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The term "Spam" is now synonymous with unsolicited, commercial
e-mail. Why is it called Spam? Some Internet pundit somewhere borrowed
the term from Spam, the canned processed pork product made by Hormel
Foods. Like its namesake, the e-mail version of Spam refers to e-mail
that doesn't have much "meat" to it, has suspicious origins,
and "clogs the arteries" of the World Wide Web (apologies
to Hormel Foods).
Besides being an intrusive nuisance, Spam also has real economic
costs. Spam costs you both your valuable time and money. Spam fills
up your e-mail folder and you must take time to sort through and
delete this electronic junk mail. Spam sitting on the mail server
also takes up space, though you may not realize it. The space your
Spam takes up costs your ISP (or whoever handles your e-mail account)
money. Somehow, either directly or indirectly, that cost is going
to be passed along to you.
Unfortunately, it appears
that Spam is here to stay. The volume of Spam messages is growing
exponentially. If you do anything online that involves giving out
your e-mail address, whether for a contest, placing an order, requesting
information, or sometimes even for just being on the Internet, you
are at risk of getting on a Spammer's e-mail list. And, once you're
on a Spam list, you'll find it's nearly impossible to get off. Although
there are laws requiring direct marketers to provide a way for you
to remove your name from their list, these laws are hard to enforce.
In addition, not all Spammers will take you off their list, if you
request it. In fact, some Spammers even use your request for removal
as confirmation that your e-mail address is active and then proceed
to sell your e-mail address to even more people.
Given that Spam is a reality, you have several options:
- Stop using e-mail -
no e-mail, no Spam;
- Implement a Spam filter;
or,
- Adopt SpamWall.
Since e-mail is now firmly
engrained in our collective personal and business practices, you
probably can't avoid using e-mail. Consequently, Option 1 is really
no option at all, although some people may elect to try that approach.
Option 2 is widely used
today. Most Spam filters use pre-determined rule sets or filters
that you can customize to identify and eliminate Spam. Unfortunately,
since Spammers change their sending addresses so often and sometimes
choose innocent-sounding subject lines, you have to constantly update
your filters for them to be effective. Plus, you have to be careful
not to filter out legitimate e-mail along with the Spam. Although
these programs will somewhat reduce the amount of Spam you receive,
they do not solve the problem - you still must invest significant
time to keep your filters up-to-date and some Spam will continue
to get through. Plus, your Spam is still sitting on the mail server
taking up valuable space until you retrieve it or delete it.
Some filter programs have
features that help you in your attempts to get off Spammer lists
by trying to trick them into thinking your account doesn't exist
(by sending fake bounce messages) or by finding out who actually
sent you the bulk e-mail so you can contact them to request removal
or report them to the proper authorities. However, neither of these
features are perfect solutions. First, you still remain in a reaction
mode to the Spammers. You're still doing all the work to attempt
to get yourself off their lists. And even if you do get off one
list, Spammers are like cockroaches. For each one you find, there
are a hundred more that you don't see. Once your e-mail address
gets out there, it's out there. No amount of removal requests and
fake bounce messages are going to get you off of all the lists.
Option 3, adopting SpamWall
is the most effective way to eliminate Spam. SpamWall is based on
the concept of only letting through e-mail based on an approved
list. SpamWall also provides a way for unapproved, legitimate message
addresses to be added to your approved list without you having to
manually modify the list each time an unknown person attempts to
e-mail you. After all, you can't predict who's going to want to
e-mail you. Do you want to block out potential clients just because
you may not have their e-mail addresses on file?
SpamWall addresses all
the shortcomings of other e-mail filters and list sentry programs!
SpamWall only lets through approved users while providing a way
for unknown users to get onto your approved list with little risk
of a Spammer getting authorization. In addition, you don't have
to buy an expensive server or change e-mail accounts and there's
no long-term commitment required. We know that if SpamWall works
(and we know it will), you'll stay a customer. You'll be back in
control of your e-mail!
SpamWall really is the
best anti-Spam solution available in the marketplace today!
Try Us!
SpamWall functions as an e-mail sentry for
your e-mail. We use our advanced technology to keep the spam out,
and you enjoy a spam free inbox.
- An e-mail destined for you arrives at the SpamWall
server.
- SpamWall checks several criteria to determine
if the sender of the e-mail is approved to send you e-mail.
- If they are approved, the e-mail is placed
in your inbox.
- If they are blocked, the e-mail is rejected.
- If this is their first e-mail to you, we
ask them to verify their account.
Upon successful verification, the message is placed in your
inbox.
Otherwise, the mail will be placed in your Unauthorized Mail
folder, which you can view at our Members Administration Web
site at any time.
- You check your spam-free e-mail. Available anywhere,
anytime via Web Mail or your normal e-mail program at home or work!
When a new sender e-mails you, we examine
the e-mail identifiers and reply with your customized verification
request. This request states who you are and that you are protecting
yourself from junk e-mail. It asks the sender to reply with a special
code embedded in your verification message in the Subject field
of the reply - Once done, they are verified and their e-mail goes
right through to your inbox. They only need to verify once. You
may also authorize (verify) whomever you wish on the site, or block
people. Please check the Unauthorized Mail and Manage Senders pages
in the Members Administration site.
