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New policy on anonymous e-mail gateway (cernmx.cern.ch) to limit number of messages per minute

Description of Service Change: 

From Wednesday 01.08.2012 there will be a new policy on CERN anonymous mail gateway (cernmx.cern.ch). The mail gateway will not accept more than 50 messages per minute from a single IP address. This measure is put in place in order to protect CERN users from misbehaving scripts sending thousands of messages in a short time.

The policy will not apply to machines that are registered in email system as trusted machines (cf. https://espace.cern.ch/mmmservices-help/ManagingYourMailbox/Security/Pages/AnonymousPosting.aspx)

Service Element Affected: 
E-Mail Service
Effective from: 
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 09:00
Posted by: 
IT-OIS
Unit responsible for resolution: 
IT Department