Publisher's Description
From Agnitum:
Agnitum Spam Terrier brings comprehensive antispam protection to users of varying computer skills. It comes free and doesn't stress even a low-end computer. Effortlessly integrating into popular email applications such as The Bat! and Vista-included Windows Mail, the program provides a wide array of filtering options, including self-learning Bayesian-based filter that can be trained to individual preferences. As you train the filter, it will improve spam detection as it learns new spam characteristics and adjusts to them. Other filtering criteria include senders' white- and blacklists, customized message content that will be analyzed when the mail arrives. On-demand spam scan allows for scanning of already received messages throughout any folder. These, plus a handful of other innovative features make Spam Terrier the ideal antispam solution. The program supports Windows 64-bit platforms, providing automated and hassle-free spam protection for new-age computing.
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"Outstanding product-Performance way beyond expectations"
Version: Agnitum Spam Terrier 1
Pros
Catches almost all the spam I couldn't get Outlook 2007 to screen. Hardly ever screens good email and when it did these were advertisements. I just want to receive them. I can't believe this is free. Installation was simple and so was training.
Cons
After a week I can't think of anything negative.
Summary
This is one of the best free products I have ever installed. After I installed it, I wondered if I was getting email until I looked in the spam directory. I mean it is catching all the junk I kept trying to create rules to screen. What a relief! I use Vista Home Premium and Outlook 2007. I almost never write reviews but I was so appreciative of this product I wanted to convey how helpful it is.
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"Still waiting for it to do something"
Version: Agnitum Spam Terrier 1
Pros
Easy to install
Cons
I've been training Spam Terrier on Outlook for a week and, like nmonro says, it still leaves really obvious spam sitting in my inbox. Loads of spam emails identical to those that I've already told it are spam. I think I'll go back to writing my own spam filter rules after this experience.
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"good"
Version: Agnitum Spam Terrier 1
Pros
good
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"Weak filtering capability"
Version: Agnitum Spam Terrier 1
Pros
It's well integrated and has a great interface. It's free and the parent company, Agnitum, is well established. The white and black lists work quite well, and it easily detects your contacts and people to whom you write and passes their mail as good.
Cons
The Bayesian filter really sucks. I trained it with 500 spam messages and as many good ones, and it still can't tell spam from good mail. It called everything spam until I decreased the aggressiveness of the filter. Now it freely allows words like viagra through, and even sex-based phrases don't trigger the spam filter. Hard as I try, I can't find a point where it allows mail through it is quite clearly not spam and stops spam that is blatant. This filter was the main reason I installed it and it's very disappointing. However, if all you need is white/black list capability then this program works well
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"DIdn't seem to do a thing"
Version: Agnitum Spam Terrier 1
Pros
Free
Cons
Didn't like Exchange much, needed regular user permission from Outlook to run.
After "training" and a 20 minute scan of my emails it still didn't detect anything. V1agra, C1alis, mickey mouse watches, whatever. All quite happily sitting in my Inbox. Ah well.
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"It conflicts with my av email guard"
Version: Agnitum Spam Terrier 1
Pros
The best thing about this free spam filter is that by clicking on "email details" you can review the words used to rank a message as spam or valid. You can modify this "spam score" at your convenience. Another advantage for non-English speakers is that it's available in several languages.
Cons
On my PC, Spam Terrier seemed to conflict with my antivirus e-mail guard (I use Antivir Personal Edition Premium). Whenever I looked at the "spam score" mentioned in the PROs, I always came across the words "email guard" which obviously didn't come from the original message but from my antivirus. That's why I think that there must be some conflict which prevents most of the spam from being filtered. In the end, I had to uninstall Spam Terrier, but I'll give it a try again when I change my AV.
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