New Spam Filter from Paessler Shields Mailboxes at Server Level

Fuerth, Germany – Sept. 9, 2003--Paessler today announced the immediate availability of No Spam Today!, a new spam filter based on the renowned open-source SpamAssassin(TM) technology. No Spam Today! can easily be integrated into existing networks, working at the server level to block spam e-mail before it reaches the desktop. Spam email accounts for up to half of all messages that businesses receive, negatively impacting network efficiency and employee productivity. According to a recent report from independent research company Nucleus Research, an average employee receives up to 13.3 spam mails per day, costing businesses as much as $874 per employee per year in lost productivity.

With one easy installation wizard, No Spam Today! is configured and the filter can be activated within minutes, marking spam on the server. Using the SpamAssassin engine, spam is reduced by as much as 89%, according to recent PC Magazine review. Since No Spam Today! is based on this open-source filter technology, it can be offered at a cost-effective price and as a freeware solution. Like all Paessler products, No Spam Today! can be installed without technical expertise, providing average users with the same powerful solution available to experienced network administrators.

"Our spam filter is based on the top-notch SpamAssassin open-source technology. Since SpamAssassin is very complex to set up, especially in a Windows environment, we did all the hard work for you," said Dirk Paessler CEO of Paessler. "With No Spam Today! a professional-grade spam filter can now be easily installed onto Windows servers at a workstation price."

No Spam Today! works as an SMTP proxy server relay that sits between the Internet and the mail server. Incoming mail is accepted from the Internet and checked for spam using a rule base with a wide range of heuristic tests on mail headers and body text. After marking the incoming spam, all e-mail is delivered to the existing SMTP mail server. Since it works as a transparent proxy server, No Spam Today! integrates with all existing e-mail servers.

The Freeware Edition, as well as a free trial version for the commercial editions, can be downloaded at www.no-spam-today.com. Commercial licenses are available starting at US $99.95 for a 10 user license including 12 months update service with a 30 day money-back guarantee.

(SpamAssassin is a trademark of Network Associates, Inc.)