Configuration

Junk Email Filters

Each messages is scored by its probability for being junk email. Postini will compare the spam score of the message with your personal tolerance levels for that specific category of junk email (screenshot follows). Messages exceeding your tolerance will be quarantined to your Message Center.

The filters can be tailored to match your personal preferences. For example, you may wish to receive special offers, so you would set that filter to a lenient setting, but you may not wish to receive any get rich quick offers, so you would set that filter to a more aggressive setting.

What do the filter levels mean?

As you increase the spam filter levels, you increase the amount of junk email that is caught and the effectiveness of the system. You also have a greater chance of legitimate email being quarantined (called a “false quarantine”) during the initial ‘breaking in period’. Setting filters is a trade-off – a more aggressive setting means more junk email will be quarantined, however, it also increases the odds of a false quarantine occurring.

Sender Lists

The Approved Sender List allows you to designate individuals or domains that will always bypass the filters and will automatically be delivered to your inbox. We recommend that you add friends, family, and associates to the Approved Sender list. This is the best method for preventing legitimate messages from being falsely quarantined.

The Blocked Senders List allows you to designate addresses that will always be blocked regardless of content. We do not recommend using the Blocked Sender list to block regular spammers. Spammers continually change and spoof their address and domain, making this approach useless. The Blocked Sender list is to help block newsletters that are difficult o unsubscribe from or bothersome senders.

Virus Settings

There is only one setting for Virus Scanning, ON or OFF.

If a virus is detected, your message will be safely detained in the Message Center and you will be immediately notified via email. You can safely view the virus-infected message from within the Message Center without fear of transmitting the virus to your operating system or installed software.

Account Settings

Clicking the Account Settings link takes you the Account Settings page.

From this page you can:

1. Change your password. Click on the Password and you will prompted for your current password and your new password.
2. Manage multiple email addresses. Do you have several email accounts and addresses? You can map these alternate addresses to your Message Center. If you do not map these addresses to your Message Center, you still may receive spam. Adding alternate addresses will send a confirmation email to confirm you are the legitimate owner of the address. You may submit as many alternate addresses as you own.
3. Enable “Remember Me”. This link displays information that explains the “Remember my Address and Password” feature.