Introduction
Without doubt spam is one of the most annoying things associated with the Internet. For some people, say me for example, it has become Internet public enemy #1. Even viruses are being distributed via Email as spam, and avoiding this blight on the Web can be very difficult. I tried many mail server based anti-spam plugins and applications, some of which weren’t the most user-friendly, but almost nothing has been able to prevent spam 100%. Today I was desperate and began to try yet another free client spam filter hoping that this may bring some better results. Suffice it to say my romance with SPAMfighter has started!

The SPAMfighter Story (taken from the SPAMfighter website)
"In 1995 Henrik Sorensen, Martin Thorborg and a couple of friends started cybernet.dk (now Jubii), one of the first Internet Providers in Denmark. One day the mail server stopped working, and it took us a while to realize that our server was being used by spammers to distribute spam. It took us almost a week to filter the spam mails from our users’ normal emails, and during that week our users were unable to send or receive email.
Back then we swore that we would get revenge one day, and the subsequent years didn’t make us any happier. The amount of spam grew every day, costing us money and time. So when we sold Jubii, it was very easy for us to decide what to start on next. Yes you are right - SPAMfighter!"

Nice story, maybe they will make a movie of it in the future. I do have to agree with them about the increase of spam over the last few years, and I look back longingly to the "good old days" when spam wasn’t as popular as it is today. Just for the record I generally receive around one hundred spam messages every day, and believe this spam menace is something that we all have to fight against. Unfortunately, many ISPs are not doing much to prevent it, and some actually use it to make extra cash off their customers.

SPAMfighter Features:
* Award winning spam blocking technology
* Protects against "phishing", identity theft and other email fraud
* Protects all the email accounts on your PC
* Unique language filtering tool that empowers you to stop emails written in specific languages
* Automatic "real mail" protection - means no lost business mails!
* Blacklist domains and emails
* Spam Abuse Reporting with one click
* Automatic Whitelist management
* Privacy Guaranteed
* Does not filter based on simple phrases or "trigger" words. Allows any content
* Language support: English, German, Spanish, Chinese, French, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Suomi and Danish.

Requirements:
* Microsoft Windows XP/2000/98/ME
* Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express
* 64MB Memory
* 10MB Disk Space

We can already see one negative aspect of SPAMfighter; it only supports Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. No candy for the other clients! The SPAMfighter installation file is 9.6MB in size. The program is available in two versions - Pro and Standard. The Pro version is shareware, costs $29 and includes all of the above features. It can be evaluated for 30 days, after which it downgrades to the Standard version. The Standard version is freeware. Differences between the Pro and Standard versions include a missing language filter in the Standard version, plus you will see a small advertisement in your email client, and lastly "I’m protected by SPAMfighter" will be added to all your outgoing emails.