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It’s not easy being an anti-spam specialist. When reputation scores and other filters fail to block all the junk, we sometimes have to jump in and analyze the messages manually. All the while, millions of end-users are breathing down my neck, waiting for me to release an update ASAP. I don’t mind the big nastyRead more

What is most important to you for an email security and anti-spam corporate solution? Performance (high catch-rate & low FP) Low Maintenance Ease of use Support Plans & Professional Services Price Please visit the LinkedIn Poll page below to vote: http://linkd.in/hFxk6J The results will be published as soon as they are available. Thank you forRead more

You can’t really prevent spam from reaching you altogether; however, there are some things that you can do to minimize how much you receive. Even if you’ve heard some of these tips before, it never hurts to review the checklist. Email addresses: First and foremost, you should not post your home or business email addressRead more

Spam characteristics appear in two parts of an email: the message header and the message content. Headers are important to examine because they show the history of the message delivery path as well as some common characteristics of spam. When a message is initially generated, it should include standard header fields such as From, To,Read more

In part 1, we looked at ‘How to Deploy a Spam Filter with Exchange‘, followed by Part 2 where we discussed ‘Three Ways to Configure a Spam Filter with Exchange‘. In part 3, we will look at Whitelists and Blacklists. Installing Exchange Server anti-spam components (for Exchange Server 2007 and 2010) can improve security byRead more