| Before reviewing the effectiveness of the various | | | | Just like e-Trust, Spam Shield is an anti-spam |
| anti-spam software available in the market, it is | | | | software which can be integrated with Microsoft |
| good to have a first-hand knowledge of what it | | | | Outlook and Outlook Express. |
| really is. | | | | Spam Shield gets rid of 99% or your junk mail so |
| First, what is spam? Spam is basically unwanted | | | | that it will not clutter your mailbox anymore. |
| e-mail messages, usually commercial in nature, | | | | With its easy installation option, Spam Shield |
| which is sent to a bulk of e-mail addresses. | | | | works seamlessly with your usual e-mail |
| When this type of message falls on your Inbox, it | | | | application, making browsing through your wanted |
| is quite annoying to have to sort through the | | | | e-mail messages a breeze. |
| e-mail messages that you don't need and those | | | | -Choice Mail One |
| that you actually need to read. | | | | This is also a good anti-spam software which gets |
| Not to mention the fact that some of these | | | | rid of all unwanted e-mail messages. With Choice |
| e-mail messages may contain viruses, bugs or | | | | Mail One 3.x, you can integrate this anti-spam |
| attachments which can be harmful to your | | | | software with your AOL, MSN, Yahoo or Hotmail |
| system. | | | | account. It also lets you import your contacts list |
| To prevent spam from flooding your mailbox, | | | | for approval. |
| computer software manufacturers developed | | | | The free trial version of this anti-spam software |
| anti-spam software. There are also web sites on | | | | is ChoiceMail Free. |
| the Internet where you can download free trial | | | | -Spam Bully |
| editions of such anti-spam software. | | | | Spam Bully offers to end your spam problems by |
| Here is a brief run through of the top anti-spam | | | | cleaning your mailbox and keeping it free from |
| software that you can use to help eliminate those | | | | spam. Spam Bully works with Outlook and |
| unwanted e-mail messages from crowding your | | | | Outlook Express. |
| mailbox: | | | | Its 'allow and block list' is the feature which |
| -e-Trust Anti-spam Software | | | | decides which mail goes to your Inbox and which |
| Qurb Anti-Spam Software, which was acquired by | | | | ones go straight to your junk mail folder. |
| CA, offers the e-Trust anti-spam | | | | It also has the 'auto-delete' option to automatically |
| software.e-Trust can easily be used with your | | | | delete spam instead of the messages just going |
| Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. It easily | | | | to another folder. |
| filters spam from getting into your Inbox. | | | | -Spam Eater |
| Here's how it works: e-Trust scans your Inbox to | | | | Spam Eater conveniently checks your mailbox |
| check for messages from your safe list, or those | | | | every ten minutes, and once a spam or a virus is |
| who are already added to your address book. | | | | detected, they are automatically "eaten" by the |
| An e-mail from an unknown sender will be placed | | | | software. |
| on your e-Trust folder so you might want to | | | | Unlike other anti-spam software, this requires no |
| check this from time to time, especially if you are | | | | downloading or installation and is quick and easy to |
| expecting to receive a message from a new | | | | set up. |
| sender. | | | | With hundreds of options in the market, you can |
| This anti-spam software is therefore 'trained' to | | | | easily find a good anti-spam software that will fit |
| scan your mailbox for the messages that you | | | | your budget and your needs so that you would |
| need and those that you throw away as junk. | | | | never have to encounter spam on your mailbox |
| -Spam Shield | | | | again. |