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DollarHost Spam & Email Virus ProtectionDollarHost Spam & Email Virus Protection is an optional service which provides an integrated hardware and software solution that provides powerful spam and virus-blocking capabilities for your email. The system provides ten defense layers that protects your email from spam and viruses. The ten defense layers are:
The system includes an automatic update function which keeps the spam rules and scores up-to-date so that the system can quickly counteract the latest techniques used by spammers. Once you have ordered the Spam & Email Virus Protection, it will be enabled for all email accounts under your domain name automatically. Understanding Spam ScoringThe Spam & Email Virus Protection system examines all the characteristics of an incoming email message and uses a complex system of scores to determine whether a message is spam. When an email reaches the spam scoring filter, the Spam & Email Virus Protection system assigns scores to all the properties of the message. For example, it would examine:
These properties (along with many others) help the Spam & Email Virus Protection system determine a message's spam score, which represents a message's probability of being spam, and how to handle the message based on pre-defined thresholds. A spam score of 0 means that a message is not spam, a spam score of 10 means that an email is very certain to be spam.
Deliver - email is delivered to inbox as regular email Tag - email is tagged with [BULK] in the subject line and marked as possible spam. Quarantine - email is separated from normal email and sent to a special inbox. User is notified of newly quarantined messages via a daily summary sent to their mailbox. They have the ability to classify the quarantined email as being spam or not spam to train the system to be more accurate. Users can teach the system to be more accurate by simply telling it which emails are spam and which emails are not. The system becomes more accurate with use and as it learns a particular users email habits. Users also have the ability to have the message delivered to their inbox if the message is not spam or to have the message deleted if it is spam. All quarantined messages have a high possibility of being bulk or spam mail. Reject - email is not delivered to inbox because it is being sent from known spam servers or the sender email address has been blacklisted or the message contains an attachment that is infected with a virus or worm or the message spam score indicates that it is certain to be spam. Using the Spam & Email Virus Protection System
This email contains your Quarantine Inbox login information. Keep this email as you will need it to access your Quarantine Inbox. Note that you will NOT receive the Quarantine Inbox login if you have not received your first quarantine email yet.
At this time there will probably be no messages in your Quarantine folder. We recommend that you do not change any of the settings within the Quarantine system. They have been pre-defined with the ideal settings for maximum performance.
To classify a message as being spam, simply click the checkbox beside the message and click Classify as Spam. To classify a message as being not spam, simply click the checkbox beside the message and click Classify as Not Spam. If you have incorrectly classified a message, you can correct this simply by repeating the classification procedure. Once you have classified the message, it will automatically be deleted (if it has been classified as Spam) or delivered to the user (if it has been classified as Not Spam).
To Whitelist a sender, click the checkbox beside the message and click Whitelist.
For Microsoft Outlook UsersFor Microsoft Outlook Users, you have the option of installing a custom plug-in which will allow you to classify tagged messages as Spam or Not Spam directly from your Microsoft Outlook email client.
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