Comments on: It’s Time To Take Spam Email Seriously. Is Anti-Spam Software The Answer? http://www.compila.com/blog/online-security/its-time-to-take-spam-email-seriously-is-anti-spam-software-the-answer/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:45:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Harvey Raybould http://www.compila.com/blog/online-security/its-time-to-take-spam-email-seriously-is-anti-spam-software-the-answer/#comment-77 Harvey Raybould Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:14:28 +0000 http://www.compila.com/blog/?p=373#comment-77 Hi John, Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Wow 2000 spam emails is a huge amount. Can alot of these not be blocked at the server first before they get into mailbox? Atleast this will save your time downloading them. I think the fact you successfully filter these in Mozilla Thunderbird shows alot of skill and patience, so I applaud you for that. If there is anything Compila can do to help, please let me know Regards Harvey Hi John,

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Wow 2000 spam emails is a huge amount. Can alot of these not be blocked at the server first before they get into mailbox? Atleast this will save your time downloading them.

I think the fact you successfully filter these in Mozilla Thunderbird shows alot of skill and patience, so I applaud you for that.

If there is anything Compila can do to help, please let me know

Regards

Harvey

]]> By: John Wadsworth http://www.compila.com/blog/online-security/its-time-to-take-spam-email-seriously-is-anti-spam-software-the-answer/#comment-76 John Wadsworth Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:05:20 +0000 http://www.compila.com/blog/?p=373#comment-76 Dear Harvey, Can you tell me the best way to configure the anti-spam feature on my control panel? The rules quote "Spam Status", "Spam Bar" or "Spam Score". I don't know which to use to filter out the majority of spam emails to my Outlook Inbox. Thanks John. Dear Harvey,
Can you tell me the best way to configure the anti-spam feature on my control panel? The rules quote “Spam Status”, “Spam Bar” or “Spam Score”. I don’t know which to use to filter out the majority of spam emails to my Outlook Inbox.
Thanks
John.

]]> By: John http://www.compila.com/blog/online-security/its-time-to-take-spam-email-seriously-is-anti-spam-software-the-answer/#comment-75 John Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:29:12 +0000 http://www.compila.com/blog/?p=373#comment-75 I get approx 2000 spam per day on website, most originating from the very fact that the site itself exists, a few from an encrypted email address within the site. I intend to solve that soon by using a jpg image of the email address rather than one using encrypted text. I have set up carefully chosen filters in Mozilla Thunderbird which eliminates usually all but the odd one or two. Only problem that leaves me is the time it takes to download and filter the rubbish to the "deleted" folder. I have activated the option on this to empty itself each time the application is closed down. Hope this info proves useful to you. I get approx 2000 spam per day on website, most originating from the very fact that the site itself exists, a few from an encrypted email address within the site. I intend to solve that soon by using a jpg image of the email address rather than one using encrypted text.
I have set up carefully chosen filters in Mozilla Thunderbird which eliminates usually all but the odd one or two.
Only problem that leaves me is the time it takes to download and filter the rubbish to the “deleted” folder. I have activated the option on this to empty itself each time the application is closed down.
Hope this info proves useful to you.

]]> By: Harvey Raybould http://www.compila.com/blog/online-security/its-time-to-take-spam-email-seriously-is-anti-spam-software-the-answer/#comment-31 Harvey Raybould Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:42:05 +0000 http://www.compila.com/blog/?p=373#comment-31 Hi Jason, It depends really if you are refering to AOL email, or if you have a web hosting account that also has email facilites. I don't know a great deal about AOL's services to be honest but I do believe they have an Anti-Spam service. So it might be worth checking with their technical support service. AVG offer some good Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam solutions. http://free.avg.com/gb-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition Regards Harvey Hi Jason,

It depends really if you are refering to AOL email, or if you have a web hosting account that also has email facilites. I don’t know a great deal about AOL’s services to be honest but I do believe they have an Anti-Spam service. So it might be worth checking with their technical support service.

AVG offer some good Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam solutions.

http://free.avg.com/gb-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

Regards

Harvey

]]> By: Jason Schembri http://www.compila.com/blog/online-security/its-time-to-take-spam-email-seriously-is-anti-spam-software-the-answer/#comment-25 Jason Schembri Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:14:38 +0000 http://www.compila.com/blog/?p=373#comment-25 Dear Harvey, I am not an IT minded guy. I run an electrical contracting company and normally only get around to checking my email once or twice a day. Your article was particularly interesting to me as I am constanlty bombarded with email after email of what you call "spam" and have tried lots of ways to deal with the problem. As an AOL user, do you know of any GOOD anti spam software I could use to deal with this issue as I am getting really frustrated with having to delete hundreds of emails before I can start reading my REAL emails. Can anyone offer me any advice? Jason Dear Harvey,

I am not an IT minded guy. I run an electrical contracting company and normally only get around to checking my email once or twice a day. Your article was particularly interesting to me as I am constanlty bombarded with email after email of what you call “spam” and have tried lots of ways to deal with the problem.

As an AOL user, do you know of any GOOD anti spam software I could use to deal with this issue as I am getting really frustrated with having to delete hundreds of emails before I can start reading my REAL emails.

Can anyone offer me any advice?

Jason

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