Hosted Email Anti-Spam Filter


MessageLabs hosted Email Anti-Spam filter prevents spam from reaching your network. The multi-layered, internet-level anti-spam filter has a service level for 99% spam capture, removing threats, improving productivity, and reducing the volume of mail reaching your organization allowing you to focus on running your business.

Our Anti-Spam filter service is compatible with any SMTP compliant email messaging platforms including: Exchange Spam Filter , GroupWise, Lotus Notes-Domino, providing a cost effective spam filtering solution. Whether you are a small to mid-size corporation or a large enterprise organization, our solution is scalable to fit the needs of any size business. Enhance your email security by adding our Email Anti-Virus filter, and effectively block spam and known and unknown viruses simultaneously.

Why use MessageLabs Email Anti-Spam filter?

Our hosted email spam filter has a service level for capture of 99% of all spam without affecting the flow of legitimate email. It requires no hardware, no installation, no ongoing upgrades or maintenance. MessageLabs Email Anti-Spam filter can be deployed in minutes and you can configure it to ensure your corporate policies are enforced.

Challenge Hosted Anti-Spam Benefit
Preventing spam from reaching users’ in-boxes Blocks spam before it reaches your network Users don’t spend time filtering through messages
Spam Filtering Accuracy Five-star rating from VeriTest anti-spam benchmarking, with over 99% spam capture and zero false positives Legitimate mail is received
Minimizing bandwidth use Filters spam at the internet level Removes spam before it reaches your network, reducing bandwidth usage
Reducing the risk of virus infection Works with our Anti-Virus Service to prevent viruses embedded in spam from reaching your network Users can open messages without launching a virus and you don’t have to spend time recovering from an infection
Configuring and reporting Delivers customizable settings and one-click reporting You can have confidence in the service’s effectiveness, with reports to support it


As with all MessageLabs products, our hosted Email Anti-Spam filter includes 24x7x365 support.

How our Email Anti-Spam Filtering works:

Email Anti-Spam Information Exchange



  • All incoming emails are directed through the MessageLabs platform, hosted in secure data centers worldwide

  • Each email is scanned for spam from known and unknown sources using traffic management, Skeptic™ technology, and commercial anti-spam filters

  • Any email identified as spam is redirected, with multiple spam block and re-routing options available

  • Quarantined email and lists of approved and blocked senders are managed by administrators and/or end-users

  • Reports summarizing actions taken by the spam filter service can be generated easily

NEXT STEPS- Email Anti-Spam Filter Service

Implementing our Anti-Spam Filter service is a fast and easy process, which our support team can talk you through if required. You simply pay a fixed monthly cost based on the number of users connected. Our anti-spam filter service is fully scalable to ensure new employees can be added easily as your business grows.

Our Email Anti-Spam filter can be purchased separately or can be combined with our Email Anti-Virus service for increased email security. Other service options include Email Image Control, Email Content Control and Email Encryption which can be easily added on to the service, providing greater levels of protection to meet your organization’s email security needs.

Take advantage of our free trial service today or contact our sales consultants for more information.

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