Though it integrates well with Microsoft Outlook and catches a majority of spam, InBoxer for Outlook requires continual hands-on attention. Also, be aware: it works only with Microsoft Outlook, not Outlook Express. You control its operations through an add-on Outlook toolbar. InBoxer analyzes incoming e-mail and sends it to a blocked folder, a review folder, or your in-box. Questionable e-mail gets sent to the review folder, where you can press the thumbs-up or thumbs-down button on the toolbar to mark a message as OK or spam, respectively. Likewise, you can give e-mail in the blocked folder a thumbs-up and e-mail in your in-box a thumbs-down. In theory, InBoxer learns from your input and improves its filtering. In our tests, we found that InBoxer did indeed catch most spam messages without blocking newsletters we subscribed to. However, the work flow required us to spend a lot of time marking e-mail in the review folder. InBoxer offers a few other features, such as spam analysis and a trust list, the latter of which lets you whitelist or blacklist individual senders or entire domains--a useful option. In sum, InBoxer is a good antispam filter with significant limitations. For Outlook users, it's worth a look.
What’s new in version 2.4
Version 2.4 added support for Vista, Windows 7 and Office 2007.
Attempted to download this spam filter and error message came up saying "cannot locate Outlook. There is no outlook program for Windows Vista.
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good
nancysmith1816
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good
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Unstable, intrusive & poorly made
temudjin
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Just tested the soft : nothing interesting in it, and the uninstall process was really bad. Had to do it by hand and remove the extend.dat located at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
<p>Data\Microsoft\Outlook to get back my outlook 2003 in normal condition
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Works great
rmrmrm
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Very quick and easy install. Very effective and I just dont see spam any more.
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Outlook only. Why not a Eudora version?
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Poorly tested product - uninstalls very poorly
mavis
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the install routine is ok, and could offer more details as to where and how a user would prefer to install or configure various options.
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THe uninstall fails to unload and remove itself from Outlook & Program Files
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Suprisingly accurate
brienk
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I've tried quite a few anti-spam programs out and I have to say, InBoxer is preeeety good. Haven't had more than 2 or 3 slip thru, and no legit emails have been classed as spam either.
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Maybe the price could be a little lower? No real cons actually
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nautilus
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umuymumumu
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"It just seems to work"
CaitlinJ
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I have to thank you. I've had my current email address for a LONG time and it is necessary for my business that my personal email is on our website which makes me extremely vulnerable to spam-bots and bulk mailers. Inboxer got 47 spam emails during last night and catches about 3 - 12 an hour throughout the day! InBoxer has never yet misunderstood an email from a client or friend as spam. I'm thrilled. We'll begin an enterprise roll-out on all entire organization's machines this week. Caitlin Jewell Principal and Creative Director Silverscape, LLC
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Virtually identical performance to earlier versions
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I've been using Inboxer for a year and have found it to be a great anti-spam tool. When the people at Inboxer emailed me regarding the release of Inboxer 2.0, I was excited to see what improvements had been made. The email stated once you upgrade to 2.0, you have to uninstall it and reinstall 1.x if you wish not to purchase 2.0. They also said they were no longer going to support 1.x, including any further updates or bug fixes. So I downloaded it, and after a 21-day trial and lots of playing around with it, find there to be no difference in performance between 1.x and 2.0. Still the same old text-only menus and configuration screens, something I was hoping they’d have improved on. Still the same spam detection accuracy. As far as I can tell, Inboxer is just milking us registered users – giving us a handful of mediocre features in return for paying 2/3 of the purchase price again. And now that I’ve decided not to buy 2.0, I can’t find the 1.x download link anywhere on their site.
I didn't wait
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I was receiving and deleting between 30 and 60 SPAM e-mails every day. Filters on Outlook were overloaded/inefficient. I tried several anti spam products, Mailwasher because it was free (you get what you pay for!), Spam Inspector which didn't ever seem to learn what was spam and Coffee Cup spam Blocker which was OK but I didn't like having to use a seperate process for sorting my mail. Then, I saw in Personal Computer World Magazine here in the UK that InBoxer won Editor's Choice, Best Buy and 5 stars overall. Then I tried InBoxer ....WOW .... easy to set up and within minutes I was correctly filtering SPAM. Now after only a few days, the accuracy is 95% plus and rising. I didn't even wait to the end of the trial, I registered it then end there.
