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![]() QuarantineMail - Outlook Spam Filter Add-On Heinz Tschabitscher Related Guide PicksTop anti-spam plugins for OutlookTop anti-spam tools for Windows QuarantineMail 2.0 - Outlook Spam Filtering Add-OnGuide Rating - ![]() The Bottom LineQuarantineMail removes practically all spam reliably by assuming everything from unknown senders is spam, but requires new senders to respond to a challenge. Pros
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Guide Review - QuarantineMail 2.0 - Outlook Spam Filtering Add-OnThe 100% spam filter deletes all mail immediately. You could just as well stop using email. The 99% spam filter deletes all messages except from certain senders. This has the drawback that you can't receive email from new senders — unless you go through the junk.
The solution that QuarantineMail offers is that of challenging every sender to confirm their emails. They get a secret code (either in plain text or as an image). Returning the code puts the sender on the list of approved senders. Spammers won't do this. Most legitimate senders will return the code, but of course this strategy produces some inconvenience, especially if you get lots of mail from unknown senders. And of course a spammer may be using an approved sender in the From: line... Related Guide PicksTop anti-spam plugins for OutlookTop anti-spam tools for Windows |
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