Miscellaneous

Whatever Your Need,
Someone Can Recommend
MERCMAIL As The Best Choice

Craig Lant

…is head of information systems security at UC Berkeley, and has chosen MERCMAIL for spam/virus control for his personal accounts and domain:

My opinions are my own, not those of my past or present employers. However, my decision to go with [MERCMAIL] is based on my experience as the Campus Information Systems Security Officer (CISSO) at UC Berkeley, and as manager for large mail systems at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and at UC Berkeley.

I feel that the spam/virus control architecture MERCMAIL provides with their [spam control] service is unmatched — much better than those of the current big boys. Every component of a good system is there, without reliance on questionable or ineffective techniques. Their credentials are backed up by their results.

Similarly, their integrity shines through with their outstanding client support. They have implemented many of my suggestions and they have addressed my concerns either through action or explanation.

I have no reservations recommending MERCMAIL and their [spam control] service. They are a small group putting their efforts into results.

— Craig Lant, 2004-05-24

Larry Thomson

…is a computer and network consultant who has joined our Partner Program:

Students in my basic computer course asked about how to deal with email-related virus threats and spam. As I answered their questions I was aware of how well protected I am from such threats, and how little time and attention I need to give to these issues now that I'm using [MERCMAIL] myself.

— Larry Thomson, 2005-10-19

Jeff Johnston, B.Sc., ALS

…is a project manager who needs time to complete his work:

[MERCMAIL] has been a great resource for increasing my productivity at work. I was inundated with close to 100 spam per day prior to my setup with [a MERCMAIL] account. I am now able to review my legitimate email in a matter of minutes rather than the hour per day that I spent in frustration, sifting through all the spam I was receiving, before.

I had tried using the junk mail software within Outlook to no avail. I constantly had to keep adding the new variations on the email headings to the junk list. There always seemed to be another way to spell "VIAGRA." I spent just as much time trying to manage the junk mail [with Outlook] as when I did nothing and just let it come through. [MERCMAIL] has proven itself to me since the first day I started using it.

— Jeff Johnston, B.Sc., ALS, 2004-12-13

Brandon Schendel

…is a typical email user who simply recognizes the value of being spam and virus free:

[MERCMAIL] reduced my spam from about 15 emails per day to none. I no longer fear getting distracted or interrupted by spam. I have found it very convenient.

— Brandon Schendel, 2004-10-24

Bastiaan DeJong

…needs to ensure that his consulting time, and that of his staff, is not wasted doing unnecessary work, so he licensed MERCMAIL for DeJong & Associates Inc.'s domain.

When I moved my corporate domain over to [MERCMAIL], the first thing I noticed was that the spam that got far enough to even be logged had dropped to 5% of normal levels, and even that remainder isn't coming through. It's amazing that [MERCMAIL] can identify 95% of my spam before even knowing that I'm the recipient.

— Bastiaan DeJong, 2004-10-20

Dustin Gould

…is a casual email user who finally got fed up with his spam levels.

I used to get about a hundred spam a day and I was afraid to check my email. When I first started using [MERCMAIL], I felt a bit lonely — I had so few messages in my inbox, but a lot more time on my hands! In my opinion, [MERCMAIL] is by far the best solution. It's simple to use and it truly works. I highly recommend it.

— Dustin Gould, 2003-11-29

Garry Giesbrecht

…has both business and family reasons for using EVS Mail.

My company's spam problem was overwhelming. Since we've been using [MERCMAIL] for our domain, the service has been 100% effective for all of our accounts. This solution has paid for itself many times over in regained productivity. We gain time by not having to filter through unwanted emails. It's been great!

On a personal note, it has been great for the whole family. We don't have to worry about us or the kids, especially, getting unwanted mail that we don't always get a chance to see first or filter. [MERCMAIL] prevents this. It doesn't send us anything that isn't verified, so we don't have to keep cleaning out the mailbox all the time.

— Garry Giesbrecht, 2003-11-19

Jared Prins

…is a client who needed spam free email for his business account.

[MERCMAIL] has blocked over 9000 of my spam emails since I started using it about three months ago. I get about 80 spam per day which is roughly 2400 spam per month. I used to have to delete all of those spam.

— Jared Prins, 2003-02-18

Jerry Singleton

…is a client and one of MERCMAIL's original testers.

I was pleased with the opportunity to be one of the first beta testers for MERCMAIL. You see, I basically have two full time jobs. One is for my employer, and one is for my own consulting company. For either job, I tend to have to deal with about 300 or more emails a day, every day. My employer doesn't do much about spam, and the problem is getting worse. However, with my own company, time is definitely money, and I found that it was easy to justify the cost of a MERCMAIL account.

On my own company's personal email account, I would normally get about 60 spam a day. I ended up writing filters for all the junk that got through, hoping to catch it the next time — what a time waster that was! I could easily spend an hour a day dealing with spam, and that cut into my time available for consulting — my productivity and my profits.

— Jerry Singleton, 2002-07-01