Spam is the term that the computer industry uses to classify unwanted emails. The problem is becoming more and more of an issue so we have added below some downloads of a Spam Filtering Software that we think is good
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SPAM INSPECTOR 
Software Publisher's Description
Spam Inspector™’s powerful spam filtering engine quickly identifies and separates the hazardous and annoying spam from your legitimate email. Based on personal and global learning networks, Spam Inspector™ adapts itself to your email automatically, filtering out all of the junk mail with close to 100% accuracy. No adding rules, no complex training, no forcing your friends and colleagues to jump through hoops to communicate with you.
Award winning spam blocking technology
Automatically removes close to 100% of unwanted and offensive email
Protects your privacy by removing tracking bugs from email
Hides and deletes offensive images from pornographic spam
Alerts you to hazardous virus containing emails
Protects you from illegal email scams and threats
Self learns based on your incoming email
Updates filters based on global reports automatically
Blocks foreign language spam
Filters email from multiple email programs, and email accounts
Unique filtering profiles per user or family member
Automatically approves senders from all Local Address Books, Contacts folders, and Sent Items folders
Powerful spam reporting to government agencies and ISPs
Bounces spam back to the sender
Alerts you when it is safe to unsubscribe from junk email lists
Integrates directly with Outlook, Outlook Express, IncrediMail, Eudora, and Hotmail in Internet Explorer
Simply installing Spam Inspector™ gives you the power to CLEAN YOUR INBOX, PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND COMPUTER, AND FIGHTBACK AGAINST SPAM.
Download a free copy today and learn why Spam Inspector is the most recommended product available for fighting spam.
AWARD WINNING SPAM BLOCKING
Using Statistical, Natural Language Semantics, and Bayesian filters, Spam Inspector™ has the most complete and most accurate spam filters available. Simply installing it gives you 99% accuracy in eliminating spam, and overtime the Spam Inspector™ automatically learns from your incoming emails and input, training itself to become almost 100% accurate in blocking and stopping incoming spam.
GLOBAL LEARNING NETWORK & AUTOMATIC SPAM DEFINTION UPDATES
Based on the over 500,000 users currently using the Spam Inspector™, the Spam Inspector™ Spam Learning Network is a global response system to stopping new spam and virus attacks.
FOREIGN SPAM BLOCKING
Allows you to select what senders to accept email from, blocking up to 40 foreign charactersets, and 200 foreign country domains.
AUTOMATIC FRIENDS LIST MANAGEMENT
The Spam Inspector™ allows you to focus on your email not the spam. Simply by doing nothing, Spam Inspector™ will automatically manage your approved sender lists, learning from your incoming legitimate messages.
FILTERS MULTIPLE EMAIL ACCOUNTS
Automatically eliminates spam for multi-user PCs and families/employees sharing accounts.
AND MORE...
Integrated easy to use controls
No configuration necessary
Unique email profiles per user
Protects multiple email clients and email accounts
Local quarantines outside your Inbox
Protects you from hazardous email viruses
PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER AND EMAIL PRIVACY
Spam has changed from a simple annoyance to a computer and privacy threat. Recent studies have estimated that over 90% of all spam includes tracking bugs, that watch and notify the sender when you read their mails. Spam Inspector's intelligent protection agent automatically removes all tracking and privacy bugs, allowing you to handle your email with confidence you are not being watched.
PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN & EMPLOYEES FROM OFFENSIVE PORNOGRAPHIC EMAILS!
Did you know that the Gartner Group estimates that 35% of all unsolicited email contains offensive adult content? One less thing that you need to worry about is this inappropriate material finding its way into your child's inbox. Spam Inspector™, gives you the power to protect your kids by configuring your email accounts to automatically delete & hide offensive and graphic images in your incoming email with the new PARENTAL CONTROL feature. Spam Inspector is the only software to offer this MUST HAVE feature.
GET INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SPAM.
With the click of a single button Spam Inspector will analyze the email message and routing information and notify up to 10 different Email and ISP administrators whose email servers or networks were abused by the spammer, and over 10 different government and spam abuse organizations that actively track and prosecute illegal and offensive email activity. With a database of over 30,000 Email Administrators, Spam Abuse Organizations, and government agencies Spam Inspector Reports get results.
FIGHTBACK AGAINST SPAMMERS!
BOUNCE SPAM EMAILS BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM
Get spammers to take you off their lists by tricking them into believing your email address is “INACTIVE, and NOT A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS”.
SAFELY UNSUBSCRIBE FROM JUNK EMAIL LISTS.
Since the invention of spam, it has been common knowledge that it is dangerous to unsubscribe from an email lists. While some organizations have always respected requests to be taken off their mailing list, others will abuse your request by signing you up for even more junk email. Spam Inspector™, has partnered with SpamAbuse.Org to provide independently authenticated lists of legitimate newsletter senders. When you choose to block a specific email sender, Spam Inspector™, will let you know when it is safe to unsubscribe and cut down on the junk email you receive from the source.
GET OFF LISTS FAST without fear of being taken advantage of. ( go to spam-abuse.org for more details)
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We use this at home, it is a really good program and well worth the small amount to purchase. You can download it from the makers website at $38.90 ($29.95+ p&p of $8.95) to the UK. Go HERE see what the daily conversion is.
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MAIL WASHER
Introducing MailWasher Pro, the easiest way to check and manage your e-mails before you download them.
MailWasher Pro is FREE to use and won't ever expire. Extra options are available if you want to upgrade, and these are free for you to try.
Use this powerful email checker and effectively eliminate spam. Discover the safe way to stop unwanted e-mails before they get to your computer.
No gimmicks here, it is so easy to set up and use that you'll be managing your email like a pro in seconds. It can even be used as an effective privacy tool.
I think you will find this to be the easiest, most effective way to manage your incoming e-mails. You will be amazed at how quickly you will like using MailWasher.
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Please Note:We have not tested this product therefore only having the testimonial of the publisher. But it is very popular with over 3.5million users.
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SPAM ASSASSIN
SpamAssassin is a mature, widely-deployed open source project that serves as a mail filter to identify spam, also known as unsolicited commercial email (UCE). SpamAssassin uses a variety of mechanisms including header and text analysis, Bayesian filtering, DNS blocklists, and collaborative filtering databases.
You can read all about the program and download it from the website below
Click here to go to Spam Assassin
If you would like to find out further information on Spam, and how to combat it then this is the best site that I have seen so far on the web and well worth a read:
