Microsoft stops email notification services

On Friday, Microsoft told security notification subscribers that the service would halt operations on July 1.

From the email:

    As of July 1, 2014, due to changing governmental policies concerning the issuance of automated electronic messaging, Microsoft is suspending the use of email notifications that announce the following:

        Security bulletin advance notifications
        Security bulletin summaries
        New security advisories and bulletins
        Major and minor revisions to security advisories and bulletins