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Matilda

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Thu Dec 15, 2016, 12:19 AM Dec 2016

Anti-Spam Programs [View all]

I've been using the Cloudmark anti-spam program for over ten years, and it used to be absolutely wonderful. I'd give it a 99% success rate.

Then it went free, and the standards slipped. It was very efficient at blocking real spam, but developed a bad habit of blocking genuine emails as well, and no matter how many times I would instruct it to Unblock, it kept right on blocking. Complaints to Cloudmark (I wasn't the only person to complain) were unproductive.

Now they are consigning it to the scrapheap, on the basis that people don't use email programs much anymore. I wouldn't know about that – on my work computer, I certainly need something. I get an average of 100 – 150 emails every day, of which around 10% are spam. Not a huge number, but if I had to check them all manually and delete, it would take time and be very annoying.

I have a Dell computer, and I'm running Windows 7. I have Outlook 2016 for Mail. I have Malwarebytes installed, and also Webroot Anti-Virus, and I think both do an excellent job. But for spam – I'd like to find something that's easy to install (because I'm not very good with technical stuff), and not too expensive. The paid version of Cloudmark cost around $AU30 for two computers, and I thought that was reasonable for a good program.

Does anybody have any recommendations?

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Anti-Spam Programs [View all] Matilda Dec 2016 OP
This is more than a spam filter canetoad Dec 2016 #1
I've heard of that one. Matilda Dec 2016 #2
Another vote for MailWasher Pro. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #3
I think I'll probably try the free version first. Matilda Dec 2016 #4
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