mail not delivered to ep.net -> no IP address assigned for exchanges

Anyone reading here from ep.net? It seems to me that the IP request form for internet exchanges http://www.ep.net/ipadd-req.html does not work and mails go down the drain somewhere (see below). I tried to get an IP addr for NYCX appx. three weeks ago, but no luck yet :frowning:

Regards,

Fredy Kuenzler
Init Seven AG / AS13030

    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
hostmaster@www.ep.net
     (expanded from: <address-request@ep.net>)

    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
hostmaster@www.ep.net... Deferred: Connection refused by weblet.ep.net.
Message could not be delivered for 5 days
Message will be deleted from queue