my webhost runs spamassassin but recently stuff has started slipping by

i was thinking about installing a local spam filter - any opinions?

i did some background research and found basically 2 types - one which is an external program that shows headers and allows me to select what to do with each one based on rules. then i have to set outlook to check mail after i do this filtering through the external app.

the other kind, the better kind is what i'm looking for - community-based automatic filtering

background
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,4795,00.asp
http://spam-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/

i was thinking about getting cloudmark desktop/spamnet: http://www.cloudmark.com/desktop/

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 7:44 AM. Reason : .]

5/30/2006 7:42:46 AM

outlook 2003(?) junk filter, if you have that version

5/30/2006 8:49:07 AM

yeah i do but that isn't really all that great

tons of things get by it

and you only have the option of adding the sender to a blocked sender list which is stupid because they change their e-mail addresses every time. outlook isn't smart enough to figure out what's spam and what's not.

so, anyone using anything that works?

5/30/2006 2:21:14 PM

the very best, of any i've tried on the client side is Cloudmark http://www.cloudmark.com/

Doesn't rely on heuretics that tend to block valid messages, works as a community with people flagging spam. Upside is it detects and deletes over 99% of my spam...and in the years I've been using it, I haven't had a single valid message been flagged as spam. Downside is it costs $40 for first year and $20 for each additional year (maybe cheaper for > 10 licenses). But to me, the price is well worth it since its clearly a superior product.

Download the trial, you'll be convinced. No training or any BS like that, it just starts working.

Quote :

"Only Cloudmark has the power to apply human feedback in real time to block spam, phishing, and additionally many viruses and spyware. Leveraging a highly sophisticated Trust Evaluation System™ (TeS) and groundbreaking technology, feedback is corroborated in real time, so that only a few people ever have to see a spam email before it is blocked for everyone. Cloudmark Desktop is entirely transparent and requires no configuration, making it powerful, yet simple and easy to use."

http://www.cloudmark.com/desktop/howitworks/



[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 2:46 PM. Reason : ]

5/30/2006 2:44:00 PM

Quote :

"in the years I've been using it, I haven't had a single valid message been flagged as spam"

now thats the shit i like to hear

5/30/2006 2:50:07 PM

sonofabitch. i didn't realize there was a yearly subscription fee.

that's too expensive for this small quantity - are there any free(er) options? at least something that can be 'bought' once or freeware entirely?

mailwasher is the closest thing but i really hate the external apps to apply rules. if there's nothing else i might just get that.

5/30/2006 5:31:20 PM

^^ each license can be used on two computers...or at least thats how single subscriptions work.

how many computers is this going on? I would call them and tell them your situation, you really want this product. theres no training, no overhead. its total turn key

5/30/2006 6:42:50 PM

probably the 2-3 that i use to check email regularly - work, desktop, and laptop. i could probably do without on one pc if they had a 2 pc limit.

it's for personal use so there's really no way to justify that cost instead of just clicking delete

5/30/2006 7:33:34 PM

yeah for one copy, you can use it on two systems.

i don't think $40 for 1st year and 20 each additional is very much $$$ for the service it delivers...but thats just me

5/30/2006 9:51:26 PM

I used to use SpamPal back in the day, and it was a community-based one that was 100% free

5/30/2006 11:10:56 PM

so i guess the real question is are there free community-based solutions out there?

5/30/2006 11:20:29 PM

spampal it is, for now

unless there are better solutions out there

what do you use now if you used the back in the day?

[Edited on May 31, 2006 at 4:53 AM. Reason : .]

5/31/2006 4:53:20 AM

Gmail

5/31/2006 1:43:43 PM