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Reference: Email-Statistics

RidgeStar Mail Service processes incoming Email according to the following general processes (as of Thursday, September 2nd, 2010):

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) standards
Cloudmark Authority scans the message for known SPAM characteristics

Mail that is SPFPass and that passes the Cloudmark Authority is what we consider "successful or good Email". The following graphical chart is our effort to display the relative volumes of Email traveling through RidgeStar Mail Service in the last 30 days (the calendar day of the month is listed as the column header and trailer labels).

Volume	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	01
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Volume	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	01
%	17.5	45.6	21.3	13.3	12.8	12.5	22.3	31.7	22.6	29.1	18.2	4.1	8.3	40.6	30.6	30.6	25.2	28.3	17.1	18.1	22.0	24.2	23.2	19.3	49.3	11.8	15.6	25.2	46.8	26.7
%	2.4	1.3	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.3	2.3	1.8	2.6	2.6	3.2	4.0	4.1	2.2	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.3	3.1	3.5	3.0	1.8	1.5	1.4	0.9	1.6	1.0	1.4	1.0	1.4

Each color location in the Histogram represents a percentage (approximately 1% of the heaviest daily volume included in the chart) of mail that falls into one of the following categories:

SPFPass: The Sender Policy Framework from the domain has indicated the Email message is in compliance with specifications. RidgeStar Mail Service delivered the Message normally.
SPFSoftFail: The Sender Policy Framework from the domain has indicated the Email message was not issued in compliance with specifications, but that it should be marked and forwarded to the recipient. RidgeStar Mail Service prepends the Subject of the messages with the character string "[SoftFail]" and delivered the Message normally.
SPFError: There appears to be some failure in the Sender Policy Framework specifications for the domain. RidgeStar Mail Service delivered the Message normally.
SPFNone: There are no Sender Policy Framework specifications for the Domain. RidgeStar Mail Service delivered the Message normally.
SPFNeutral: The Sender Policy Framework from the domain has indicated the it has no opinion about whether the Email message is in compliance or not. RidgeStar Mail Service delivered the Message normally.
CloudmarkFail: The Cloudmark Authority marked the Email message with a 100% probability of being SPAM or SPAM related. RidgeStar Mail Service deleted the message prior to delivery.
SPFFail: The Sender Policy Framework from the domain has indicated the Email message was not issued in compliance with specifications. RidgeStar Mail Service deleted the message prior to delivery.