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Alan: /* How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? */

2012-05-03T14:29:02Z

How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam?

Alan: /* How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? */

2012-04-26T14:42:17Z

How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam?

Alan: /* How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? */

2012-04-26T14:40:25Z

How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam?

Alan: /* How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? */

2012-04-26T14:40:00Z

How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam?

Alan: /* How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? */

2012-04-26T14:39:40Z

How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam?

Peter at 10:21, 10 June 2010

2010-06-10T10:21:22Z

Peter: Created page with '= How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? = We identify spam through three distinct methods: # We ensure that mail is being sent through a computer that is configured in…'

2010-06-10T09:20:32Z

Created page with '= How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? = We identify spam through three distinct methods: # We ensure that mail is being sent through a computer that is configured in…'

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= How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? =

We identify spam through three distinct methods:

# We ensure that mail is being sent through a computer that is configured in accordance with the best practices of the Internet i.e. one that obeys the rules of the Internet. For example a server (and emails from it) is not compliant if the address it advertises as being the origin of the email does not match the actual server it was sent from.
# Mailwall checks that email is not sent through an open relay. An open relay is an email server which does not care who sends email through it. Consequently, such servers are an absolute haven for spammers as they allow large volumes of email to be send anonymously. Email sent through an open relay is more than likely spam.
# Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as ‘Possibly Spam’ or ‘Very Possibly Spam’.

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	* Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as '''‘Possibly Spam’''' or '''‘Very Possibly Spam’'''.		* Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as '''‘Possibly Spam’''' or '''‘Very Possibly Spam’'''.
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 * '''Mailwall''' checks that email is not sent through an open relay. An open relay is an email server which does not care who sends email through it. Consequently, such servers are an absolute haven for spammers as they allow large volumes of email to be send anonymously. Email sent through an open relay is more than likely spam.
-* Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as ‘Possibly Spam’ or ‘Very Possibly Spam’.
+* Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as '''‘Possibly Spam’''' or '''‘Very Possibly Spam’'''.
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 = How does IE Internet's Mailwall identify spam? =
-We identify spam through three distinct methods:
+'''We identify spam through three distinct methods:'''
 * We ensure that mail is being sent through a computer that is configured in accordance with the best practices of the Internet i.e. one that obeys the rules of the Internet. For example a server (and emails from it) is not compliant if the address it advertises as being the origin of the email does not match the actual server it was sent from.

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 We identify spam through three distinct methods:
-# We ensure that mail is being sent through a computer that is configured in accordance with the best practices of the Internet i.e. one that obeys the rules of the Internet. For example a server (and emails from it) is not compliant if the address it advertises as being the origin of the email does not match the actual server it was sent from.
+* We ensure that mail is being sent through a computer that is configured in accordance with the best practices of the Internet i.e. one that obeys the rules of the Internet. For example a server (and emails from it) is not compliant if the address it advertises as being the origin of the email does not match the actual server it was sent from.
-# '''Mailwall''' checks that email is not sent through an open relay. An open relay is an email server which does not care who sends email through it. Consequently, such servers are an absolute haven for spammers as they allow large volumes of email to be send anonymously. Email sent through an open relay is more than likely spam.
+* '''Mailwall''' checks that email is not sent through an open relay. An open relay is an email server which does not care who sends email through it. Consequently, such servers are an absolute haven for spammers as they allow large volumes of email to be send anonymously. Email sent through an open relay is more than likely spam.
-# Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as ‘Possibly Spam’ or ‘Very Possibly Spam’.
+* Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as ‘Possibly Spam’ or ‘Very Possibly Spam’.
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	# Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as ‘Possibly Spam’ or ‘Very Possibly Spam’.		# Emails which pass through the first two tests are then subjected to rigorous header and body tests for telltale signs of spam. An example of such a test is one which tests if the message is purporting to be sent in the distant past. If an email fails a test, the spam score increases. The final score - if above a threshold - leads to the email being flagged as ‘Possibly Spam’ or ‘Very Possibly Spam’.

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