SpamPal is an e-mail spam filter that tags potentially unwanted mail so it can be automatically filtered by your e-mail client.
It features use of DNSBL lists to identify spam, whitelisting & blacklisting controls, it is highly configurable, supports all e-mail clients using POP3, IMAP4 & SMTP (Outlook Express, Eudora, etc), includes 2 plugins, and more. However, it does not directly work with AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo, Juno, MSN, or any other proprietary mail system.
By adding a tag to the subject of an e-mail (the default is **SPAM** ) you can use the filtering tools of Outlook Express, Eudora, etc to remove this potential spam to a separate folder so it can be manually checked prior to deleting.
This tool is incredible. During a prolonged test at the CFS office it identified over 90% of the spam mail we received and did not tag even one item of legitimate correspondence. We had that mail filtered so that it went directly to the Eudora trashcan where we manually delete unwanted mail four or five times during a day (we get many hundreds of pieces of spam every day).
The program takes about 10 minutes to configure because you must re-direct your mail through SpamPal so it can be tagged. Fortunately there is excellent help provided, and it even offers help for specific e-mail clients, for setting up the program with firewalls, anti-virus programs, LAN mail servers, and more.
SpamPal offers a tremendous range of control and configuration, though we found the default settings to be excellent – you probably won't want to make too many changes (if any).
This is one of the most valuable tools we have installed on our computer and we have given it a resounding 10 out of 10.
SpamPal is a "must have" tool for everyone who uses a POP3, IMAP4 or SMTP mail account.
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SpamPal has been updated to version 1.58.
The author advises that this version is mainly bug fixes.
SpamPal is used by CFS to filter all mail.
Below: the program resides as a desktray icon
Below: the main Options window
Below: the Status window
Below: it successfully tagged over 90% of the spam we received
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