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.