D2L (the company that owns Brightspace) uses Continuous Delivery to update our Brightspace system. The Continuous Delivery model gives us regular monthly updates allowing for incremental and easily integrated changes with no downtime required for our Brightspace system.
Our Continuous Delivery update occurs on the 4th Thursday of each month. D2L provides release notes to help users stay up-to-date with the changes.
Here are some of the updates in the February 2025/20.25.02 release that were added to our system this month:
1) Brightspace Editor – Updated Accessibility Checker icon
This release updates the Accessibility Checker icon in Brightspace Editor to improve user recognition and understanding.


2) Email – Validation required when using the Copy external mail on all sent messages option
Users must validate their external email addresses whenever they use the Copy external mail on all sent messages option. This option is selected in either Email Settings or the Account Settings > Email tab.

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Once users save their changes, the system sends a validation email message to the external email address. Users click the link in the email to validate the setting and email address. Unverified email addresses display a Not Verified - Click to Resend Verification Email status next to the Send a copy of each outgoing message to [external email] option. Users can resend validation emails, but the system does not copy messages to the external email address until it verifies the address. If users change their external email address, they must repeat the validation process.

Previously, Copy external mail on all sent messages did not require validation of external email. Any users who have previously configured Copy external mail on all sent messages do not require validation unless their external email address is altered.
Note:
- An external email is considered any email outside of Brightspace, regardless of whether it is within your institution's domain or not.
- Once you have an external email address configured, the text of the option changes to Send a copy of each outgoing message to [external email].
If you are interested in getting more information about these and all the February Continuous Delivery updates, refer to the Brightspace Platform February 2025/20.25.02 Release Notes.
Additionally, refer to the Brightspace Release Notes for Continuous Delivery Releases, for details about current, past, and to preview upcoming continuous delivery updates.
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