Anyone suggest any free anti-spam tools to remove stuff from my POP3 account?

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Shiperton Henethe

Hi

Can anyone recommend a free tool to remove
spam from my server?

I am already using McAfee SpamKiller but I dont like it
because
a) there doesn't seem to be any way to specifying which characters
to ignore - i.e. "-" to catch "via-gra" in a subject

b) you don't seem to be able to catch anything in <angle brackets>
for HTML emails.
Thus "via<garbage>gra" is impossible to catch


I was *also* using MailWasher (I think - my PC's C: drive just
failed and I'm only 95% sure) which seemed to catch much
that McAfee (not free) missed. However as far as I can tell
on MailWasher.net - they seem to have removed the freeware version!
And only do the Pro version.

Any suggestions?


Ship
Shiperton Henethe
 
(From Hoshi Patricia Friedman)

If you're using Outlook and Windows 98 or higher, you can use SpamBayes. It's a Bayesian filter, and I love those types of filters. However, the disadvantage is it only filters, not blocks, but it learns really fast.
 
Compu, can you please turn off the HTML code in your postings? This is
what a lot of people see.
 
(From Hoshi Patricia Friedman)

It's not my problem they can't read HTML messages. They should get better newsreaders. I want to take advantage of the latest technology, and so should they. Sorry, but I won't stop using HTML. Besides, I want to use my personal font, Comic Sans MS.
 
(From Hoshi Patricia Friedman)

It's not my problem they can't read HTML messages.
They should get better newsreaders. I want to take
advantage of the latest technology, and so should they.
Sorry, but I won't stop using HTML. Besides, I want to
use my personal font, Comic Sans MS.
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You can display that font on your own system, without pushing HTML on
people who don't want it.

I use a very good newsreader. HTML adds nothing of value to a
newsgroup posting (or to email). Many long-time readers of Usenet
agree, there are better newsreaders than OE if you read a lot of
groups.

And most of those readers won't bother to argue with you, they're just
going to put you in their killfile.
 
You can display that font on your own system, without pushing HTML
on people who don't want it.

I use a very good newsreader. HTML adds nothing of value to a
newsgroup posting (or to email). Many long-time readers of Usenet
agree, there are better newsreaders than OE if you read a lot of
groups.

And most of those readers won't bother to argue with you, they're
just going to put you in their killfile.
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IMHO, I wish that HTML for emails and newsgroup postings (which I
guess are basically the same as emails) wasn't available at all! I
don't like all that fancy-schmansy fol-de-rol. If a message is worth
posting, then it's worth posting in plain text and doesn't need a lot
of extra stuff for emphasis.

And one of the *worst* things to come around in a long time is
Incredimail! I get sick of the bloated email messages with cutsy
animations and stationery with busy or dark backgrounds that makes the
text unreadable. It's like the person wants to say "Hey! Look at Me!
I don't have anything worth saying, but I want you to know how clever
I am with design."

Sherry
 
(From Hoshi Patricia Friedman)

But I intend my font to be seen by those who read my posts. I want to be able to express myself. You're also asking Compu-Pikachu to abandon his consistent perfection. He's a perfectionist and values doing everything, including talking and writing, without a single error, not even a typo when it comes to typing on the computer. He must be infallible, and I appreciate his efforts.

I have the right to push HTML to others when the HTML is in my own message. I'm in control of its content. It's my creation, like a work, and you will not have any say on it.

Yes, HTML does add something of value: perfection and eloquence. What these long-time readers of Usenet agree with doesn't matter to me. Majority does not rule. The intelligent rule, and Compu-Pikachu's IQ is about 140, so unless your IQ is at least this high, you have no choice but to accept what he has said through me as fact.

Compu-Pikachu also uses HTML in e-mail, also using his Comic Sans MS font and using a light blue marble background, both a sort of signature design for his messages, if you will.

Outlook Express is quite efficient, although I don't have experience with any other newsgroups to do any sort of comparison.
 
If you really value perfection, try improving your grammar. It is quite a
bit short of being perfect.

Brett


(From Hoshi Patricia Friedman)

But I intend my font to be seen by those who read my posts. I want to be
able to express myself. You're also asking Compu-Pikachu to abandon his
consistent perfection. He's a perfectionist and values doing everything,
including talking and writing, without a single error, not even a typo when
it comes to typing on the computer. He must be infallible, and I appreciate
his efforts.

I have the right to push HTML to others when the HTML is in my own message.
I'm in control of its content. It's my creation, like a work, and you will
not have any say on it.

Yes, HTML does add something of value: perfection and eloquence. What
these long-time readers of Usenet agree with doesn't matter to me. Majority
does not rule. The intelligent rule, and Compu-Pikachu's IQ is about 140,
so unless your IQ is at least this high, you have no choice but to accept
what he has said through me as fact.

Compu-Pikachu also uses HTML in e-mail, also using his Comic Sans MS font
and using a light blue marble background, both a sort of signature design
for his messages, if you will.

Outlook Express is quite efficient, although I don't have experience with
any other newsgroups to do any sort of comparison.
 
Brett Harbourne said:
Yes, HTML does add something of value: perfection and eloquence.
Click to expand...

What a hoot!
The intelligent rule, and
Compu-Pikachu's IQ is about 140, so unless your IQ is at least this
high, you have no choice but to accept what he has said through me as
fact.
Click to expand...

Mine's higher. So what? Intelligence is not wisdom, and that appears to be
what Compu-Pikachu lacks.
 
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