An email filter is a piece of software that runs on an email server and monitors all inbound messages to hinder any unasked-for ones from reaching a given mailbox. Several instances of such email messages would be: offers for pills or money, false bank notices or attachments that contain malicious code sent with the idea of infecting your PC. Email filters normally check the content of an email and in case they spot some keywords or other dubious content, they either erase the email or re-send it to the Junk/Spam folder instead of the Inbox folder. Some companies mix their own filters with up-to-the-minute databases from spam-tracing organizations, so as to guarantee better safety for their customers. Such databases contain patterns, email server IPs and other information about spam email messages recently uncovered by these organizations.
Spam Filters in Shared Web Hosting
The security of any mailbox that you create in a shared web hosting account with us is ensured by the advanced SpamAssassin email filter that we use. You can enable it via the Email Manager section of your Hepsia Control Panel and it offers five levels of security based on the spam score it gives to each and every email message depending on various parameters, such as the recurrence of given words and phrases, the sender, etc. If you keep receiving spam email messages, you can always raise the level or if you are afraid that you may miss an authentic email message, you can combine the automatic spam filter with a custom one and forward all messages from a specific sender to a different mailbox. In case you reach the decision that you no longer need an email filter for a given email account, you can disable it with just a few clicks.
Spam Filters in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you use one of our semi-dedicated servers, you won’t need to worry about unsolicited bulk emails occupying your mailboxes every once in a while, as you can make use of the popular SpamAssassin spam filter that we offer with each semi-dedicated hosting account. Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to activate the filter for any mailbox with a couple of clicks of the mouse and you can select any of the five levels of protection – from very high to very low. The level can be changed at any moment if, for instance, legitimate emails get blocked, or if unsolicited bulk emails go through and appear in your Inbox folder. To take no chances, you can choose all filtered emails to be redirected to a special email account such as spam@your-domain.com and not to be deleted. Thus, you can go through them from time to time to ensure that you have not missed out on a legitimate email.