Key decision factors

Performance features

Current numbers

	100.00% clean 0.00% virus 0.00% possible spam 0.00% definite spam
	average email distribution
	24 hours | 30 days | 365 days

	100.00% clean 0.00% virus 0.00% possible spam 0.00% definite spam
	average email distribution
	24 hours | 30 days | 365 days

	34.22% clean 2.20% virus 1.04% possible spam 62.54% definite spam
	average email distribution
	24 hours | 30 days | 365 days

The graph above shows the current distribution of clean email, spam and virus. Reload the page to update the graph.

How does it work?

Summary
Any email you receive is first passed through the Spamchek engine. If it is determined that an email is a virus or spam, it is held back in the Spamchek quarantine area. All other emails are passed straight to you.

Technically
Technically speaking, Spamchek is inserted as an extra mail-relay in front of your own email-server(s), giving us the opportunity to scan your email for spam and virus and intercept as necessary to stop them before they get to your systems. This is done by adding/changing the DNS MX (Mail-eXchanger) records for your email-domain such that they point to Spamchek rather than your own mail-servers.

Quarantine
Withheld email is kept in a quarantine area to which your system administrator will have access. End-users receive regular listing of quarantined email allowing them to identify and release anything that might have been wrongly withheld.