SpamFoo on an isolated instance we run for you
Get SpamFoo without adding load to your mail server. Your mail server sends each message to your own SpamFoo instance, in the region you choose, and the answer comes straight back.
01Setup
Connect your mail server in three steps
Choose a plan and a region
Pick a plan by how much mail you expect each day, and the region where your instance runs.
Copy the address and secret
Your instance's address and secret are on its page in your SpamFoo account.
Enter them in your mail server
Results show in the dashboard as mail arrives. Your MX records stay the same.
02Your own instance
A server of your own, in the region you choose
Each hosted customer gets an isolated instance, kept apart from every other customer. Your rules and your users' learned preferences are kept in your instance.
When you sign up, pick the region where your instance runs, such as one close to your mail server or one that fits where your business operates. Your instance and the data it keeps stay in that region.
- Antispam, Anti-Phishing and Email Classification
- The same AI engine, learning and dashboard as every SpamFoo installation
- Sender reputation from the whole SpamFoo network
- Use it for one or more of your company's mail servers
- Kept up to date by us, with nothing to install
03Plans
Plans sized for how much mail you receive
Each plan is sized for about how much mail you expect each day. These are estimates based on the server your plan includes, not hard limits. An instance that mostly receives short messages may handle more, and one that receives many long messages may handle less.
04Your account
Manage it from your SpamFoo account
One click to the dashboard
Open the admin dashboard for your instance straight from your account.
Daily volume at a glance
See how much mail your instance checks each day next to what your plan expects.
Change plans as you grow
Move to a larger plan when your mail grows. Your address and secret stay the same.
Questions about hosted SpamFoo
Do I have to change my MX records?
No. Your mail server keeps receiving and delivering mail the way it does today. It sends each message to your instance to be checked and acts on the answer.
What if I send more mail than my plan expects?
Your instance's server is sized for your plan's daily volume. If you often go well above it, the server can get too busy to check everything, and some mail is delivered without being scanned. If that happens often, a larger plan will keep up.
What happens if my mail server can't reach my instance?
Mail keeps being delivered. SpamFoo's mail server integrations are built to give up after a short wait, so while your instance can't be reached, mail goes through without being scanned instead of being held.
Can I connect more than one mail server?
Yes. A hosted plan can check mail for several of your company's mail servers, as long as their combined mail fits the plan.
Which mail servers can connect to a hosted instance?
SmarterMail can connect to a hosted instance. Other mail servers and apps can use the SpamFoo API. See integrations for every mail server SpamFoo works with.
Can I choose where my instance runs?
Yes. You choose the region when you sign up, and your instance and the data it keeps stay there. An instance stays in the region it starts in, so pick the one that fits your business best.
Do I need a GPU or a bigger server?
No. Your instance runs on our servers, so your mail server only needs to send each message and act on the answer.
Let us run SpamFoo for you
Choose a plan and a region, then connect your mail server. If you want help sizing it, our team can walk through it with you.