Sure, if you do need/want to run your own incoming SMTP server I'm sure it's good, I was just pointing out that for a lot of normal use the whole Google Apps + fetchmail combo is rather good (and free). Sampsa On 17 Aug 2009, at 23:06, Bob Armstrong wrote: One thing I have found useful in stopping spam is using Google Apps as my front-line mail exchanger. I use PMAS from Process Software (the same guys who make Multinet). They have a hobbyist license program and PMAS actually works pretty well at weeding out the SPAM, but it has become something of a CPU hog in recent releases. Thanks, Bob