Valimail protection for bulk yale.edu email

July 14, 2022

Summary

  • On Monday, August 15, 2022, Yale will enable services offered by Valimail to improve mail security, reduce spam, and ensure mail delivery for legitimate Yale mail.
  • Individual emails sent from Outlook or EliApps are not impacted.
  • No action is required when using Yale Message to send Bulk emails.
  • See details below if using a bulk email sending service (e.g., Constant Contact, MailChimp, etc.) other than Yale Message. 

Details

Possible action required for those sending bulk email with an @yale.edu address:

ITS recommends sending a test message prior to using a bulk email sending service to ensure delivery. 
Ensure bulk email sending services are authorized before Monday, August 15, 2022

  • For those who have worked with ITS to set up a bulk email sending service:
    • No further action is required
  • For those who have *NOT* worked with ITS to set up a bulk email sending service:
    • ITS must configure Valimail to authorize email to be sent from the Yale.edu address via the bulk sending service.
    • Request Valimail authorization by completing a request form

Need help?

View additional details about Valimail and sending mail via bulk email sending services on the Valimail knowledge page.

For additional assistance, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 203-432-9000 or visit our website to view answers to trending questions, search how-to articles, start a chat, or report a problem.

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