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Spam Arrest - Spam Filtering Service

Spam Arrest - Spam Filtering Service

Heinz Tschabitscher
The Bottom Line
Spam Arrest is an effective albeit a bit aggressive spam filtering service that, in the ideal case, requires little maintenance. Spam Arrest removes all mail from senders not yet approved before you download it or access it through Spam Arrest's 1 GB online web-based email service.
Pros
  • Spam Arrest cans just about all spam using challenge/response filtering of unapproved senders
  • A flexible and comfortable web-based interface makes Spam Arrest universally and easily accessible
  • Spam Arrest offers 1 GB of online storage
Cons
  • Spam Arrest does not use a spam filter to challenge only senders of mail that is not certainly spam
  • Spam Arrest suffers from the problems common to challenge/response filters
  • Spammers can use commonly approved addresses to make it past Spam Arrest
Description
  • Spam Arrest checks and cleans up to three POP, IMAP, AOL and Hotmail accounts periodically.
  • Works as a POP proxy service between your email client and your POP email account.
  • In addition, Spam Arrest provides 1 GB of online storage, webmail, and a fresh email address.
  • Spam Arrest puts all mail from unapproved senders in quarantine.
  • The Spam Arrest quarantine folder can be accessed via the Web, and senders can be approved easily.
  • Additionally, Spam Arrest sends challenging messages to new senders, replying authorizes them.
  • Spam Arrest supports mailing lists by approving a To: address instead of individual senders.
Guide Review - Spam Arrest - Spam Filtering Service
Trashing all mail from unknown senders is a somewhat aggressive, but very effective way to eliminate spam. If you want to employ this method and keep your Inbox clean of practically all junk mail, Spam Arrest is a solid and flexible choice. Spam Arrest works as a web-based service requiring little maintenance.

Fetching new mail from up to three POP, IMAP or Hotmail accounts every two minutes, Spam Arrest automatically removes mail from blocked senders. Unknown senders get a challenging message which they can use to authorize. Alternatively, you can authorize senders manually. In addition to protecting existing accounts, Spam Arrest also gives you a brand new email address plus 1 GB of online storage and a usable if a bit slow web-based email service to use it.

Unfortunately, Spam Arrest suffers from the problems of challenge/response architectures. The challenging messages can be annoying or puzzling to individual senders and a real challenge to legitimate bulk mailers, and if spammers use a sender you have approved they'll get through without problems.

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