A Ghost blog running on DigitalOcean couldn't send outbound email because the provider blocks standard SMTP ports (25, 465, 587) to prevent spam. The solution was to configure Ghost's Nodemailer to use Amazon SES's alternative ports (2587 or 2465), which bypass the restriction and require deriving an SMTP password from AWS credentials.
SpaceX launched three telecom satellites to orbit on September 13, marking the company's 700th Falcon rocket mission. The Falcon 9 deployed the final three satellites for Luxembourg-based SES' O3b mPOWER constellation to medium Earth orbit, completing the 13-satellite system designed for low-latency global communications.