It’s always frustrating to need something like a good spam filter, and finding only that it’s hard to find! If you need a spam filter for general email purposes, take your pick. You’ve probably already got more than one favorite in that category. But for Exchange? Well, your pickin’s are going to be just a little bit slimmer.
This is simply because of the fact that, while everybody uses email, Exchange has a more limited, narrower user base. So You’re not going to see as many products catering to sort of a niche market (well, relatively niche, in comparison to the number of people who need a spam filter for basic email).
You could either scour the internet and try a dozen different filters before finding one you like, or, you could simply read on. Below are a couple of the top rated, best reviewed, and most popular filters to keep spam the heck out of your Exchange inbox.
SmartPOP
SmartPOP is basically designed to be a simple, no frills, easy to use program to keep spam the heck out of your Exchange account. It works, though several reviewers find it a little lacking in terms of features and configuration options. However, it does get regular updates, and it will spot around 98% of all spam.
Reviewers tend to love the simple interface, and the fact that they don’t have to trade in stopping power for user friendliness.
SPAMfighter
SPAMfighter requires a little in the way of configuration, but boasts a much more robust gauntlet for spam to run through before it has any hopes of reaching your inbox. SPAMfighter uses a combination of keyword identifying and a database of known sources of spam, including spammer emails and sender IDs. SPAMfighter even uses the relatively new technique of identifying disguised keywords. For example, a spam filter can easily spot a word like Viagra and know the email is bogus, but they can’t always spot it when it’s spelled as Vi@gr@. SPAMfighter can.
It’s always tough finding great software to use when you’re on a program like Exchange, and the user base is relatively smaller than, say, if you were just looking for a regular spam filter. Luckily, either of the above programs should more than get the job done for you. They’re both easy to use, they’re both potent and powerful, and they both stop nearly all spam trying to break into your Exchange inbox.
