It’s been a while since we got up close and personal with one of our fellow Gossamer Threadians on the blog to find out a bit more about them and what they do around the office, so allow us to introduce Sydney, one of our web designers who’s been here at the office for about a year and a half.
Part of being a hosting provider is dealing with everybody’s least favourite part of the internet: spam. Unlike most folks, we have to deal not only with incoming spam, but also outgoing spam which our servers may be sending. It’s important to handle spam complaints quickly, not only for the general good of the net, but because one server’s spamming may result in multiple servers being added to spam blocklists, affecting other hosting customers. Here’s how we keep an eye out for spam…