Free Spam Filter

[Sitara Lal]

Hi,

Could someone please recommend a free (or very low cost) spam filter which
would work with Outlook and would not leave an ad blurb (like
spamfighter.com does) in its wake?

Thanks

SL

 

[JLee]

Spambayes works quite well. Use google to find a good download spot.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If you are using Outlook 2003, look into using the higher spam filter
options.

Having said that, I agree that SpamBayes is a good option.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Sitara Lal asked:

| Hi,
|
| Could someone please recommend a free (or very low cost) spam filter
| which would work with Outlook and would not leave an ad blurb (like
| spamfighter.com does) in its wake?
|
| Thanks
|
| SL

 

[Sitara Lal]

Thanks very much for recommending Spambayes.

However, what I would prefer is a program that filters out the spam before
mail is downloaded into Outlook at all. A program which may perhaps download
the mail headers and then delete or separate the spam. The advantage for me
would be that I would not have to spend time (and money - unfortunately,
many ISPs charge by the volume of data downloaded) downloading junk.

Can you recommend any such program, again, preferably one that is totally or
substantially free?

Many thanks

SL

 

[Brian Tillman]

Could someone please recommend a free (or very low cost) spam filter
which would work with Outlook and would not leave an ad blurb (like
spamfighter.com does) in its wake?

http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/

 

[Arto Rantala]

Thanks very much for recommending Spambayes.

However, what I would prefer is a program that filters out the spam
before mail is downloaded into Outlook at all. A program which may
perhaps download the mail headers and then delete or separate the
spam. The advantage for me would be that I would not have to spend
time (and money - unfortunately, many ISPs charge by the volume of
data downloaded) downloading junk.

Can you recommend any such program, again, preferably one that is
totally or substantially free?

There is a problem with this logic:
If you only download headers to your computer, then the spam filter only has
headers to work with to determine if the message is spam. That will make the
filter's success rate very low.
You basically need the entire message for determining for sure if this is
spam or not, so you either need to download the entire message to your
computer or you need to run your filter on the mail server, which most
likely won't be possible or free. Your ISP might offer a spam filtering
service though like mine does. Check it out.