Before Using A Postini Spam Filter, Consider The Facts
All of us are looking for the best mail filtering service available to help protect ourselves from the digital virus of email spam. One service that has had increasing popularity since it was created in 1999 is Postini. The amount of people actually using this spam filtering software is well into the millions; that is likely the reason Google purchased this company back in 2007 for more than $600 million USD. We all know Google is always looking to purchase a property that will continue to help their company’s influence on the digital world of the internet increase. For that reason this product is now recognized as Google Postini Services:
Our intention here is NOT to promote, suggest, or recommend this service; but instead we are interested in giving you a few facts so YOU are in the best position to make a educated decision as to whether or not you want to use their services. One of the first questions many people ask when it comes to a anti spam filtered software is “how much does it cost?” In our research we have not been able to find one set price because obviously Google has their pricing which you can find HERE, but at the same time there are tons of other companies out there selling this service. What is confusing is that there are different levels of security and thus that will affect the price you pay. Therefore, make sure you do not assume that the reseller with the cheapest price is the best service for you, because with that price you may be only getting the most basic package when in reality you need more than the basic setup.
With that said we suggest you take some time to read EXACTLY what it is a company is advertise and compare that with what you find on the official Postini website, whether you decide to go through Google or not. Going back to pricing, we have seen monthly services and pricing as cheap as $0.85usd per email account all the way up to $5usd. The way Postini performs their spam check on incoming emails is that they give each email a score of 0-100(100 being the best/highest score and the chance of the email being spam is usually highly unlikely). Along with that score the look for typical spammy keywords that instantly get the attention of Postini(ie. viagra, porn, sex, XXX, $$, !!!, etc).
There are tons of features that Google Postini Services can offer you, but you just have to take the time to read, ask questions, and educate yourself on what exactly those services include. At the same time Google Apps Postini has been criticized for the fact that they often block legitimate emails, and unlike many other filters they will not send an email back to the sender explaining why the email was rejected by gmail or whatever mail server is using this service. Whether or not that is worth criticizing Google or not, we will leave that up to you. These are just a few facts you should consider before deciding to use the Postini spam filter or not, but there is much more to consider. If you have had any experience with this service, please leave a comment below for the benefit of our other readers.
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