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Spam
Reduction Service
After
an overwhelming amount of requests, Spincaster Productions Inc.
is pleased to announce the launch of its Spam Reduction Service!
This subscription based service will pre-screen your incoming e-mail
and tag any SPAM messages so they are easily identifiable and can
be moved or deleted using standard filtering in client email programs.
Spam is reduced an immediate 90 PERCENT and gets better as it learns
more about your email.
How
does it work?
The spam reduction filter runs on our mail servers therefore requires
no software installation on your PC. Once the system filter determines
that the message is most likely spam, it will tag the email by adding
*****SPAM***** to the subject line letting you know that it is spam.
This allows Outlook or Outlook Express to apply rules to the incoming
message to delete the message or move it to a junk mail folder for
later review.
The
spam reduction service will also check against your Outlook address
book so that messages from familiar senders are not tagged as spam.
Subscriptions to permission based electronic newsletters will not
be affected and if they are inadvertently tagged as spam you can
add the sender to an allow table.
This
service is also available to customers who have their own in-house
mail servers.
Spam
Reduction
Pricing
One Time Setup Fee (per domain) $50.00
Annual Fee (per email address) $50.00
Email
address added to the Spam Reduction services later on are subject
to a $5.00 setup fee.
Spam
Reduction
FAQ
Table
of Contents:
The
Answers
What
is Spam?
Spam
is a nickname given to bulk email trying to sell you something.
Other terms include Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or Unsolicited
Bulk Email (UBE). The nickname SPAM originates from the famous
Monty Python spam skit.
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What
does your service do with the spam?
Once
the system determines that the message is most likely spam, it
will tag the email using either X-headers or by adding *****SPAM*****
to the subject line letting you know that it is spam. This
allows email client programs to apply rules to the incoming message
to delete the message or move it to a junk mail folder for later
review.
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Does
this service quarantine the spam?
No.
It is a waste of time to have to open a web browser, login, and
review your spam online when a simple rule in your email program
can keep the spam out of your way and make it much easier to review
by simply opening a folder. Spam reduction services should
reduce the amount of wasted time, not increase it!
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How
does the system decide what is spam and what is not?
Incoming
messages run a gamut of over 250 tests to determine what is spam
and what is not. Each rule has a score, either a positive
value for spam-ish tests and negative value for non-spam-ish characteristics.
The higher the score, the more likely the message is spam.
The system can also "learn" what may or may not be spam
by watching the emails that come through and training on emails
with very high or very low scores. A special "Bayesian
Classifier" looks at key areas of the messages and assigns
a probability of being spam which then adds/subtracts from the
score. If the score is above the score threshold, the email
is tagged as spam.
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How
accurate is your system?
The
service starts out near 90% effective and gets better as it learns
from your emails! Current levels are over 97%.
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How do I set up my email program to filter out the marked messages?
Instructions
for Outlook 2002 are available here
Can
I create my own rules?
At
this time there are no user-definable rules.
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Can
I just have the spam deleted before it goes to my inbox?
No.
False positives are a possibility and it would be unwise just
to turf everything. By setting rules in your client, you
have much better control over any mistakes the system may make.
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A spam message got through. What can I do to stop this message
from coming through?
You
can add the email address of spammers to the black list in the
control panel under "Deny From Addresses". We
will be working on a feedback system where you can upload spam
messages back to the server for it to learn and recognize similar
spam messages.
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An email from one of my mailing lists has been marked as SPAM.
How can I stop this from being tagged?
You
can add the email address of your mailing lists and other addresses
that are not spam in the control panel under "Allow From
Addresses". Addresses in this list will pass through
without being marked as spam.
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Can
I just mark the Spam Email and leave the body unchanged?
If
you wish to have the email arrive as it normally would, as opposed
to the warning message with the attached email, set the "Spam
notification" setting to "Deliver original message".
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How
do I change the default settings for my whole domain?
As
the domain administrator, you will see a user named "@somedomain.com"
where somedomain.com is the name of your domain. When you
edit the settings for that account you are creating the default
settings for you domain.
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How
are default settings applied?
The
settings made here will override the global system defaults and
the user settings will override the domain defaults. The
allow and deny lists will actually add together as opposed to
override creating a more comprehensive list.
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How
do I adjust the settings for a specific user/email address?
As
the domain administrator you can create "accounts" for
each email address. Once created, you can set any of the
settings independently of the domain or other users.
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One user in my domain doesn't want their email filtered. Can
I exempt one address?
As
the domain administrator you will have an extra field in the "@somedomain.com"
account called "Allow to Addresses". Addresses
placed in this list will not have their email tagged as spam even
if it scores above the threshold.
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Does
the system send a notice to the spam sender?
No.
Actually finding the true originator of a spam email is almost
impossible as spammers use fake or random user accounts.
Sending messages back to a bogus or innocent email user contributes
to wasted bandwidth on the Internet.
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Is the ISP of the spammer notified that they have a spammer using
their network?
No.
It is difficult to ascertain the true origin of the spam in many
cases and it clogs the Internet's arteries with yet more mail!
That said, if you can figure out the source, go get 'em!
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Does
your system do content (adult material) filtering?
Many
have asked for Adult content filtering. We are looking into this
request.
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