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Exchange/Outlook 2003 Spam Filter

Spam continues to be a growing problem for many companies. Spammers often use special techniques designed to collect e-mail addresses from newsgroups, mailing lists and other programs.

Tips to prevent Spam

1. Never use your business e-mail address to enter online contests.
2. Do not use your business e-mail account to purchase anything from unsolicited e-mail.
3. Never reply to unsolicited email.
4. Never “unsubscribe” to unsolicited e-mail.

Blocking Spam at the Internet Gateway
Spam impacts end-user productivity by forcing people to view unnecessary and sometimes offensive e-mail. WebFusion Spam management solutions are built on an advanced Exchange and Windows platform incorporating 3rd-party Anti-spam products. Its intent is to eliminate spam at the boundary gateway servers. It is important to note that no antispam solution is 100% effective; therefore some spam e-mail will continue to be delivered to your mailbox. Outlook 2003 ships with an enhanced Junk E-mail filter which is designed to assist users with processing the spam that does get delivered to your mailbox. The new Junk E-mail filter allows users to specify safe senders and recipients. Unwanted domains and senders can also be easily added to the junk senders list with a few simple mouse clicks.
Note: The new Junk E-Mail filter is only available while using Cached Exchange Mode.

False Positives
Occasionally, the Outlook 2003 filter might incorrectly classify a message as spam and move it to the Junk E-mail folder. With Outlook 2003 and WebFusion Hosted Exchange solution users can manage all of their Junk E-Mail easily and effectively.