Postini

What is it?

Postini is the e-mail filter used by Pomona. It blocks suspicious messages from reaching your inbox, while still allowing you to access the messages if you must.

How do I use it?

You don't really need to actively use Postini. It's automatically set up server-side, so it's running on your e-mail account from the moment the account is created. Postini will send you an e-mail each morning of all the stuff it blocked the previous day. (If nothing was blocked, you won't get this e-mail.) The message will look something like this:

You can click on the subject line to view the message, or click deliver to send incorrectly blocked messages to your inbox.

Changing Postini settings

You can get to your Postini account by pointing your web browser at http://spam.pomona.edu. You should have already received an e-mail from Postini with your login information; use that to access your Message Center. Near the top of the page, there's a link that says "Junk Email Settings." This will take you to a page that lets you adjust the strength of your protection and white- or blacklist certain users.