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Spamfighter messes up

by bill999 Dec 21, 2005 10:05AM PST

Downloaded Spamfighter for my Outlook Express 6. It's caught a lot of spam in the past year, but far from all. Sometimes when clicking spam button on an email that it missed I get an error message and the program closes after a wait. Then I have to start it all over. Tonight it shuts down completely when I send a letter to spam folder and I have to restart after every deletion. Yes, I have deleted and reloaded Spamfighter and the problems started again very soon after. Has anyone had problems with this program? Is it just as effective to use the tools that come with OE?

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What do I use? (Popfile)

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 21, 2005 11:18AM PST

It's free and my only nitpick is that you must open it up and delete it's collection from time to time. I do so as a matter of checking my email.

Bob

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Popfile

by bill999 Dec 22, 2005 9:00AM PST

I assume you have no glitches like the frequent, unexplained shutdowns Spamfighter exhibits. When it works, which is most of the time, it works well. It, too is a free download.

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I picked popfile because...

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 22, 2005 9:33AM PST

It's one of the few that supports MSN's SPA authentication. Sorry, I don't use spamfighter, but if that failed, I thought I'd share what I use.

Bob

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