Leo,
I suppose I should leave it to John Resotko to ask this, but now you
have sparked my curiousity -- just what would constitute "proper bulk
mail tools for MSU purposes"?
-- dkm
At 12/9/2013 09:56 AM Monday, Leo Sell wrote:
>We do have a maximum number of recipients within a timeframe. It is
>one of our defenses when someone has compromised their credentials
>and the account gets used for spam. There is an error message that
>should be generated when the limit is exceeded, per:
><http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=10902#s79659>http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=10902#s79659
>
>We were asked to keep details to a minimum. I believe this is to
>encourage the use of proper bulk mail tools for MSU purposes and to
>avoid abuse from outside parties (spammers using compromised credentials).
>
>Leo Sell
>IT Services Support
>Michigan State University
>517-432-6200
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>On Dec 9, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Resotko, John
><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Good morning,
>>
>>I've been searching the techbase without much luck, so I thought
>>I'd ask the experts on MSUNAG. I want to know what the
>>restrictions are on student accounts regarding the total number of
>>email addresses allowed in the To: and BCC: fields when they sent
>>out email messages. At the Law College, our Admissions department
>>has been recruiting students to do some email and social media
>>outreach to current applicants and prospective students. They've
>>been running into some issues with regard to the number of
>>addresses in the To: and BCC: fields, so I want to understand what
>>restrictions there are, so I can advise them better.
>>
>>Anyone who can point me to a techbase article that describes the
>>specific limits, I would be most grateful to you. (I've already
>>read the Mass Email guidelines document, which doesn't appear to
>>include that specific information.) Thanks.
>>
>>John Resotko
>>Assistant Director, Systems Administration and Support
>>Michigan State University College of Law
>>648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 208 Law Building
>>East Lansing, MI 48842-1300
>>
>>email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>>phone: 517-432-6836
>>fax: 517-432-6861
>>web: <http://www.law.msu.edu/>http://www.law.msu.edu/
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