Mass Email

Mass or bulk e-mail refers to e-mail messages that are sent quickly and in large quantities. Mass e-mail can be an efficient and environmentally-friendly way to communicate. It can also overload e-mail systems and be perceived as abusive. Sending mass e-mail messages can result in the university being blacklisted by potential recipient systems, causing problems throughout the university.

The definition and perception of what constitutes large quantities of e-mail messages vary with the situation. Ordinary e-mail methods generally do not handle more than 100 recipients at one time. Standard e-mail clients such as Entourage, OS X Mail, Outlook, Webmail, or Windows Mail running on a desktop are not appropriate for sending mass mailings. For information and guidelines on sending mass email messages, refer to this resources included on this page.

Preferred Methods for Distributing Mass Email Messages Learn about submitting campus notices and events and using LISTSERV	Types of Targeted Email Mass Recipients Sending mass e-mail improperly can result in the university being blacklisted by potential recipient systems, causing problems throughout the university
Formatting Mass Email Messages Format mass email messages to minimize the burden on delivery systems and to keep messages from being flagged as spam