[dba-Tech] Spam, spam, spam, spam ....

Well I'll suggest it but if I know my mate he'll want a freebie. Thanks
John.

-- Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> John Bartow
> Sent: 06 March 2006 18:56
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spam, spam, spam, spam ....
> 
> 
> Hi Andy,
> Not free but of the OTS apps I've tried, CA's Anti-Spam has 
> worked marvels for me. I've tried a few others that were 
> pretty good but not as good. CAAS has been approx. 99% 
> acurate for me with Outlook 2003. This far surpasses the 
> previous apps I've tried.
> 
> HTH
> John B.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey
> 
> Hi all
> A mate has asked my advice, so I'm bringing the question to 
> they-who-know-everything (ie you lot). Can anyone suggest 
> good, free, spam-blocking software, compatible with Outlook 
> Express, that uses techniques more sophisticated than putting 
> rules in Outlook looking for specific words. An example he 
> gave me is an email received recently with no Subject and 
> just an image in the Body, oh and one of those sent-by's 
> which changes all the time. Is there anything out there which 
> could detect that as spam? At work our ISP uses heuristics to 
> spot heavy traffic coming from a certain source and flags it 
> up tht way, but I'd guess that that's always a paid-for 
> service. What do you all think?
> 
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