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| Thread ID: 93206 | 2008-09-07 21:45:00 | Anyone Still Use Mail Marshall? | Winston001 (3612) | Press F1 |
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| 703319 | 2008-09-07 21:45:00 | I used to have this years ago but spam filtering from ISPs got better and I think it stopped being free. However spam seems to be getting through a lot these days and I wondered if anyone still uses mail filtering software? The main reason I ask is I haven't seen this type of program mentioned anywhere for a long time. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 703320 | 2008-09-07 22:01:00 | I dont use Mail Marshall, but I do use Spampal. A good program, and its free. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 703321 | 2008-09-07 22:30:00 | I used to have this years ago but spam filtering from ISPs got better and I think it stopped being free. However spam seems to be getting through a lot these days and I wondered if anyone still uses mail filtering software? The main reason I ask is I haven't seen this type of program mentioned anywhere for a long time. I use Mailwasher Pro, but you can also get a lite version. I think they ask for a donation if you use the free edition (well, they did when I first started using it years ago). http://www.mailwasher.net/ The only problem I find with it is that so many people on mailing lists that I subscribe to, (and some commercial sites as well) have been reported as spam. It may be spam to the reporter, but not to me - they are quite legitimate correspondents on genealogy lists for example. It gets a bit irritating reversing the classification of these false spam reports, but once you have done it, Mailwasher learns and remembers your preference. |
John H (8) | ||
| 703322 | 2008-09-07 22:40:00 | Mail Box Dispatcher is an excellent program. You can view all messages on the server and the first few lines of each message, sort out the stuff you don't want and delete it from the server then download the wanted messages only. It has some filtering and you can make a Blacklist of the regular junk. It only takes a minute or two to use and saves you from a lot of downloaded junk. JonB |
JonB (1885) | ||
| 703323 | 2008-09-07 22:50:00 | That is exactly how Mailwasher works, JonB - except with Mailwasher you get to see the whole message. It can also bounce the message from the server back to the sender, suggesting that they don't have a legitimate address for you. However, I choose not to do that, because it is just proliferating spam traffic on the net (even if it is only going back to the sender). A key thing for me about Mailwasher is that it was developed (and is still managed) by a Kiwi! Buy NZ made! |
John H (8) | ||
| 703324 | 2008-09-07 23:40:00 | Patriot or not, Mailbox Dispatcher is free and will do for me :) | JonB (1885) | ||
| 703325 | 2008-09-08 01:48:00 | Delete key works for me I prefer to control it myself |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 703326 | 2008-09-08 02:10:00 | Delete key is fine once the spam or other nasty is on your hard drive . However, the difference with both Mailwasher and MailDispatcher is that you still control it yourself, but you do so before the email has actually got to you - you control it on your ISP's server, which is a bit safer in a number of ways . |
John H (8) | ||
| 703327 | 2008-09-08 02:50:00 | I need something like that for an exchange box.... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 703328 | 2008-09-08 02:58:00 | I need something like that for an exchange box.... Are you using Intelligent Message Filter? Not prefect but stops a lot. |
berryb (99) | ||
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