I subscribe to IHOT Postini Virus and Spam filtering service and I’m still getting receiving spam in my may box. Why is this?
A No Spam filtering service is perfect. Spammers what to get them messages, good or bad, to end users mail box. Spam filter, like our Postini service, are always being updated to capture and filter out the spammer messages. It has to be said that no spam filter is perfect. The spammers are always looking for new way to get them e-mail to your mailbox. For every new type of trick they come up with, the filtering software or a service (like the Postini service we use) need to create new filter to counter there new approach. If you are using our Postini Virus and Spam filtering service then they are some thing s you need to check. Just because you have subscribed to the service this will stop all spam from being delivered to your mail box. Postini is configurable using your Personal Message Center. Depending on your filter settings you may still be receiving some amount of spam. If you increase your filter setting to a higher setting then this will make the filtering more aggressive. Ther