How to Use the Gmail SMTP Server for a Newsletter
You can use the Gmail SMTP server to send a newsletter to a group of 500 people or less. Gmail places a limitation of sending 500 emails at one time to prevent people from using the free email service to send junk mail or spam. Creating a contact group in Gmail is relatively simple and once you have a group set up, then you can send the newsletter to that group each month directly from the Gmail online interface.
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Instructions
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Create a Group
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Go to gmail.com and sign in to your account.
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Click the "Contacts" option from the left sidebar. On the next screen, click the "New Group" link. A pop-up window appears.
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Type a name for the group, such as "Newsletter" or something similar. Click the "OK" button.
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Go to the "My Contacts" group, which should be a listing of all your contacts. Check the box for each contact you want to add to the "Newsletter" contact group.
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Click the "Groups" button and select "Newsletter" or the name of the group you want to add those contacts to. Click the "Apply" option to add.
Email a Group
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Log in to your Gmail account and click the "Compose Mail" button near the top of the left column.
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Go to the "To" field on the "Compose Mail" screen and type the group name. Your group name should begin to auto-populate with the "(group)" label appended to the end.
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Press the "Enter" key to select that group. The names and email addresses will automatically fill in the "To" field box.
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Type a "Subject" for your email and paste the newsletter text into the body of the message. Click the "Send" button to send your newsletter to everyone in that contact group.
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