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The Bottom Line
iHateSpam Outlook Express Edition adds some nice (but not sufficient) anti-spam rules to Outlook Express and keeps them up to date automatically. Further gimmicks are bouncing spam and reporting it.
Pros
- iHateSpam for OE is easy to use
- Automatic filter updates
- Wrongly classified mail can be submitted
Cons
- iHateSpam for OE is not really efficient
- Amounts to simple content filters
Description
- iHateSpam adds spam filtering capabilities to Outlook Express.
- Uses Outlook Express' own rules system to filter spam.
- iHateSpam can keep the filters current automatically with downloadable updates.
- Detected spam is moved to the trash and marked in red.
- If iHateSpam misclassifies a message, you can report it to help improve the filters.
- In addition to preset filters, iHateSpam offers black- and whitelists of senders and keywords.
- Includes tools to bounce spam or report it to the spammer's ISP.
- iHateSpam Outlook Express Edition supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and Outlook Express 5/6.
Guide Review - iHateSpam Outlook Express Edition 3.2.22
Outlook Express lets you build useful mail filters, but it lacks efficient anti-spam filters. iHateSpam Outlook Express Edition aims at curing this deficit, but, limited by the means of Outlook Express' own filtering interface, not quite makes it.
iHateSpam does add some nice filters that catch some spam, but they also make a number of false guesses. Sure, misclassified mail can be reported for filter improvements — and iHateSpam will automatically keep your filters up to date —, but the whole system seems not flexible enough for really precise spam filtering.
iHateSpam includes some nice gimmicks, though: you can bounce spam back to the sender or report it to the spammer's ISP automatically and comfortably.
