Author: peterr

Stream Networks operates a UK Mirror for SpamCop, and we also use the RBL lists from spamhaus.org. We also offer a managed email filtering service StreamNET MailScan.

Spam is unsolicited commercial e-mail; usually offering personal services, cut-price loans, insurance, diplomas, etc. We have recently put Spam filters in place on two of our mail servers, and – based on the numbers of mails stopped and quarantined – can reveal that one third of all e-mail sent to users on those servers is…
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Your broadband username will normally be your underlying telephone number e.g. 01635884170@streamnetworks.co.uk Stream Networks also operate other broadband realms so please check on the email configuration details you receive from our provisioning team or login to our Cascade portal to check. Our list of realms are listed below. @stream.net.uk @streamnetworks.co.uk @streamnetworks.si1 @streammpls.co.uk (for MPLS broadband…
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The answer is Spammers are crafty, they look for ways to send their junk e-mail by way of other mail servers or e-mail addresses. In doing so, they can send e-mail without revealing their identities, enabling them to continue this abusive behaviour. In many cases, when ISPs trace back these messages to identify the offender,…
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