Spam Filtering - Revision history

Boom: /* SpamAssassin at XMission */

2017-01-26T22:08:35Z

SpamAssassin at XMission

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	XMission offers a very effective strategy to identify unsolicited email sent to our customers on all of our email platforms. While XMission has been blocking spam for years, this spam identification software is catching a large percentage of the mail that gets past preexisting spam filters.		XMission offers a very effective strategy to identify unsolicited email sent to our customers on all of our email platforms. While XMission has been blocking spam for years, this spam identification software is catching a large percentage of the mail that gets past preexisting spam filters.

	The spam detection software is called [http://spamassassin.apache.org/"SpamAssassin"] and it scans incoming email for various characteristics that are often found in spam messages. Anything from keywords, to file types. Each of these characteristic gets a certain number of points, which are then added together to determine the likelihood that a message is spam. By default, SpamAssassin considers anything with a score of 5 or higher as spam but in our tests some legitimate email can get tagged higher than. This is why we've chosen a slightly higher, but ~~safer~~, number of 8. Know that we are careful to avoid marking or tossing legitimate email destined for our customers.		The spam detection software is called [http://spamassassin.apache.org/"SpamAssassin"] and it scans incoming email for various characteristics that are often found in spam messages. Anything from keywords, to file types. Each of these characteristic gets a certain number of points, which are then added together to determine the likelihood that a message is spam. By default, SpamAssassin considers anything with a score of 5 or higher as spam but in our tests some legitimate email can get tagged higher than 5. This is why we've chosen a slightly higher, but safe, number of 8. Know that we are careful to avoid marking or tossing legitimate email destined for our customers.

	The headers that SpamAssassin adds to your email messages looks something like this:		The headers that SpamAssassin adds to your email messages looks something like this:

Boom: /* Guides */

2017-01-25T22:23:46Z

Guides

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	'''@XMission.com'''		'''@XMission.com'''

	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for ''''@xmission.com'''' accounts, please refer to [ ~~tbd~~ ]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for ''''@xmission.com'''' accounts, please refer to [[Webmail_Spam_Filtering]]

	'''Zimbra'''		'''Zimbra'''

Boom: /* Guides */

2017-01-24T23:13:05Z

Guides

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	'''Zimbra'''		'''Zimbra'''
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	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [[Zimbra_Base_Spam_Filtering]]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [[Zimbra_Base_Spam_Filtering]]


	[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]		[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]

Boom: /* Guides */

2017-01-24T23:12:57Z

Guides

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	'''Zimbra'''		'''Zimbra'''

	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [[Zimbra_Base_Spam_Filtering]]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [[Zimbra_Base_Spam_Filtering]]


	[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]		[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]

Boom: /* Guides */

2017-01-24T23:12:47Z

Guides

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	'''Zimbra'''		'''Zimbra'''

	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [ ~~tbd~~ ]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [[Zimbra_Base_Spam_Filtering]]


	[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]		[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]

Boom: /* Guides */

2017-01-23T22:40:09Z

Guides

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	===Guides===		===Guides===
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	'''@XMission.com'''		'''@XMission.com'''

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2017-01-23T22:39:59Z

Guides

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	'''@XMission.com'''		'''@XMission.com'''

	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for ''''@xmission.com'''' accounts, please refer to [ tbd ]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for ''''@xmission.com'''' accounts, please refer to [ tbd ]

			'''Zimbra'''

	~~'''Zimbra'''~~
	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [ tbd ]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [ tbd ]


	[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]		[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]

Boom at 22:39, 23 January 2017

2017-01-23T22:39:46Z

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	==Spam Filtering==		=Spam Filtering=

	===SpamAssassin at XMission===		==SpamAssassin at XMission==

	XMission offers a very effective strategy to identify unsolicited email sent to our customers on all of our email platforms. While XMission has been blocking spam for years, this spam identification software is catching a large percentage of the mail that gets past preexisting spam filters.		XMission offers a very effective strategy to identify unsolicited email sent to our customers on all of our email platforms. While XMission has been blocking spam for years, this spam identification software is catching a large percentage of the mail that gets past preexisting spam filters.
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	<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span> Though this is the best spam detection software we've encountered, it is not foolproof. There is a small chance some legitimate email might be incorrectly identified as spam. Use this service at your own risk.		<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span> Though this is the best spam detection software we've encountered, it is not foolproof. There is a small chance some legitimate email might be incorrectly identified as spam. Use this service at your own risk.

			===Guides===

			'''@XMission.com'''
	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for ''''@xmission.com'''' accounts, please refer to [ tbd ]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for ''''@xmission.com'''' accounts, please refer to [ tbd ]


			'''Zimbra'''
	For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [ tbd ]		For assistance on creating custom spam filters for your hosted Zimbra domain accounts, please see [ tbd ]


	[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]		[[Category:XMission Email Archives\|Spam Filtering]]

Boom at 22:38, 23 January 2017

2017-01-23T22:38:51Z

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	You may also choose to filter, or sort messages yourself. Unfortunately, most commercial email clients don't support special headers.		You may also choose to filter, or sort messages yourself. Unfortunately, most commercial email clients don't support special headers.

	<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span> Though this is the best spam detection software we've encountered, it is not foolproof. There is a small chance some		<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span> Though this is the best spam detection software we've encountered, it is not foolproof. There is a small chance some legitimate email might be incorrectly identified as spam. Use this service at your own risk.
	legitimate email might be incorrectly identified as spam. Use this service at your own risk.

Boom at 22:38, 23 January 2017

2017-01-23T22:38:37Z

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	You may also choose to filter, or sort messages yourself. Unfortunately, most commercial email clients don't support special headers.		You may also choose to filter, or sort messages yourself. Unfortunately, most commercial email clients don't support special headers.

	~~Note~~: Though this is the best spam detection software we've encountered, it is not foolproof. There is a small chance some		<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span> Though this is the best spam detection software we've encountered, it is not foolproof. There is a small chance some
	legitimate email might be incorrectly identified as spam. Use this service at your own risk.		legitimate email might be incorrectly identified as spam. Use this service at your own risk.