Spam Monitor is easy to install and manage but don't be fooled by its perceived simplicity, behind the scenes is a world-class spam filtering technology continuously protecting your Inbox.
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Spam Monitor runs in the background from your system tray automatically detecting spam email as it arrives in your Inbox. Using your local black-list, white-list and spam filter plug-ins, as well as publicly available black lists, Spam Monitor will detect and mark spam messages before they reach you.
For advanced users, Spam Monitor offers a powerful set of customization features including plug-in architecture so that new spam filter features can be easily downloaded. Spam Monitor will work with all mail clients that use POP3 or IMAP4 mailboxes including Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Mail and Eudora. For simple setup it includes a step-by-step configuration wizard which automatically detects and updates compatible mail clients to use Spam Monitor.
Because most of the modern viruses and worms are distributed via unsolicited email, Spam Monitor provides you with an additional level of protection against viral and other infections by stopping spam and junk mail.
Here are some key features of "Spam Monitor":
An enhanced Graphical User Interface (GUI):
· Spam Monitor's GUI is now more intuitive and consistent with other PC Tools products. The main functional improvements include simplified layouts for Friends and Block lists, including Whitelists and Blacklists, and an enhanced Settings section with clearly defined options.
A wizard that automatically configures your email clients to use Spam Monitor:
· Spam Monitor's Configuration wizard sets up a range of email client applications to work with Spam Monitor automatically. The Configuration wizard currently supports the following email clients: Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express and Eudora.
Supports most popular email clients:
· Spam Monitor is designed to work with a range of popular email clients, including all recent versions of Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Mail and Eudora.
An enhanced Smart Update tool:
· A new Smart Update tool has been incorporated into Spam Monitor, which allows it to update any product component to obtain the latest, enhanced functionality. This also includes updates to blocking filters and plug-ins.
Adaptive Bayesian filtering technology:
· Using the Bayesian Filter, Spam Monitor can be trained to identify spam email messages. The Bayesian Filter identifies spam messages with increasing precision when it is exposed to a greater number and range of spam emails.
Microsoft Outlook plug-in:
· The Microsoft Outlook plug-in integrates Spam Monitor's functionality into the Outlook mail client program.
· Supports connection to unlimited POP3 or IMAP4 servers and mailboxes
· Spam Monitor can be set to monitor for spam email messages from multiple email accounts, and supports both POP3 and IMAP4 email access protocols.
· Automatically white-list email addresses or servers from which you receive frequent correspondence
· The Automatic Friends List feature of Spam Monitor can be configured to automatically white-list email or IP addresses from which you receive emails on a frequent basis. White-listed email and IP addresses are those which Spam Monitor never treats as spam.
Customizable white and black lists for manual configuration:
· A number of white and black lists can be configured to fine tune Spam Monitor's ability to identify spam email messages. Unlike white lists, black lists contain a list of email or IP addresses which Spam Monitor always treats as spam.
Requirements:
· Intel Pentium processor (or equivalent)
· 64 MB RAM
· 11 MB of free hard disk space
· Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater
Limitations:
· The Learning Engine is disabled
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Powerful Bayesian spam filtering technology
