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What Is Grey Listing?

Greylisting is a new method of blocking significant amounts of spam at the mailserver level, but without resorting to heavyweight statistical analysis or other heuristical (and error-prone) approaches. Consequently, implementations are fairly lightweight, and may even decrease network traffic and processor load on one's mailserver. The term Greylisting is meant...

Tags: Method, SecPoint, Greylisting, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2008-09-13

Additional Resources

JEP(S) Greylist 2.3.6.6 (Windows)

JEPS is the first line of spam protection for your Exchange 2000/2003/2007/2010 and IIS SMTP servers. With JEPS you stop up to 98% of the spam before it even hits your mail system. By offloading the mail system JEPS not only increases the available CPU power for critical tasks, but...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Proxmea, JEP, S, Servers, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-15

MailScan for SMTP Servers 5.6 (Windows)

MailScan 5.3 for SMTP is the world's most advanced AntiVirus and AntiSpam Solution for Mail Servers that work on platforms like Windows, Unix, Linux, Novell and Solaris. It's installed on a Windows machine to act as a Security Gateway between your Mail Server and the Internet. MailScan 5.3 offers powerful...

Tags: SMTP, MicroWorld Technologies, SMTP Transparent Proxy SMTP Transparent Proxy, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2008-07-14

MailSite Collaborator SE 8.0.3 (Windows)

MailSite Collaborator SE is a low cost, secure and easy to use alternative to Microsoft Exchange 2007 for small enterprises. Award-winning MailSite Collaborator SE includes a mail, calendar and contact server, spam and virus protection, a rich AJAX web client and it works great with Outlook 2007, Windows Vista Mail,...

Tags: Calendar, Rockliffe, MailSite Collaborator SE, Award-winning MailSite Collaborator SE, AJAX, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Groupware, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Security

Software downloads 2007-11-09

Hermes Antispam Proxy 1.3 (Windows)

Hermes is a generic, transparent, multi-platform anti-spam SMTP proxy that uses a combination of techniques (like greylisting, throttling, RBL, etc.) to stop spam from reaching your mailbox. It's compatible with most SMTP extensions like STARTTLS for SSL security and SMTP-AUTH for user authentication. This version is the first release on...

Tags: SMTP, Microsoft Windows, ITEISA, Hermes, E-mail, Security, Online Communications

Software downloads 2007-06-08

Google spyware? Fine by me...

Google spyware? Fine by me...I Hope You're Kidding......with the "poor teacher" bit...!!I won't burst your bubble about google appsI won't burst your bubble about gooogle apps, unless it leads to the demise of your job one day. : )But I would like to pop everyone's bubble about gmail....

Tags: Social Security, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Operational accounting, Viruses and worms, Google Search, Google Inc., spyware

Discussion threads 2007-04-20

Heads I win - tails? not my problem

Heads I win - tails? not my problemLacks AuthenticityAlthough your opinion may be valid, but the article lacks the data (i.e. references, figures, etc.) to make it sound convincing.It still may be worth a consideration, though.Sun Numbers1. Your one junior guru isn't enough to provide sufficient coverage - you need...

Tags: Outsourcing, Benefits, Spam, junior guy, Postfix, MTA

Discussion threads 2007-01-04

Spammer explains how I got spammed (but I'm not buying it)

Spammer explains how I got spammed (but I'm not buying it)Requiring diclosing source of email as effective enforcement?I am interested in the fact that companies cannot tell you where they get your email from. May be, just may be this is the key to enforcing antispam law: If...

Tags: Cyberthreats, e-mail address, spammer, spam, e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-08-15

Craig Newmark's modest anti-spam proposal

Craig Newmark's modest anti-spam proposalNothing newI find Craig's proposal nothing new. Being a thawte WoT notary myself, I've been promoting the use of digital signatures for quite some time now. They are useful in the spam war, but then again there are other ways.My alternative proposal would be to use...

Tags: Cyberthreats, e-mail, HashCash, spam, anti-spam

Discussion threads 2006-03-23

Merak Mail Server Suite 8.3.8 (Windows)

Multiple awards winner mail server with ultimate features, complete security and guaranteed stability. Provides a wide range of optional components and services including secured mail services, user-friendly Web-Mail, Anti-Spam with updates (SpamAssassin, SPF, SURBL, ChallengeResponse, DomainKeys, Greylisting), Anti-Virus, Instant Messaging based on the Jabber XMPP protocol, GroupWare, FTP, ODBC and...

Tags: Anti-spam, Server, Microsoft Windows, SNMP, IceWarp, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2006-02-10

Spamjadoo 2 (Windows)

Antispam Software to stop spam before its sent. Software to be installed at gateway primary MX and will not allow any spam to enter into the network. Saves bandwidth, hardware resources and return on investment from the day you turn the key. Ideal antispam solution for ISP, hosting companies, corporate...

Tags: Anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Windows, Data Infocom, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2006-01-09

Open-source antivirus tech may get commercial help

Open-source antivirus tech may get commercial helpGreat newsI'm about to throw a FreeBSD box with Amavisd-new, postfix, and clamAV in front of our Exchange server to lighten the load on it during these $%^#!g [*insert name of latest email worm here*] outbreaks.Great news.I'm about to throw a FreeBSD box with...

Tags: UNIX, Viruses and worms, Spam, SECURITY, open source, antivirus, ClamAV, Amavisd-new, FreeBSD box, FreeBSD, e-mail

Discussion threads 2005-12-12

Report: Antispam push helping curb U.S. junk mail

Report: Antispam push helping curb U.S. junk mailRe: ReportHelping curb U.S. junk mail? To where? Apparently to my mailbox!they're just movingThey're just moving to foreign countries - I'm still getting as much spam as ever.Yeah RIGHT!!!!!!!http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595-5903409.htmlBTW: I have over 700 e-mails in my 'spam box' right now. Just...

Tags: Spam, E-mail, Cyberthreats, anti-spam

Discussion threads 2005-10-12

Why Microsoft's spam ploy is no solution

Why Microsoft's spam ploy is no solutionA suggestion for you.If you don't like it, don't use it. See how simple that is?Seems UneducatedFirst of all everything causes false positives, and Microsoft is being very clear that publishing your SPF/Sender-ID information in DNS will only help your situation. Much like...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Microsoft Corp., spam, SPF, Internet Engineering Task Force, Sender ID

Discussion threads 2005-06-29

Why spam will revolutionize tech

Why spam will revolutionize techFirst what is SPAMSPAM like weeds is an email we don't wish to recieve just as weed is a plant we don't wish to have grow in our gardens.Now the problem here is that computers don't know what each and every individual wants or doesn't want...

Tags: Cyberthreats, spam, Spam Today

Discussion threads 2004-08-25