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SpamSieve for Mac

CNET Editors' review

SpamSieve is a powerful, popular spam-filtering app that can help you greatly reduce unwanted e-mails in Mail, Entourage, MailForge, Outlook 2011, and other e-mail clients. Because SpamSieve uses Bayesian filtering (a process that looks at the statistical probability of every word in an e-mail) and you train it using your own e-mail, the app actually becomes more effective over time. It learns not just how to better identify ever-changing spam but also how to zero in on the peculiarities of your own legitimate e-mail (whether that's using the names of your family members or your friends' frequent and obscure references to the "Halo" backstory).

SpamSieve integrates directly with your e-mail client, which is especially helpful if you use multiple clients or need to move from one client to another. You train SpamSieve using easy "Train as Good" and "Train as Spam" commands (from the menu bar, or with a keyboard shortcut, much like Mail's "Mark as Junk"), although when you initially set up the app, you'll need to make several changes manually in your client's preferences. Fortunately, SpamSieve has a clear and extensive manual, which even includes instruction on how you can use SpamSieve to help filter spam on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. For SpamSieve to be effective at first, you also have to spend a few minutes training it by hand with 100 or more messages. Combined with SpamSieve's price tag, this might be too much involvement for casual users, but for anyone who deals with a lot of spam despite their client and ISP's built-in filtering, it can be time and money well-spent.

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All User Reviews

Results 1-10 of 122

  • 5.0 stars

    "Best Spam Filtering Program for the Mac"

    September 6, 2012  |   By dudemanla

    Version: SpamSieve 2.9.4

    Pros

    I have been using SpamSieve (spam filtering) for several months now after Intego's Anti-Spam stopped being updated for 10.8. I am very happy with this program and works with Mac Mail. The maker of this app is very helpful and responds quickly to questions. Five out of Five mice rating :) I actually enjoy training the messages and watching them disappear. I am a Mac tech here in Los Angeles and without hesitation recommend this to my clients when they tell me they have a spam problem on their Mac.

    Cons

    None that I found.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Still testing..."

    May 29, 2012  |   By ASONGBIRD

    Version: SpamSieve 2.9.1

    Pros

    Seems to make quick adjustments for accuracy and it seems to work well shunting the junk to the proper folder. Easy to set up with Mac Mail program.

    Cons

    Hung up this morning, necessitating reboot of computer to solve.

    Summary

    Still testing; seems to do good sorting job; waiting til test time runs its course to finalize opinion.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "This is an excellent product."

    May 15, 2012  |   By Daffie

    Version: SpamSieve 2.9.1

    Pros

    SpamSieve was very easy to install, and from the very start caught all but a few spam messages. If a spam message goes into the "good" mail or vice versa it's very simple to train it to go to the correct place. So far SpamSieve has a 99% correct rate!

    I'm very very pleased!

    Cons

    None so far.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Not worth the effort and painful to uninstall"

    January 11, 2012  |   By noirmouton

    Version: SpamSieve 2.8.8

    Pros

    There are none.

    Cons

    No gain over Apple's standard junk mail feature and extremely difficult to uninstall.

    Summary

    Apples junk mail filter is just as good, there's nothing to gain from using Spamsieve. Much worse it's very difficult to delete this program after you've installed it. Right now after deleting everything as suggested by Spamsieve I've got a Spam folder that keeps coming back on Apple's mail client and every single email is going there. I'm going to waste hours of my time trying to fix this piece of junk's installation. Don't buy but even more importantly don't even try.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Eliminates spam, better than Mail's junk filter"

    August 17, 2011  |   By RustyIron

    Version: SpamSieve 2.8.6

    Pros

    Very accurate

    Cons

    Takes a couple minutes to set up, and you have to read the directions.

    Summary

    I've been using Spamsieve for years. When upgrading to Lion, I decided to get rid of all superfluous software, which resulted in my deleting Spamsieve and enabling Mail's junk filter. After a couple weeks, I grew tired of all the errors of the built in junk filter, so I reinstalled Spamsieve. I'm looking forward to once again enjoying my email experience without the frustration of dealing with spam.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "I've counted on SpamSieve for years"

    July 15, 2011  |   By wmoyes

    Version: SpamSieve 2.8.6

    Pros

    Once you train SpamSieve to recognize what you consider spam, it works seamlessly behind the scenes to keep junk out of your Inbox. Tech support is great if you have questions.

    Cons

    none......

    Summary

    I've been using SpamSieve for nearly 10 years. I think it's the best spam filter I've ever used.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Without a doubt the best spam filter for Mac!"

    March 2, 2011  |   By RAKline

    Version: SpamSieve 2.8.5

    Pros

    Continually updated - extremely few false positives and false negatives.

    Cons

    None I'm aware of.

    Summary

    Try it and see what you think.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "No difference between my Apple junk mail filter and SS"

    March 1, 2011  |   By DarlieBE

    Version: SpamSieve 2.8.5

    Pros

    2.8.3 locked up Apple Mail

    Cons

    Way too expensive.

    Summary

    Too complex.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Works nicely with Mail on 10.6.6"

    January 11, 2011  |   By franky3003

    Version: SpamSieve 2.8.4

    Pros

    Excellent Program! Easy to handle (despite of the first setup), very effective!

    Cons

    The setup is a little bit unituitive. - Would be cool to have 100% automatic setup, at least for Apple's standard email program (you have to manually set up the rules for spamsieve)

    Summary

    Excellent Program! Easy to handle (despite of the first setup), very effective!

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  • 1.0 stars

    "asdasdfadfad"

    November 17, 2010  |   By jimbimbom

    Version: SpamSieve 2.8.4

    Pros

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    Cons

    adsfadfaddafds

    Summary

    Doesn't seem to work with 10.6.5

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