Archive for category Email and Spam

InfoWest Email goes BIG

Posted by randy in Email and Spam on February 11, 2009

InfoWest is pleased to announce two new improvements to InfoWest email services – and they are BIG!

1. All current paying InfoWest customers now have email box storage limits of ONE GIGABYTE.  Previously, mail box size limits were 128megabytes.

2. We are now introducing InfoWest Premium Email Service.  This service includes InfoWest’s powerful Spam Trap service, as well as TEN GIGABYTES of email storage space. All current Spam Trap subscribers have been automatically upgraded to InfoWest Premium Email service at no extra charge. Current InfoWest subscribers can upgrade to Premium Email Service for just $1/month.  Just give us a call to upgrade today, or click here to sign up online.

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E-MAIL: Undeliverable messages to people I never e-mailed?

Posted by IWAdmin in Email and Spam on January 5, 2009

Lets see if any of this sounds familiar:

“So I check my e-mail and I get 5 messages saying that MY message to the following addresses were not deliverable:
bill@email.co.uk
william@email.co.uk
shawn@email.de
frank@messenger.com

The problem is, I never sent e-mail to any of those people. Included in the undeliverable messages was the message I supposedly sent. It was an advertisement for prescription pills. Um…. I don’t sell prescription pills”

If this sounds familiar, then your e-mail address has been used to send out SPAM or junk e-mail. Next logical question is how did this happen? Good question! That’s what this article is all about.

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Webmail Improvements, IMAP, and other Upgrades

Posted by IWAdmin in Email and Spam, General on January 12, 2007

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since we have posted any new information on this little weblog of ours, but boy do we have news today! InfoWest has been hard at work making improvements to the new webmail system, and our mail server in general. Here’s an overview of what we have done:

  1. We have upgraded our server to support IMAP connections.
  2. We have added support for SMTP authentication to our Outbound mail server.
  3. We have added SSL encryption support for POP, IMAP and SMTP connections.
  4. We have changed the “New Webmail” system so that it now logs in via IMAP.

What do these changes mean for you, our customers? First, and most importantly these changes allow the New Webmail system to use folders, including a “Trash” folder. These changes also allow customers to securely connect to our mail servers, even when using a different ISP, or when traveling. The IMAP upgrade also allows InfoWest email to be used on Blackberry phones, and allows email to be “pushed” immediately from the server to customers’ email programs. The IMAP upgrade also allows customers to share one email address among multiple computers easier.

The methods used to set up SSL, IMAP, and SMTP authentication vary from program to program, so if you wish to use any of these features in your email program, please contact us for assistance.

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InfoWest Spam Trap – What you need to know

Posted by randy in Email and Spam, General on August 1, 2006

As most of you have noticed, we have migrated all InfoWest accounts to the new InfoWest Spam Trap system. The transition has not been as smooth as we would like, but we are making steady progress. We hope this article will address most of the concerns customers have brought to our attention. We hope this will help you make better use of the new system, and enjoy a much cleaner email inbox.
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InfoWest introduces improved webmail

Posted by randy in Email and Spam, General on May 10, 2006

Yesterday we introduced our new, improved webmail system for you to try. We’ve been overwhelmed with the number of users trying the system out, and as expected, we got many requests for changes in the way the new program works. We’re working on your requests, and have implemented many of them. The old webmail system will continue to be available for users who prefer it. Check out the new system at https://webmail.infowest.com/webmail/ Read the rest of this entry »

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