and start your migration today → https://missioninbox.link/warmup