Tag: email

Is Email Archival Required For HIPAA Compliant Email?

April 5, 2022

Customers often inquire if email archival is required by HIPAA regulations in order to have HIPAA compliant email. There is a great deal of confusion and uncertainty here because: HIPAA lists many requirements but does not provide specific instructions on implementing them. It’s ambiguous but provides a great deal of flexibility for organizations. HIPAA email […]

Are you Prepared for Disaster? Business Continuity Planning for Email Outages

February 9, 2018

Unexpected email outages happen to every email user. It is not a big deal if it is just for a few minutes or some scheduled time at night. However, if it is in the middle of a workday and employees rely on email, it may be a big problem. What do you do if your […]

A Comparison of Email Backup Policy of Popular Email Services

November 1, 2017

Do you use email backup in your practice? Make a smart choice by comparing the backup policies of popular email solution providers. Privacy concerns are constantly rising especially following the revelations by Edward Snowden. Now, the big question is “Do the popular email services in the US retain your data forever?” In order to find […]

Understanding Email Services: A crash course in email jargon

July 23, 2013

You thought email was a simple concept, but you are at once confronted with a plethora of acronyms and jargon like POP, IMAP, WebMail, Aliases, Forwards, SMTP, IMAP, POP, Quota, SPAM, TLS, SSL, Archival, and more! This article describes the ins and outs of email, explains these terms, and helps you figure out what services […]