Using Googlemail as a real time Anti-Spam Filter is the simple and free solution for companies, organizations and individuals who want to get rid of spam without buying and maintaining their own anti spam server or anti-spam software.
How it works
Lack of spam is one of top reasons for Gmail popularity. Obviously, someone processing millions of emails each day should know how to handle SPAM. Use the Google Anti-Spam technology for your own email server. You get a service that is at least as good as SPAMfighter, MessageLabs or Postini (a Google owned company) – for free!
How to use GoogleMail as hosted spam filter
1. Create a GoogleMail account
This account will be the filter between your email server and your local email client.
2. Let GMail process your email
You need to get the email from your email server somehow to GMail. There are two options for this:
(a) Use the Gmail POP3 feature and let Gmail collect your email by polling your email server every few minutes.
b) Collect your cleaned mail using POP3 via Outlook etc.. on your local machine!
c) Check the googlemail interface from time to time to clean out the spam folder and check for any false positives that have slipped through.
Big Bonus Point 1
You can use the POP3 setting in Google to leave behind a copy of any messages you download – When you enable this feature you have an effective and powerful way to back up every email you ever receive For Free.
Big Bonus Point 2
You can access all your email from any computer that has internet access – right in the Googlemail interface – no syncing problems as eveerything is live
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