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CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector 2008
- Spam is essentially eliminated
- Easy to use
- Too restrictive for some
CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector 2008 uses what's known as a whitelist; it allows only email from addresses on your contact list. Reviews either love it or hate it. On the plus side, there is virtually no chance you'll ever get spam. On the downside, you won't get email from a friend of a friend who is not in your address book yet. Reviews suggest this product, which works as a Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express plug-in, is a good choice for novices because unlike some spam filters, you don't have to "train" the program about which kinds of files to block. You can review quarantined messages and add some to your approved list.
We found no professional reviews that evaluate the 2008 version of CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector 2008. There is credible coverage of previous versions in ConsumerReports.org and Smart Computing, but access is limited to subscribers. Cyberwalker.com has good, free coverage of an older and scaled-down version.
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1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
Consumer Reports laboratory tests 13 anti-spam programs, including CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector 2007, which means the report is somewhat dated. You must be a subscriber to view this report.
Review: Ratings: Anti-spam Software, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Sept. 2007
2. Smart ComputingDetails/Subscribe
Reviewer Jeff Dodd reviews four anti-spam products, and ultimately praises them all. CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector was reviewed back when it was known as e-Trust Anti-Spam and is recommended, although the system locked up during installation and needed a reboot.
Review: Spitting Out Spam, Jeff Dodd, Sept. 2006
Ted Gallardo, a staffer for Cyberwalker.com, gives CA Anti-Spam 4 out of 5 stars after what appears to be hands-on use. He summarizes that it's "A very good application that keeps spam pretty much out of your inbox."
Review: CA Anti-Spam 2007 Makes Sense, Ted Gallardo, June 29, 2007
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