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How does Open Host fight Spam?

All our Web Hosting and Email servers are protected by various Spam-blocking mechanisms. This helps to reduce the clutter in your email box, and saves you time and money as you do not need to download these unwanted bulk emails to your computer.

SpamAssassin

SpamAssassin is generally regarded as one of the most effective spam filters, especially when used in combination with spam databases. Even simple text-matching alone may, for most users, be sufficient to correctly classify a majority of incoming mail.

The following Spam Block lists are used by us to help cut down on the amount of spam. The Block Lists we select are well-known to be fast acting, fair, and clear in their listing/delisting policies.

Among all of the Spam Block lists, we have found the following to be the best overall:

The Spamcop Block List (SCBL) contains IP addresses which have been reported to SpamCop as carriers of spam, whether directly or indirectly. Some of these reports come from "spamtraps" (email addresses used strictly to receive spam). The reports about spam from a given system are weighted against the amount of mail from the same system to determine a spam report rate. Some systems which send spam may not be listed because they send a lot of legitimate mail also (AOL servers, for instance) - Spamcop SCBL FAQ.

Spamhaus tracks the Internet's Spammers, Spam Gangs and Spam Services, provides dependable realtime anti-spam protection for Internet networks, and works with Law Enforcement to identify and pursue spammers worldwide.

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