Using the Red Condor requires a different approach to filtering spam than you may be used to using. Over the years, many users have used spam filters to block "email they don't want," whether those messages are spam, mailing list messages the recipient no longer wants, or irritating messages forwarded by relatives or acquaintances. In short, spam filters are often the wrong tool for this job.
While the Red Condor will stop most spam, it lets many mailing lists and marketing emails through. It does not check whether you signed up for the mailing list, or if another party shared your address with the sender of the mailing list (a common practice, generally hidden in the small print). The Red Condor checks messages for valid unsubscribe links and checks against an internal database to see whether the sender honors unsubscribe requests, if both conditions are true, the Red Condor will allow the message to pass.
When you get a message you don't want through the spam filters, check first for the presence of a link to unsubscribe you from the list. If there is one, click on it and unsubscribe. If all they ask is for your email address on the unsubscribe page, enter it and unsubscribe. Contrary to popular belief, spammers do not use unsubscribe links to validate email addresses. There is absolutely no benefit for spammers to purge invalid email addresses from their mailing lists, as they aren't using their own resources to send the messages, nor do they deal with any message bounces.
Messages that are obviously spam, or mailings without valid unsubscribe links should be forwarded to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it as an attachment.


