Friday, December 30, 2011

Spam Buster

By John Smith


Spam. No one likes it. No one wants it. No, we aren't talking concerning the canned meat, but those unsolicited, undesirable, irrelevant, or perhaps inappropriate messages that hit our e mail in mass quantities. While most mailboxes have some type of spam filtering software built into their program, they never ever seem to do an incredibly good job of catching what you would like them to catch, and letting by way of what you need them to let through. Consequently, it becomes increasingly vital to turn to some kind of further spam filtering item. One such filtering technique, designed for Outlook and Outlook Express users, is receiving rave evaluations for its superior detection and low rate of false positives (i.e,. what you need to get by means of does).

Cloudmark Desktop, formerly called SpamNet and SafetyBar, uses a exclusive community-based filtering approach. This community-based filtering system relies on users to report any new spam. Within minutes of a spammer getting reported, they may be placed on a blacklist. At that point, no other member will receive that distinct spam. Cloudmark also applies the same standard approach to phishing email scams.

What exactly is intriguing is how Cloudmark creates a digital reputation model of reporting spam. Each and every user begins having a neutral reputation. A user's reputation will rise if they may be amongst the very first to identify undesirable content material. On the flip side from the coin, a user's reputation falls once they falsely reports spam. The result is often a program which is automated, extremely scalable and resistant to tampering.

An added bonus is that because the computer software does not depend upon the user to configure its settings, it installs in minutes and is easy to utilize. Cloudmark blocks over 98% of spam from reaching your inbox and boasts more than 1 million users worldwide.

The price of plan is $39.95 for a one-year subscription. The subscription is renewable annually. For all those wanting to test drive the product, a free of charge 15-day trial period for either your Outlook or Outlook Express is available.




About the Author:



0 comments:

Post a Comment