Slam that spam in 2005

Slam that spam in 2005 Although Microsoft Outlook 2003 includes robust junk mail filtering, the spam continues to leak through. That's why you need another layer of defense.

We asked our best spam reviewer, Dan Tynan, to look at three popular antispam solutions: two past Editors' Choice recipients and a relative newcomer.

Unfortunately, the latest version of our first Editors' Choice winner, McAfee SpamKiller 6.0 (2005), still uses a clunky third-party server to filter your mail and frankly hasn't kept up with the times. Norton AntiSpam 2005, the successor to last year's antispam award winner, works within Outlook but suffers from performance-robbing glitches.

In fact, both McAfee and Norton kept Dan busy with technical-support calls, which can be expensive for you and me. That's why it's easy to declare a new Editors' Choice winner for best antispam app. Not only did MailFrontier Desktop 4.2 keep away the spam, it was also a cinch to set up and use.

MailFrontier Desktop
MailFrontier Desktop
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Move over, Norton AntiSpam. MailFrontier Desktop is our pick for pain-free yet effective spam relief.
Norton AntiSpam 2005
Norton AntiSpam 2005
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While Norton's AntiSpam 2005 seamlessly integrates into Microsoft's e-mail clients, it has performance issues. And it's neither as easy to use nor as accurate as MailFrontier Desktop.
McAfee SpamKiller 2005
McAfee SpamKiller 2005
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SpamKiller's day has come and gone. Without a major overhaul, this filter just can't keep up with the competition.






















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Talkback 1 comments

    The best performance/cost rati ...Anonymous -- 10/11/04

    The best performance/cost ratio is from SpamBayes available for Outlook at
    http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/
    I've used it two years now with good support when I needed it (few installation hassles)

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