Over the last few months the volume of spam received through our domains has reached epidemic proportions. Each day, the total runs to in excess of 1000 and over 2000 on some occasions.
My host has excellent spam filters and is very good at avoiding false positives. However, as insurance, I check through all the spam to make sure. Now, however, I have decided to no longer do it: I simply don't have the time anymore. So, anything identified as spam by my host before I download it to my email program, will be deleted using the empty Junk Folder Option.
So, if you have sent me a VALID email and have not had a reply within 24 hours, you have been junked! If this is the case and you have not been replied to within 24 hours, then simply use the contact form - mail will always get through using this method.