Simply change your server information to
SpamWall's server. Directions are included when you order, and support
is available on the configuration support page.
SpamWall works on Eudora, Outlook, Outlook
Express, Netscape, Incredimail, and any other
e-mail program that supports the POP3 or IMAP protocols.
Yes! SpamWall works on all operating systems
that can run standard e-mail programs.
No. In fact, you will save time due to receiving
e-mail only from verified users.
No, using SpamWall has no effect on your
current ISP account.
Yes.
No, your e-mail is still your e-mail. SpamWall
does not have to touch your e-mail, unlike some other services. The
e-mail never leaves the sender's e-mail system for your inbox until
it is authorized by SpamWalls' sentry software.
Yes, SpamWall can be configured to work with
various e-mail servers and ISP licensing is available!
SpamWall has three options - $3.95 per month,
$19.95 for 6 months, or $34.95 for 1 year.
You can pay on the site with Visa or MasterCard,
or you can pay by mail with a check or money order - Be sure to
allow two weeks delivery and activation time with check or money
order payments.
When you sign-up, we check to confirm your
credit card information is correct. At the end of the first
30 days we charge your card based upon the plan selected. When
your plan has expired we will charge your card based upon the
previous plan and rate paid.
To cancel your SpamWall account, simply send
an e-mail to cancel@SpamWall.net
and insert unsubscribe in the subject line.
Yes! Most mailing lists work by sending a
message to a certain address, for example, mygroup@yahoogroups.com.
Simply add that address to your approved mailing lists and you will
receive all of the mailing list messages, without requiring verification
from the individual list members.
Yes! You can explicitly approve (and block)
senders in the Members Administration section. If you receive an
e-mail from an automated address (like reservation@orbitz.com), simply
approve it once, and all future e-mails from that address will automatically
be passed through to your inbox.
Yes! You can upload your entire address book
to SpamWall using our import feature that is available in the Members
Administration section. You may also enter the e-mail addresses from
your address book individually into your approved senders list.
Most spam is sent by automated programs,
which are not able to complete SpamWall's authorization process.
However, if you do receive e-mail from a sender from whom you do
not wish to receive e-mail, you may simply block them explicitly
by adding them to the Unauthorized
List in the Members Administration section. A common practice now
being used by spam senders is to trick you by using your e-mail address.
However an easy way to get around this is to not authorize your
e-mail address with SpamWall.
If you authorize your own account with SpamWall there is a possibility
that you may receive spam in your inbox. A common trick now being
used by spam senders is to use your own e-mail address as the sender.
To stop this from happening, do not authorized your e-mail address
with SpamWall.
There are two ways to sign up for SpamWall. You can either keep
your existing e-mail account or sign up for one of our e-mail accounts.
If you choose to keep your
current e-mail account, you must know your mail account username,
password and mail server name (in most cases the mail server name
can be found on the settings page of your e-mail client). This is
by far the easiest route because you change nothing about the way
you do business. You only need to change your settings within your
e-mail client (i.e., Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora).
The second approach is
to set up a completely new e-mail account with SpamWall and start
using it today. Then, just send a brief "I've-got-a-new-e-mail-address"
notice to all your friends telling them your new e-mail address.
Yes. However, you must change your mail client settings. (see above
). ANY e-mail that goes to your old address is then automatically
redirected to your new address. You don't have to update your contacts
with your new address, since the forwarding process occurs completely
behind the scenes to them, however you will need to notify your
contacts that they will have to be authorized the first time they
e-mail you or you can upload your address book directly to SpamWall.
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you have signed up to use your SpamWall membership with your
current e-mail account follow these steps to change your POP3
Server Name.
You can edit
these items by following the simple steps below.
Please
note that e-mail clients set up as IMAP accounts automatically
leave mail on the server, so no account changes are necessary
to use SpamWall's Web Mail.
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Yes. You will have to set
up your client (Netscape, Outlook, Eudora) to check this new
e-mail account.
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You will receive a "Welcome" e-mail from us with all the
necessary information to begin using SpamWall.
First off, you will see a DRAMATIC drop in incoming e-mail. You
can always take a look at all the blocked messages within SpamWall
by going to the Sender Manager and looking at the "Waiting
Authorization" section of SpamWall.
If you have any additional questions or comments, please e-mail
help@SpamWall.net.
You'll receive your answer within 24 hours.
The Web Mail feature in SpamWall allows you to send, receive and
manage your mail anywhere on an accessible computer that has a web
browser (Microsoft Explorer) on it.
If you are planning on using the Web Mail feature
included with the SpamWall service and you are using a POP3 server,
make sure that you have checked the options to "leave mail
on server" and "remove deleted e-mail on server" in
your mail client setup options. (Advanced Tab in Outlook Express)
note: IMAP stores mail on the server by default.
To set up your personal information for Web Mail
login
with your e-mail and password, go to Options, then Personal Information
and enter your information.
help@SpamWall.net
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