OnlyMyEmail
OnlyMyEmail is a Web-based service that operates in the cyberdistance between the email server and the PC. As such, it represents a contrasting paradigm to the desktop based anti-spam solutions provided by Computer Associates and SonicWALL. Both methods are effective at combating spam, but the processes involved are quite different.
Obtaining an account with OnlyMyEmail is as easy as clicking a few links, providing billing information, setting up a user name and password, and registering a current email address. This process results in a new OnlyMyEmail account. So far, so good. But then the user must reconfigure his existing email client for the OnlyMyEmail address and server. The user’s original email address remains the functional address, but incoming messages are filtered through the OnlyMyEmail account.
Users who are comfortable working with their email client settings will have no problem understanding this part of the process, but it could create enxiety in less experienced users. Moreover, we disliked the fact that our outgoing messages bore the OnlyMyEmail domain even though we configured the utility to use our ISP’s (Internet service provider’s) outgoing SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server. This could prove confusing to individuals who may assume we changed email addresses. Worse, it could conflict with other antispam utilities such as eTrust Anti-Spam that are configured to block messages from unfamiliar addresses.
Having said that, after a little training, OnlyMyEmail was otherwise easy to use and effective at catching spam. The service allows users to add email addresses to Always Allow and Definitely Block lists, and it offers a variety of intuitive spam-fighting preferences, offering 11 categories of potential offenders that the user can choose to accept or decline. We liked that it can be used to consolidate multiple POP3 and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) email addresses into a single spam-free inbox. That’s a huge benefit for users who juggle personal and business addresses on one PC. Another nice extra was the daily spam report message, which consolidates all blocked message headers into a single report for convenient review and retrieval of legitimate correspondence.
And the feature we found most appealing was the OnlyMyEmail passcode, a user-selected keyword that ensures the message will end up in the user’s inbox.
OnlyMyEmail supports all major POP email clients. But like other antispam utilities, this service cannot accommodate Webbased accounts. Support is available via email, and all tech documentation is online.
URL : www.onlymyemail.com