Geeksnet is now offering an exciting new feature for our mail users. Gee-Sentry is a spam server that reduces the amount of spam relayed to/from our users. Below are some answers to common questions:

1. How does Gee-Sentry work?

Gee-Sentry blocks spam in four ways. First, it uses “spam databases” to check if senders are known spammers. These databases are updated hourly with the Internet addresses (IP) of known spammers. Second, Gee-Sentry looks for actual sender email addresses that are malformed or match return addresses commonly used by spammers. Third, Gee-Sentry also checks the subject and body of the message for text that is considered spam. Finally, Gee-Sentry rejects email with potentially harmful attachments. This feature is implemented because of the increasing amount of spam that carries “mail viruses” that execute automatically.

2. What will someone get if they are blocked by Gee-Sentry?

Gee-Sentry replies to senders of rejected mail with a very informative email message that lists the exact reason why the mail was blocked. The user can then contact Geeksnet technical support to resolve the problem.

3. What attachments are being blocked?

Gee-Sentry blocks attachments ending in exe, ex_, eml, dll, scr, pif, com, bat, shs, shb, vxd, rm, chm, vbs, ini, cmd, do, hta, reg, lnk, js, jse, net. If you need to send an attachment matching one of these file formats, you can zip the file using Winzip first and then send it.

4. What settings do I change on my computer to use Gee-Sentry?

None. Gee-Sentry automatically scans mail for you.

Computer Geeks is dedicated to making our users’ Internet experience as painless as possible. Gee-Sentry will address an issue that is plaguing Internet users all over the world. We will continue to fine tune Gee-Sentry to provide the best possible Spam solution.

Gee-Sentry is FREE to our Dial-up customers and available to our hosting customers for an extra $10.00 per month.