Spam Terrier Features Page

Agnitum’s Spam Terrier is a powerful, self-learning spam filter for Outlook and Outlook Express. It detects and quarantines most spam automatically, relieving users of the need to manually browse through and sift out junk mail from legitimate messages. It saves time and frustration, and safeguards users from potentially malicious content.

Spam Terrier gives you back your inbox at no cost — the software is free and uses minimal computer resources. It also takes very little time and effort to maintain.

Key features of Agnitum Spam Terrier include:

• Self-learning anti-spam engine;
• Easy-to-use interface integrated into MS Outlook or MS Outlook Express;
• Simple installation/uninstallation procedure;
• Price – FREE!

Spam Terrier detailed features:

Extensive Mail Control

Personalized filter training

Spam Terrier’s Bayesian filter, the core of the program, can be trained to recognize new spam when it arrives. Because spam is different for different people, you get to define what should be considered spam by telling Spam Terrier what, from your past email, you consider to be spam. The filter then learns certain behavior/appearance patterns and applies these characteristics to spam filtering of future messages.

The Bayesian filter is based on probability algorithms that assess the odds of new messages having the same characteristics as past emails designated as spam. The more thoroughly you train Spam Terrier, the more accurate and tailored to your requirements the results will be.

Adjustable sensitivity thresholds

Each incoming message is assigned a “spam score” by Spam Terrier, which classifies the message as not spam/probable spam/definite spam. You can change the way these calculations are made by modifying the values the scores fall into to suit your level of tolerance.

Definable whitelists and blacklists

Spam Terrier doesn’t limit its filters to the use of senders’ white- or blacklists (respectively, the list of allowed/blocked senders) when it processes emails. Users can also create special filters based on a number of variables: for example, message body text, header content, or email subject. Email addresses in users’ address books are automatically added to the list of legitimate senders.

No lost messages

Suspected spam messages are put into a special folder that you can check at your convenience and restore any misclassified messages. You can also expand the Spam Terrier Bayesian database by clicking “mark as not spam” on any valid message in the Spam folder.

View message status

By clicking on any message in any folder, users can see how likely that message will be flagged as spam by reviewing its cumulative spam score. Users also thus get valuable insight into how the ranking works in practice.

Continuity of Protection

Automated spam check

Spam Terrier’s real-time self-learning algorithm ensures every incoming message is automatically analyzed against the program’s indicators to determine the legitimacy of the message. Suspicious emails are then quarantined for later review.

As Spam Terrier constantly scans new mail in search of fresh spam samples on which to base its junk mail database updates, the accuracy rate increases over time and minimizes the number of false positives while maximizing the spam identification rate.

On-demand scan

Spam Terrier can check existing email folders for the presence of spam. This on-demand spam scan removes junk emails in advance from any specified folders, and ensures that mailboxes start out as clean as possible.

Ease of use:

Intuitive installation

The process of installation is so easy that even a beginner will have no problem getting started with Spam Terrier.

Seamless integration with email clients

Spam Terrier is integrated directly into Outlook and Outlook Express, adding a small toolbar to the menu bar. Controls are intuitive and no special knowledge is required.

Support for multiple email accounts

Spam Terrier supports multiple email accounts when it checks spam.

Multiple-language interface

Spam Terrier is available in English, German, Spanish, French, and Russian.

Specifications:

Supported OSs: Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003 Server.
Hardware: 128 Mb RAM, 300 MHz or higher x86-compatible CPU (AMD, Intel chip), 100 Mb free disk space.
Supported Email Clients: Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007. Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0.
Supported protocols & software: POP3, SSL POP3, IMAP, HTTP (MSN, Yahoo, AOL), Exchange.