Anti Spam

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The term “spam” comes from the 1970 Monty Python sketch based in a greasy spoon café where the predominant ingredient is the SPiced hAM product. In the Internet age “spam” is unsolicited and generally repeatedly received emails. Their affect can range from mildly annoying to debilitating (depending on the number and size of unsolicited emails encountered on a system).

Round The Clock Detection

Anti Spam services monitor emails based on their content and passage through the Internet (via their knowledge of “known bad” servers that are in use by spam mailers). Each test produces a score and high scoring emails that are above a predefined threshold are deemed “spam”. The messages are then dealt with based on the handling rules that have been defined. The emails can be quarantined or forwarded with a modified subject to highlight their potentially unsolicited content. Email servers can become compromised at any time, another reason to ensure you have a reliable IT support resource to safeguard your digital realm. Anti Spam services constantly monitor and track compromised systems to ensure their tagging of emails remains efficient and accurate.

From Spamalot to Spam-not-a-lot

No anti spam system will effectively remove all unsolicited email as one person’s “not to be missed offer” is another person’s junk mail. However with an anti spam system in place the vast majority of unsolicited email is dealt with efficiently and without any human intervention, thus maximising your time to read emails relevant to you. To find out how to free up more of your precious time and block unsolicited emails from your system, talk to HJS Essentia, your essential IT and Communications resource on 023 8038 6586.