Comments on: POPFile, the best free spam filter bar none http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/ Technology news and commentary by the TechSpot.com staff Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pepino http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/comment-page-1/#comment-42986 Pepino Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:26:40 +0000 http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/#comment-42986 With popfile in combination with IMAP noone has to train with extra tasks. Simply move the wrong sorted mails into the right folders and popfile learns from that. With popfile in combination with IMAP noone has to train with extra tasks. Simply move the wrong sorted mails into the right folders and popfile learns from that.

]]> By: john http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/comment-page-1/#comment-42574 john Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:33:43 +0000 http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/#comment-42574 Try AntiSpam, a ultra light spam filter Created entirely in assembly language (yes, only 88Kb!) Protect unlimited number of pop3 email addresses (gmail mail included) Scan the mail header AND also a number of lines from the mail body Can check all hosts found in the mail header against DNSBL ("Real-time Blackhole List") Alert on receiving any new message or only when receiving a good message plus many more features... home.deds.nl/~antispam/ AntiSpam uses UIDL extensively. This key feature is not present in many spam filters, wich can lead to wrong inbox operations with them! Try AntiSpam, a ultra light spam filter

Created entirely in assembly language (yes, only 88Kb!)

Protect unlimited number of pop3 email addresses (gmail mail included)

Scan the mail header AND also a number of lines from the mail body

Can check all hosts found in the mail header against DNSBL (“Real-time Blackhole List”)

Alert on receiving any new message or only when receiving a good message plus many more features…

home.deds.nl/~antispam/

AntiSpam uses UIDL extensively. This key feature is not present in many spam filters, wich can lead to wrong inbox operations with them!

]]> By: Matt http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/comment-page-1/#comment-37821 Matt Tue, 06 May 2008 16:56:50 +0000 http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/#comment-37821 Try SpamBayes in Outlook, it's also a great freeware, and it has the Spam/Not Spam buttons in the toolbar to make it easy to correct the (very) few mistakes. (I don't get false positives ever, but occasional Unsures and a few false negatives). Try SpamBayes in Outlook, it’s also a great freeware, and it has the Spam/Not Spam buttons in the toolbar to make it easy to correct the (very) few mistakes. (I don’t get false positives ever, but occasional Unsures and a few false negatives).

]]> By: Julio Franco http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/comment-page-1/#comment-30781 Julio Franco Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:20:07 +0000 http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/#comment-30781 I have to agree that bothered me for quite some time in the past, but now I have set it up in Outlook so POPfile's CP is one click away without using a web browser. Not as seamless as an integrated "spam/not spam" button but once trained it's nothing that will bother you much. I have to agree that bothered me for quite some time in the past, but now I have set it up in Outlook so POPfile’s CP is one click away without using a web browser.
Not as seamless as an integrated “spam/not spam” button but once trained it’s nothing that will bother you much.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/comment-page-1/#comment-30736 Andrew Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:06:15 +0000 http://www.techspot.com/blog/131/popfile-the-best-free-spam-filter-bar-none/#comment-30736 The only problem with POPFile -- and it's a big one -- is training. There's no way to simply click a button and say "This is spam"; you have to open a Web page, find the message, and mark it. Really, really annoying. The only problem with POPFile — and it’s a big one — is training. There’s no way to simply click a button and say “This is spam”; you have to open a Web page, find the message, and mark it. Really, really annoying.

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