| Comparison Chart - Spam Filters |
Spam filter and price*
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Compatibility
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MailWasher Pro 6.1
Where to Buy
(*est. $40)
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Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista.
Supports Hotmail, MSN, AOL and IMAP mail. Works with any desktop e-mail client.
Free 30-day trial: http://www.mailwasher.net/
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OnlyMyEmail
Where to Buy
(*est. $4 per month)
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Any operating system.
Supports POP3, IMAP mail. Supports Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL (when configured as POP3 mail). Works with any desktop e-mail program, including Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird, Apple Mail.
Free 30-day trial: http://www.onlymyemail.com
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Cloudmark Desktop 5.3/3.2.2
Where to Buy
(*est. $40)
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Windows 2000, XP, Vista; Microsoft Outlook 2000, XP, 2003, Vista; Outlook Express 5/6
Supports IMAP, POP3, SSL POP3 (Microsoft Outlook only), Microsoft Exchange (Microsoft Outlook only), Gmail using SSL POP3 (Microsoft Outlook only), MSN/Hotmail using HTTP or Hotmail Plus using POP3 or HTTP, Yahoo! Mail Plus using POP3.
Free 15-day trial: http://www.cloudmark.com/desktop/
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CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector 2008
Where to Buy
(*est. $50)
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Windows 2000 (SP4+), Windows XP (SP1+) or Windows Vista; 256 MB RAM (512 MB for Windows Vista); 300 MHz or higher processor (800 MHz for Windows Vista); 40 MB of hard disk space
Supports POP3 or IMAP mail through Outlook 2000 or newer, or Outlook Express or Windows Mail.
No support for web-based e-mail or AOL.
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POPFile 1.0
Where to Buy
(free, http://popfile.sourceforge.net/)
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All operating systems (requires Perl)
Supports POP3
No support for some web-based e-mail.
http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
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