-=PCTechTalk=- New SPAM program
- From: The Keyboard Cowboy <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: PCTechTalk - Freelists <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 21:33:41 -0500
While I am not an advocate of SPAM programs, I decided to try still
another SPAM program. Yeah, I know, I have too much time on my hands
<G>
I downloaded a program called SPAMEater Pro ($25 USD) from:
http://www.hms.com/
The company is located in Colorado and is a new one for me.
The program works pretty well, though it suffers from some of the same
issues I outlined earlier. The interface is very clean and well
organized - very professionally done. Program use, though, is not
intuitive, but can be mastered with a little effort. Setup was a
snap. The problem lies in trying to figure out how to accept mail
from lists like out own. It's easy to accept mail from an individual,
but setting up a filter for mail from an individual sent to a list is
not a ready option. Fortunately, it is, indeed, easy to do when you
learn a couple of tricks the program offers. I guess what I'm saying
is I do NOT think it would be easy for the novice user to set up and
run to their needs.....but once you do learn the tricks, it's quite
nicely written and works well.
It does:
A) Handle multiple accounts
B) Notify of new mail
C) Automatically delete from server
D) Provide a means to get deleted mail <=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D an important feature in
my book.
E) Allow powerful filtering
F) Provide for automatic updates of filter data
G) Provide "bounce" option
H) Readily identify header information, etc
I) Allow copy from header data if you want to paste that data in
other forensic programs
Here's the feature description from the site:
Here are some highlights of features you'll find in the new SpamEater
Pro 4.0:
Powerful Filtering:
SpamEater Pro includes a powerful and flexible set of filter rules to
help block even the most persistent spammers. There's even a user
friendly interface for you to enter your own rules to the many that
come with SpamEater Pro! Easy online updates are also included! Filter
types include message subject, header fields, bodies, blocked senders
(NEW in v4.0), message sizes, country codes (NEW in v4.0), and more.
Rules can be set to reject and delete messages, flag messages, or to
always accept specific messages.
Approved Senders:
Setup a list of your friends email addresses and SpamEater Pro will
always accept their messages. You can even import these addresses from
your supported Address Book - currently included are Outlook, Outlook
Express, Netscape, and Eudora, among others. (API available for 3rd
party development - please send inquiries to info@xxxxxxxx)
Real-time Internet Blacklist support:
There are a number of dynamic Blacklists available today on the
Internet. Many of these are free for personal use. The Blacklists
databases contain dynamic lists of known spammers, spam-friendly ISPs,
dial-up users, open relays, etc. SpamEater Pro can query these
databases real-time! SpamEater Pro comes setup and ready to use with
popular blacklists predefined, and you can add more as desired - no
limit to the number allowed.
Flexible Scheduled Checks:
With SpamEater Pro 4.0, you can now set the same or separate schedules
for automated checks. With these automated checks, you mailbox stays
free of spam with no effort on your part! Simply set and forget!
Local Message Archive:
You can tell SpamEater Pro to download a copy of all rejected
messages, on an account by account basis, and store them locally for
later review. Messages in these archives can then be deleted,
copied-n-pasted to SpamCop web form for complaint generation, bounced
(NEW in v4.0), or recovered. SpamEater Pro can be set to automatically
clean out old archived messages after a number of days that you
specify.
Network Support:
SpamEater Pro supports all network connection types to the Internet
and any other TCP/IP network. If you can successfully connect to the
internet or your TCP/IP networks on your computer, then SpamEater Pro
supports your connection!
So far, it's run really well. Actual setup time was less than most
programs (though, perhaps because I've set up so many now <G>).
Learning for accounts went quickly. One additional tip, though, turn
off the country filters and then select individual ones as you see a
need for them. This list is a multinational list and will catch tons
of e-mails as the country list even stopped Janet's e-mail as it came
<G>
I still think the return on investment for stand-alone SPAM programs
isn't really worth it, but if I chose to run a SPAM program, I would
give this high marks. I may continue to run it a while..........who
knows where I'll end up <G>
Regards from the
"Keyboard Cowboy",
,,,,,,,,
=D4=BF=D4=AC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Saturday, 1/10/2004, @ 9:31:06 PM EST
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