Guest Author - Debbie Jacobsen

Does your email inbox always contain more junk mail than good mail? If so, you might consider trying a spam filter. “I Hate Spam” is designed to do one thing and one thing only – eliminate annoying spam!

One of the most effective and least expensive spam filters I’ve tried is Sunbelt Software’s “I Hate Spam”. This software is super easy to install and use, making it an ideal choice for people who don’t know a lot about computers. I Hate Spam works with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and above as well as Outlook Express version 5 and above. It is designed for use on Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT or XP.

Once you install I Hate Spam, it automatically starts analyzing your incoming mail. It checks your mail against it’s database of known spam “flags” to determine whether or not each message should be tagged as “spam” or not. All email that is suspected of being spam is placed in a separate quarantine folder for you to review.

I Hate Spam regularly updates itself via the internet, so it always has the most up-to-date “blacklist” and information about known spamming and phishing schemes. I Hate Spam also blocks phishing attempts, which are one of the leading causes of identity theft.

The I Hate Spam automatic spam filtering mechanism is so effective that it will block the majority of your junk emails “right out of the box”. You can help improve the filter by allowing I Hate Spam to automatically create a “friends” list for you. If you agree, the spam filtering software will look at your address book and add all of your stored email addresses to the “safe” list. This will prevent any “false positives” from occurring for any incoming mail from these addresses.

You can take your spam control one step further by creating an “enemies” list within I Hate Spam. Simply designate any unwanted senders as an “enemy” and you will never see email from them again.

You never have to worry about losing important email messages when you use I Hate Spam, because filtered emails are not deleted. Suspicious messages are placed in a quarantine folder where you have a chance to review them prior to deleting. Any “good” mail that is found in quarantine can easily be marked as “friendly”, so that future emails will never be tagged as “spam” again.

I Hate Spam costs around $20 for a one year subscription, and comes with a 30 day money back guarantee. If you spend a lot of time sifting through junk mail just to find a few “legitimate” emails, you should try this nifty tool. You can download a free (fully functional) version of I Hate Spam and try it for free for 30 days to see for yourself just how good it is.

More information and free trial of I Hate Spam