Sending Email through the Grad/Research Network - Revision history

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Rate Limits on Sent Mail

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INTRO

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CONFIGURING CONNECTION TO OUR SMTP SERVER

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 The limits should be high enough that ordinary use of the server won't cause any problems.  If you are affected, though, you will probably see error messages saying something like, "Too many emails at once."  If that happens, please contact {{mailto|support}} and let us know about the problem.
-==Gmail users...]]
+==Gmail users...==
-Please see:  [Gmail_as_a_CS_Mail_Client]]
+Please see:  [[Gmail_as_a_CS_Mail_Client]]
 [[category:Sending Email]]

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	The limits should be high enough that ordinary use of the server won't cause any problems. If you are affected, though, you will probably see error messages saying something like, "Too many emails at once." If that happens, please contact {{mailto\|support}} and let us know about the problem.		The limits should be high enough that ordinary use of the server won't cause any problems. If you are affected, though, you will probably see error messages saying something like, "Too many emails at once." If that happens, please contact {{mailto\|support}} and let us know about the problem.
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		+	==Gmail users...]]
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		+	Please see: [Gmail_as_a_CS_Mail_Client]]

	[[category:Sending Email]]		[[category:Sending Email]]

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 As mentioned, sending email as an @cs.jhu.edu user will work through our SMTP server.  However, sending ''as other email addresses'' may not work, as the mail may not be accepted by the recipient due to various restrictions at the recipient's end.  (Some remote mail services expect that email sent through an SMTP server be addressed using the SMTP server's domain.)
-:'''NOTE:''' The option of sending mail as an '''''@jhu.edu''''' User using JHU's own SMTP service no longer available. In the past, JHU allowed users to send as an ''@jhu.edu'' user using JHU's own SMTP server, but we were made aware that JHU no longer offers that service.
+:'''NOTE:''' The option of sending mail as an '''''@jhu.edu''''' User using JHU's own SMTP service is no longer available. In the past, JHU allowed users to send as an ''@jhu.edu'' user using JHU's own SMTP server, but we were made aware that JHU no longer offers that service.
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 As mentioned, sending email as an @cs.jhu.edu user will work through our SMTP server.  However, sending ''as other email addresses'' may not work, as the mail may not be accepted by the recipient due to various restrictions at the recipient's end.  (Some remote mail services expect that email sent through an SMTP server be addressed using the SMTP server's domain.)
-:'''NOTE:''' The option of sending mail as an ''@jhu.edu'' User using JHU's own SMTP service no longer available. In the past, JHU allowed users to send as an ''@jhu.edu'' user using JHU's own SMTP server, but we were made aware that JHU no longer offers that service.
+:'''NOTE:''' The option of sending mail as an '''''@jhu.edu''''' User using JHU's own SMTP service no longer available. In the past, JHU allowed users to send as an ''@jhu.edu'' user using JHU's own SMTP server, but we were made aware that JHU no longer offers that service.
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 As mentioned, sending email as an @cs.jhu.edu user will work through our SMTP server.  However, sending ''as other email addresses'' may not work, as the mail may not be accepted by the recipient due to various restrictions at the recipient's end.  (Some remote mail services expect that email sent through an SMTP server be addressed using the SMTP server's domain.)
-:===NOTE: The option of sending mail as an ''@jhu.edu'' User using JHU's own SMTP service no longer available===
+:'''NOTE:''' The option of sending mail as an ''@jhu.edu'' User using JHU's own SMTP service no longer available. In the past, JHU allowed users to send as an ''@jhu.edu'' user using JHU's own SMTP server, but we were made aware that JHU no longer offers that service.
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	As mentioned, sending email as an @cs.jhu.edu user will work through our SMTP server. However, sending ''as other email addresses'' may not work, as the mail may not be accepted by the recipient due to various restrictions at the recipient's end. (Some remote mail services expect that email sent through an SMTP server be addressed using the SMTP server's domain.)		As mentioned, sending email as an @cs.jhu.edu user will work through our SMTP server. However, sending ''as other email addresses'' may not work, as the mail may not be accepted by the recipient due to various restrictions at the recipient's end. (Some remote mail services expect that email sent through an SMTP server be addressed using the SMTP server's domain.)
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		+	===NOTE: The option of sending mail as an ''@jhu.edu'' User using JHU's own SMTP service no longer available===
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		+	In the past, JHU allowed users to send as an @jhu.edu user using JHU's own SMTP server, but we were made aware that JHU no longer offers that service.

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 As mentioned, sending email as an @cs.jhu.edu user will work through our SMTP server.  However, sending ''as other email addresses'' may not work, as the mail may not be accepted by the recipient due to various restrictions at the recipient's end.  (Some remote mail services expect that email sent through an SMTP server be addressed using the SMTP server's domain.)
 ===If You Are Sending Through The CS SMTP Server Using an ''@jhu.edu'' Email Address===
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 ::Otherwise, please use your @cs.jhu.edu email address to send email through the CS SMTP server.
 ==CONFIGURING CONNECTION TO OUR SMTP SERVER==

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	Using the above settings will allow you secure login to the e-mail system from inside CS or from outside on the Internet.		Using the above settings will allow you secure login to the e-mail system from inside CS or from outside on the Internet.
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		+	== Rate Limits on Sent Mail ==
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		+	Mail sent through our mail server is subject to limits on the number of recipient email addresses from a single sender over a period of time. If the mail server's limits are exceeded, it will begin rejecting messages from the sender for a time.
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		+	The limits should be high enough that ordinary use of the server won't cause any problems. If you are affected, though, you will probably see error messages saying something like, "Too many emails at once." If that happens, please contact {{mailto\|support}} and let us know about the problem.

	[[category:Sending Email]]		[[category:Sending Email]]

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 * '''Server Name:''' smtp.cs.jhu.edu
-* '''Port:''' 25 or 587 (should work with either, but 587 is preferred.)
+* '''Port:''' 587
 * '''Security Settings:'''  TLS password authentication.  (You might see this as STARTTTLS.)