Google Postini Transition FAQ Update 2013 Q: When will the Postini transition take effect? The earliest transitions will begin Q3 2013. While there may be changes, the current plan is that your date of transition will be the date of your contract renewal. Customers using Message Encryption will NOT be transitioned for the foreseeable future.…
Virus Protection Checklist To configure virus protection for your organization, go to the Administration Console to check your settings for Virus Blocking, Connection Manager, and Attachment Manager. Follow the instructions from the checklist below. If necessary, you can make a few adjustments. To optimize your service for virus protection, follow this checklist: Configure Connection Manager…
Follow these recommendations to get the best performance and the most effective filtering from the message security service. Use this checklist as a guide while you review or adjust your settings: Lock down the firewall for each of your email servers To prevent spam and viruses from circumventing the message security service, it’s important to…
How to Lock Down Your Firewall To prevent spam and viruses from circumventing the message security service, it’s important to lock down the firewall for each of your email servers. This means limiting SMTP (port 25) traffic at the firewall to allow connections only from Postini IP addresses. Some virus and spam senders specifically target…
Best Postini Spam Protection Checklist The message security service detects spam by applying hundreds of rules to each message that passes through the data center. It can block obvious spam immediately, then divert more borderline spam to a Quarantine for later evaluation. From there, you or your users can review the Quarantine for any legitimate…