Like most Internet providers, Web.com strictly prohibits the sending or relaying of bulk or otherwise unsolicited email, commonly known as spam. Spam is widely regarded as the email equivalent of junk mail, but unlike regular junk mail, spam places much more cost on the recipient than the sender with respect to spent time and resources.
In the past, typical spam content revolved around get-rich-quick schemes or other potentially illegal or unethical content. Today, spam can take the form of just about any kind of content. Many recipients consider spam to be not just a nuisance but also an invasion of privacy or, depending on the content, an affront to their social and moral values.
Spammers (people who distribute bulk email) know beforehand that their message will not be well received by most recipients; therefore, they often employ tactics that make it appear as though the message were originating from another source.
Spammers may even try to use your server's outbound mail service to forward their email, a practice known as spam relaying. Through spam relaying, spammers use your service to bombard their unsuspecting victims, but it appears as though you are the culprit. Other ISPs may even blacklist you as a result of spam relaying.
Fortunately, your Freedom account comes equipped with tools to help you combat the efforts of spammers, including built-in software that prevents others from using your mail server as a relay.