Re: Free SPAM Blocker?
From: Vanguard (no-email_at_post-reply-in-newsgroup.nix)
Date: 11/18/03
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 05:29:07 GMT
SweetAl wrote:
> I use outlook express for my email as it or outlook are
> the 2 mail programs provided. I have started to receive
> so much SPAM I have opened a "free" email account to get
> my personal mail. I had over 3,000 messages after not
> checking my mail for 3 days! Can anyone recommend a free
> spam blocker program? Thanks, AJ
SpamPal (free). Also has plug-ins (all free):
Bayesian (for statistical weighting of words rather than stupid word
lists).
HTML-Modify (eliminates nasties from HTML-formatted e-mails).
RegEx (regular expressions).
Quarantine (should you want to keep text-only versions of spam-marked
e-mails, like to report them).
URLbody (detect spam based on URL in body to spammer's web site; they
eventually have to get you to their site despite all the obfuscation and
word hiding).
I can't tell you an exact percentage of spam eradication. After
enabling my ISP's spam blocking, using SpamPal and plug-ins, and a dozen
rules, I get about 2 to 5 that leak past per week. I don't bother
counting how many got killed (but used to get 30 to 60 per day before).
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