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How do you [personally] combat spam?

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  • 01-08-2003 7:17pm
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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭


    Using mailwasher at the minute www.mailwasher.net and it's pretty good for weeding out the crap once you've used it for a month or so, especially with it's 'friends' list in addition to the blacklists.

    Anyone?


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    GUI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭GUI


    i use an addon for outlook 2k2 (works with outlook 2k ,2k2 and oe 5 and 6)

    called ihatespam
    its ****en amazing

    it has a database which all users contribute to for spam,
    anytime u do get spam,click is spam
    and its added to database if that mail has been verified by more then x users

    when i do a send and receive
    mail is scanned for spam and move to quaratinned directory in outlook..

    u can have friends, enemies..
    it allows it all
    check it out


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    seanos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭seanos


    Have been using MailWasher for over half year.
    Pro version is kind of essential [you pay for it - in theroy].
    Only problem i've experienced with it is tends to crash sometimes - still worth it [esp. if use oceanfree - 50+ spam/day].


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    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,519 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    I've been using mailwasher since it started. I'm a beta tester....

    CFS (their SPAM database) will be coming online soon, and makes SPAM detection and deletion even easier.

    - Dave.


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    blorg
    Registered Users Posts: 15,989 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    I use PopFile. It's free, open source, and works very well. It works as a POP proxy between your mail client and the server. Only real issue I would have is speed, it is PERL based and runs quite slow. Also, it's single threaded so won't process more than one account at a time (or access the web interface while it's downloading mail). But these are minor points for a free piece of software that works so well.


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    #6
    Nuphor
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭Nuphor


    I use SpamCop, which is installed by default with my hosting package. Haven't gotten a false positive in 3 months now, so it's time to set up a filter in PocoMail to delete any mail with the tag *****SPAM***** in the subject line.


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    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,581 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    i have my mail sorted so that mails that i don;t regulary recieved in a different folder and i check that folder for any important mails and then delete the rest


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    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭swoofer


    I use mailwasher free and it does crash occasionally but has done the job, I love bouncing.

    gbcullen


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    #9
    Kappar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭Kappar


    Anyone know of a way to auto Process emails in Mailwasher 3.1.


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