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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 ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > > > > >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/