Hexamail Adds Sender Policy Framework and Domain Keys Features

Hexamail Guard offers server-based spam blocking which allows effective server spam filtering. Now the newly released version 2.8 version adds two new sender verification technologes: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and Domain Keys.

UK (PRWEB) September 2, 2006 -- Hexamail, the leading software company specializing in intelligent email routing, management, archiving and security, announced today that it has released a new version of its Hexamail Guard antispam solution with Sender Policy Framework and Domain Keys support.

Sender Policy Framework
SPF fights sender address forgery and makes it easier to identify spoofed email.
Domain owners identify their legitimate sending mail servers in DNS and Hexamail verifies SPF records and so autoamtically distinguishes authentic messages from forgeries even before any message data is transmitted. This is particularly useful for preventing phishing attacks and other identity theft or privacy incursions.
To read more on the SPF standards and technology, please visit the SPF website:
http://www.openspf.org/

Domain Keys
The Domain Keys technology provides a mechanism for verifying that the stated sender of an email is indeed the sender. This technology uses cryptographic signatures to effectively sign the email from the original sending domain. If the email is tampered with or forged the Domain Keys technology allows this to be easily spotted and the email rejected, or flagged as suspicious. This is extremely useful in combatting phishing attacks, spoofed spam email and other malicious attacks that hijack others identity.
To read more about the Domain Keys Technology, please visit the Domain Keys website:
http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys

Hexamail Guard now incorporates both of these exciting new technologies into its comprehensive armoury of anti-spam, phishing and virus technologies. With Hexamail's email security gateway you can add SPF and Domain Keys support to any existing email system or mailserver including Microsoft Exchange. Hexamail's email gateway security product now represents the most comprehensive system of counter measures available to combat all email threats. These new sender verification and anti forgery technologies ensure that the total protection offered by Hexamail is maintained as adoption of the technologies spreads.

More information about Hexamail Guard can be found at: http://www.hexamail.com/hexamailguard/

About Hexamail

Hexamail is the leading developer of intelligent email server software for corporates, and anti-spam software for server-based protection against unsolicited email. Based in Cambridge, Hexamail is a privately held company. For more information, please contact info@hexamail.com or visit http://www.hexamail.com/

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