What is Spam and how can I use Barracuda to get rid of it?
Spam is unsolicited commercial e-mail that is sent to vast numbers of recipients for the purpose of reaching individuals and groups that otherwise would not have requested the information. It is very much like the junk mail that you receive in your regular postal mailbox. Spammers will compose a message and send it to everyone on a list of e-mail addresses that was either purchased or collected from the Internet using worms, bots, or social engineering. The best thing you can do to combat spam is to take advantage of any anti-spam technology your ISP provides. Rev.Net can provide excellent, customizable anti-spam protection via our Barracuda Anti-Spam Firewall service. We scan every piece of mail for spam and viruses before it even reaches you. There is no software to install. Our Barracuda service is updated many times every day to better protect you from unwanted mail and viruses. You can add this service to your current account for only $4.95 per month. The Barracuda Anti-Spam Firew