The Bottom Line
KillSpam is a neat tool for browsing a mailbox quickly, deleting one or the other unwanted message. In spite of its name, KillSpam is no efficient anti-spam tool, however.
Pros
- KillSpam supports Hotmail accounts in addition to POP
- It's easy to browse a mailbox fast with KillSpam
- Offers some sender and subject filtering
Cons
- KillSpam doesn't work well as an automatic anti-spam tool
- The filters in KillSpam are too simple, inflexible and ineffective
- Doesn't support IMAP accounts
Description
- KillSpam lets you check multiple POP and MSN Hotmail accounts for new mail and spam.
- After previewing messages in KillSpam, it's easy to delete them.
- KillSpam can mark mail matching certain sender or subject keywords for deletion automatically.
- It's easy to set up these keyword filters manually or from existing messages.
- The KillSpam Mail Watcher periodically checks your accounts, optionally deleting detected junk mail.
- KillSpam lets you send a fake bounce to make your email address appear out of use.
- KillSpam supports Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/3/XP.
Guide Review - KillSpam 6.2 - Spam Filter
Judging from the version number, KillSpam is no new tool, and it shows. While it is quite convenient and fast to browse a POP or Hotmail account in KillSpam, the simple filters — though easy to set up — are no substitute for an up-to-date, efficient and adaptive junk mail filtering utility.
The KillSpam "Mail Watcher" can check your accounts periodically and remove offending messages, but due to the crude nature of KillSpam's filters I wouldn't recommend that.
No, KillSpam is apt for manual checking, and the Outlook Express account settings import makes it easy to get started. You can even send a bouncing reply to certain emails, making it look as if your address did not exist.
