AIT Upgrades Spam Protection w/ Free Service

‘New and improved’ usually means more expensive, too. But AIT (http://ait.com) has turned the axiom on its head with a beefed up anti-spam service that is available at no cost. The upgrade entails software that sits between a user’s e-mail client and the Internet, poring through incoming messages and filtering based on rules defined by third-party companies who monitor known proxy servers, RBL lists, and other spam senders. “This is effective mail management for small businesses who don’t have the time or budget to institute intensive self-management systems,” said Clarence Briggs, AIT’s Chief Executive Officer.

The only fee is a one-time charge for pointing a user’s MX record. “The real benefit is there is no learning curve for the user; this tool is pre-configured,” said Briggs. That means no long hours spent on building black and white lists, drafting rule sets, and other tasks that mean time away from business. E-mail is read as normal, but without the junk; spam is automatically siphoned out of the flow. The service also means filtering without ‘false positive’, where important messages are treated as spam. “In addition, this tool looks at phishing sites and possible issues with HTML newsletters, like viruses and bad links,” said Briggs.