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Spamnix 3.0 - Eudora Spam Filter

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By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com

Spamnix - Eudora Spam Filter

Spamnix - Eudora Spam Filter

Heinz Tschabitscher

The Bottom Line

Using SpamAssassin's clever filters as well as Bayesian statistics, Spamnix removes most of the incoming spam from your Eudora Inbox automatically and easily.
Pros
  • Spamnix has a high spam detection rate
  • Uses SpamAssassin's scoring and Bayesian filtering
  • Spamnix is easy to use
Cons
  • Spamnix only works with Eudora
  • Training the Bayesian filter can be time-consuming, it doesn't auto-train with new mail

Description

  • Spamnix is a spam filtering plug-in for Eudora.
  • Spamnix uses Bayesian statistics to identify junk mail.
  • Mail determined to be spam is moved to a special folder automatically.
  • You can use Eudora filters to deal with spam detected by Spamnix, too.
  • Spamnix makes it easy to build additional filters from messages.
  • Different actions can be taken depending on the spaminess of a message.
  • Spamnix supports Eudora 3/4/5/6 on Windows and Mac OS X.

Guide Review - Spamnix 3.0 - Eudora Spam Filter

Eudora does come with an easy to use and precise Bayesian spam filter. Spamnix does filter junk mail in Eudora, too, and does it a bit more flexibly.

Spamnix automatically moves all the spam it detects to a special folder. Depending on the spaminess of a message, you can also have Spamnix delete the mail altogether.

If you encounter a persistent false positive (or negative), it's easy to train Spamnix to recognize the spam and the good mail you receive even better. You can also add a short rule to Spamnix that will correct the error in the future.

"Manual" Spamnix filters can also look for certain types of attachments. Still, the spam detection rate of Spamnix is great. It is just a pity that Spamnix only works with incoming mail from POP or IMAP accounts.

You cannot filter existing mail with Spamnix.

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