Announcement:

2007/04/25 - Restricting Outbound SMTP

In order to reduce the amount of email spam originating from SPSU owned addresses, and to comply with recommendations from our recent doIT audit, on 05/08 we intend to disable all outbound email which does not originate from the SPSU mail system.  This will only affect those who have configured their campus mail client to use something other than mail services provided by SPSU.  If you have no idea what I am talking about, then please ignore this message, as it does not effect you.

In todays day and age, it is common for network providers to disable outbound SMTP traffic from all but their official mail gateways.  The end goal is to reduce SPAM originating from end-user PCs, due to viruses, spyware, and the like.  By doing so, we are less likely to end up on somebody's blocked senders list, as a known source of SPAM.  In our case, it also reduces our point of exit for campus generated spam to a single address, making it much easier to manage.

For almost all of you, this will be completely transparent and have no effect on your email communications.  Those who use web browser based mail clients will not be affected by this change.  Also, it will not prevent you from downloading mail from an off campus system using POP3 or IMAP.

For those rare few who have configured Outlook, Eudora, or a similar mail client to use an off campus mail system for sending outbound mail, you will need to change this setting to send all mail using the campus system.  If you need assistance, please contact our Helpdesk at 678-915-4357.