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Since 1894, Bernkopf,
Goodman and Baseman LLP, a premier Boston Massachusetts law firm has been helping clients in all aspects of real estate
law. Employees of Bernkopf,
Goodman and Baseman LLP rely heavily on email communications and had grown accustomed to spam
mixed in with the important correspondence in their mail boxes.
This clutter seemed so normal that when they
downloaded
and installed the Praetor 21-day evaluation version, greatly reducing the
amount of spam, some employees thought their email was not functioning correctly.
The following letter from F. Bedard, Director of Information Systems, to a member of CMS' sales
staff, describes the employee reaction when Praetor eliminated spam for
Bernkopf, Goodman and Baseman LLP.
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"The difference is dramatic. SPAM has fallen off by 99.8%
overnight".
"Yesterday we received almost 1100 emails, 294 were legit, the rest
were quarantined".
F. Bedard - Director of IS
Bernkopf, Goodman and Baseman LLP
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Hi Pam, this is a not so brief reply....LOL
To be honest I found the application and documentation so straight forward that I never felt the need to
contact anyone. I implemented Praetor last Tuesday night, (with absolutely no trouble) but
never told anyone in our office.
By Thursday my users started coming to me saying that their email didn't appear to be working. I asked if they
were receiving their emails and they said, "Yeah but not as much as usual." I asked if it was the SPAM
that was missing from their mailboxes. After they thought about it for a minute it was as if a light
bulb went off in their heads. "OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT! THAT'S WHAT'S
MISSING! I'M NOT GETTING ANY SPAM!"
"SO GET OUT OF MY OFFICE AND GET BACK TO WORK", I told them.
The difference is dramatic. SPAM had fallen off by 99.8% overnight. I
sent out an official notification to everyone this past Monday. Some
people replied that certain sites weren't getting through. I added those domains as
"accepted domains" and we seem to be moving forward nicely.
It's rare that anyone in IT is thanked but I've been getting high fives
for the past week. It's a refreshing change. People get so mad at spam
they take it out on the IT department because they can't chew out the
SPAMMER.
The reporting features have allowed me to show my superiors exactly how
effective the software has been. Yesterday we received almost 1100 emails,
294 were legit, the rest were quarantined.
We will be purchasing the program before our trial expires. I just
wanted to kick Praetor's tires a bit more before I rushed to judgment. At
this time however I see no reason why we won't GLADLY make this purchase.
Well done CMS/Praetor! Well done! I'm singing your company's
praises to any who will listen.
F. Bedard
Director of Information Services
Bernkopf, Goodman and Baseman LLP
Editor's Note: Since this letter was written, Bernkopf, Goodman and Baseman LLP has purchased a Praetor license.
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