Guidance for Third Parties Sending Email Using an SMU Address

Checked Email iconSMU now requires authorization for campus partners who wish to send emails impersonating an smu.edu domain. This requirement helps us prevent malicious senders from spoofing SMU addresses while attempting to send phishing emails or malware to our campus or outside entities.

Due to recent changes, some senders may be encountering delivery issues that did not occur previously. It is likely that previously unauthorized senders’ messages are now being Continue reading Guidance for Third Parties Sending Email Using an SMU Address

Annual Bulk Email List Refresh is August 18th

myLists.SMU service iconAt 8 a.m. on Friday, August 18, 2023, the yearly Bulk Email List Refresh for all managed lists will be carried out. All managed bulk lists (bulklist.smu.edu) will be repopulated with the entire membership of each group. The Bulk Email List Refresh is expected to be completed by 10 a.m. Please be aware that no mail sent to bulklist.smu.edu will be processed until after the refresh is complete. We recommend holding off on sending email notifications to your lists until after 10 a.m. Continue reading Annual Bulk Email List Refresh is August 18th

Your New Spam Filter: What to Expect

No SPAM or phishing emailEarlier this summer we told you about our upcoming switch to a new spam filter for SMU email accounts. Well, the time is here to make the switch! As we move to the new Microsoft Defender-based filtering platform in the coming weeks, here’s a summary of how to report spam and view your Junk E-Mail folders. Continue reading Your New Spam Filter: What to Expect

Microsoft Defender to Begin Filtering Spam This Summer

Microsoft Defender logo.As one of the final steps in our cloud email migration project, OIT will soon retire our legacy Cisco IronPort spam filtering and replace it with Microsoft’s Defender spam filtering service. While providing better real-time spam filtering and detection using artificial intelligence, this transition also means new ways of managing your spam quarantine. Keep reading to find out more! Continue reading Microsoft Defender to Begin Filtering Spam This Summer

Exchange Email Migration to the Cloud Nears Completion

Email MigrationIn late January, OIT began migrating our on-premises Exchange mailboxes to the Microsoft 365 cloud platform, where our student email accounts have resided for many years. We will complete our final migration by the end of April! As we conclude this project, faculty and staff email accounts will receive a higher storage quota of 100GB. In addition, faculty and staff will be assigned access to a variety of office applications that are part of the Office 365 suite at the end of April.  These include Continue reading Exchange Email Migration to the Cloud Nears Completion