SPAM Reduce - Features & FAQ's

SPAM Reduce is Web based Mail filtering service which works with your existing email addresses. SpamGuard requires No Hardware or Software to work. You continue to use your existing email software to send & receive emails without changing any settings.

Every incoming mail is passed through multiple stages of filtering.

Stage 1 : DNSBL/RBL filtering
SPAM Reduce checks various DNSBL/RBL Black listings for known spamming & open-relay servers. Any emails arriving from listed servers are filtered out.

Stage 2 : Virus Scanning
Emails being received are scanned for trojans & viruses. Infected emails are filtered out. SpamGuard updates virus signatures at regular interval.

Stage 3 : Attachment Filtering
Incoming emails are scanned for known Spam attachments.

Stage 4 : Global Spam Database Lookup
SPAM Reduce maintains its own database of Spammers based on user's past activities & Statistics of spam/unverified mails received. SPAM Reduce filters out any such detected spam.

Stage 5 : Subject Filtering (User Level)
SPAM Reduce filters emails based on user defined subject filters.

Stage 6 : Black Listing Filtering (User Level)
Users can define their own black listing of email addresses and domains from which they do not wish to receive any emails. Any emails received from listed addresses/domains are filtered out.

Stage 7 : White Listing Filtering (User Level)
Emails received from email addresses & domains defined in User's White List are delivered to mailbox without any further filtering.

Stage 8 : Content Filtering
Emails are scanned for Spam Contents using various Spam Detection Tools. Detected Spams are diverted to user's Unverified Mail folder.

Upon verification (by you) emails are delivered to your mailbox.

Stage 9 : Authorized Sender Filtering & Challenge-Response Authorized Sender Filtering is the most effective spam filtering technique.

Email received from unknown senders (addresses/domains not listed in White List) are diverted to your "Unverified Mail" folder and a Challange Response (verification email) is sent to the sender. Upon verification (by you or sender) their emails are delivered to your mailbox and sender addresses are added to your white list. Any futher emails received from them will be directly delivered to your mailbox.

Since most of the Spammers uses wrong "From" addresses, their emails will always get diverted to your Unverified Mail folder protecting your mailbox from thousands of spams.

Challenge-Response is an optional service and can be set from your control panel. (Challenge-Response option may not be available with your package & may require additional payments)

Protection Levels
SPAM Reduce allows you to set your own protection level. This defines how your incoming emails should be handled for filtering.

During initial filtering stages (1 to 7), most of the known spams are filtered out.
Emails are then filtered through Stage 8 or 9 based on your selected Protection Level.

How SPAM Reduce Works	Pruduct Overview
	Medium Protection : (40-70% filtering) After initial filtering stages (1 to 7), incoming mails are filtered through Stage 8. Mails detected as "possible spam" are diverted to user's Unverified Mail folder. Highest Protection : (upto 99% filtering) Incoming emails are filtered through Stage 9 which allows emails only from authorized senders to pass through. Emails from unknown senders are diverted to user's Unverified Mail folder thus, protecting mailbox from thousdands of spams. We recommend "Highest Protection Level" for effective spam filtering. Unverified Mails Access Detected Spam and Unverified mails are stored in Unverified Mail folder which can be accessed using SpamGuard DeskLite or from online control panel. SpamGuard DeskLite SpamGuard DeskLite is small tiny, Windows Tray Application which runs like MSN/Yahoo Messenger on your Desktop. You will receive Pop-up notifications of Unverified mails received. DeskLite also lets you to access your Unverified Mail folder, view Reports & log-in to your webmail with just a simple click. Unverified Mail Report SpamGuard will periodically send you list of Unverified/Spam mails present in your Unverified Mail folder along with sender information & their subjects. You can now simply go through list of Unverified mails instead of going through hundreds of mails manually.
SPAM Reduce is Web based Mail filtering service which works with your existing email addresses. SpamGuard requires No Hardware or Software to work. You continue to use your existing email software to send & receive emails without changing any settings. Every incoming mail is passed through multiple stages of filtering. Stage 1 : DNSBL/RBL filtering SPAM Reduce checks various DNSBL/RBL Black listings for known spamming & open-relay servers. Any emails arriving from listed servers are filtered out. Stage 2 : Virus Scanning Emails being received are scanned for trojans & viruses. Infected emails are filtered out. SpamGuard updates virus signatures at regular interval. Stage 3 : Attachment Filtering Incoming emails are scanned for known Spam attachments. Stage 4 : Global Spam Database Lookup SPAM Reduce maintains its own database of Spammers based on user's past activities & Statistics of spam/unverified mails received. SPAM Reduce filters out any such detected spam. Stage 5 : Subject Filtering (User Level) SPAM Reduce filters emails based on user defined subject filters. Stage 6 : Black Listing Filtering (User Level) Users can define their own black listing of email addresses and domains from which they do not wish to receive any emails. Any emails received from listed addresses/domains are filtered out. Stage 7 : White Listing Filtering (User Level) Emails received from email addresses & domains defined in User's White List are delivered to mailbox without any further filtering. Stage 8 : Content Filtering Emails are scanned for Spam Contents using various Spam Detection Tools. Detected Spams are diverted to user's Unverified Mail folder. Upon verification (by you) emails are delivered to your mailbox. Stage 9 : Authorized Sender Filtering & Challenge-Response Authorized Sender Filtering is the most effective spam filtering technique. Email received from unknown senders (addresses/domains not listed in White List) are diverted to your "Unverified Mail" folder and a Challange Response (verification email) is sent to the sender. Upon verification (by you or sender) their emails are delivered to your mailbox and sender addresses are added to your white list. Any futher emails received from them will be directly delivered to your mailbox. Since most of the Spammers uses wrong "From" addresses, their emails will always get diverted to your Unverified Mail folder protecting your mailbox from thousands of spams. Challenge-Response is an optional service and can be set from your control panel. (Challenge-Response option may not be available with your package & may require additional payments) Protection Levels SPAM Reduce allows you to set your own protection level. This defines how your incoming emails should be handled for filtering. During initial filtering stages (1 to 7), most of the known spams are filtered out. Emails are then filtered through Stage 8 or 9 based on your selected Protection Level.