What is Covad doing to stop spam?
Stopping SPAM is a top priority for Covad. We have configured our mail servers to automatically notify our mail administrators whenever certain patterns are recognized in any large number of incoming or outgoing mail messages. For example, a large number of messages with substantially the same subject header, or of the same length, or numerous groups of messages all sent to the same number of recipients. These are flagged as potential spam and are either accepted or rejected based on their content. By allowing the server to watch for such patterns, we are able to stop a good deal of unwanted email from reaching our customers. We are also able to stop Covad’s servers from becoming a haven for spammers.
