The Bottom Line
SpamEater Pro is a capable and flexible, but easy to use anti-spam tool that combines content filters with checking blacklists. Unfortunately, SpamEater Pro lacks the precision of Bayesian filters.
Pros
- SpamEater Pro can check against any blacklist
- Flexible filters, many supplied, online updates
- SpamEater Pro is easy to use
Cons
- SpamEater Pro supports POP accounts only
- Default filters miss some spam, flag good mail
- SpamEater Pro lacks statistical analysis
Description
- SpamEater Pro filters POP accounts for spam before you download it in your default email client.
- SpamEater Pro comes with many complex rules and online updates can be downloaded.
- SpamEater Pro can check multiple blacklists for known spammers and open relays.
- Black and white lists of banned and approved senders let you adapt SpamEater Pro easily.
- Custom filters can be added easily, too.
- Deleted spam can be saved locally for later review and recover in SpamEater Pro.
- SpamEater Pro supports Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Guide Review - SpamEater Pro 4.0.2
SpamEater Pro comes with quite a number of filters built-in, and it's easy to add flexible new ones. Additionally, SpamEater Pro can check mail against multiple (configurable) blacklists for another layer of spam catching, and a white list makes sure certain mail gets through always.
Unfortunately, all thease measures combined do not reach the precision of anti-spam tools using Bayesian filtering or other techniques of artificial intelligence.
SpamEater Pro is still a valuable tool, though, and it does catch a good deal of spam. Just be sure you review the collected junk and build your white list.
