Questions and Answers about SPAM Blocker
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What email reader do I need to use the ProgrammingMSAccess.com SPAM Blocker? | ||||||||||
| Our version of SPAM Blocker works with Microsoft Outlook 2000, Outlook 2002, and Outlook 2003. SPAM Blocker from ProgrammingMSAccess.com does not work with Outlook Express. | |||||||||||
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Why are there five different ways to buy SPAM Blocker? | ||||||||||
We offer SPAM Blocker in different editions with licenses
for different durations to suit the requirements of all our customers.
The different ways to
order SPAM Blocker
provide you distinct advantages in
terms of
Our SPAM Blocker 2.0 Standard Edition Download Online is the least expensive way to try SPAM Blocker. Whenever you buy this package you'll get our best set of spam filters and you'll get up to three months of free email support. You can install this edition of SPAM Blocker on one computer. You can purchase SPAM Blocker this way for $26. Our SPAM Blocker 2.0 Standard Edition CD-in-mail package offers the same benefits as SPAM Blocker 2.0 Standard Edition Download Online, but we ship you SPAM Blocker on a CD in the mail. The CD is shipped at standard US postal rates. If you desire fast shipment, the best approach may be to download it online. However, we are prepared to ship at whatever faster shipment route you want to pay for. You purchase SPAM Blocker this way for $34. Our SPAM Blocker 2.0 Upgraded Edition (1 year) Download Online offers one-year of free downloads for new spam filters and one free telephone technical support call plus the same benefits as SPAM Blocker 2.0 Standard Edition Download Online. You can install this edition of SPAM Blocker on up to 9 computers at one location without any additional charge. You purchase SPAM Blocker this way for $50. Our SPAM Blocker 2.0 Upgraded Edition (2 years) Download Online offers two years of free downloads for new spam filters and two free telephone technical support call plus the same benefits as SPAM Blocker 2.0 Standard Edition Download Online. You purchase SPAM Blocker this way for $72. Our SPAM Blocker 2.0 Upgraded Edition (3 years) Download Online offers three years of free downloads for new spam filters and three free telephone technical support call plus the same benefits as SPAM Blocker 2.0 Standard Edition Download Online. You purchase SPAM Blocker this way for $92. |
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Why do you keep on updating the filters for SPAM Blocker? Other spam filter programs issue them once and for all. I also heard about some spam filter applications that use Bayesian techniques based on how I sort my email into folders. Why is your approach better? | ||||||||||
| We issue new spam filters about twice a month. You
do not have to download new SPAM Blocker filters just because they are
available. When the amount of spam in your Good E-mail folder
exceeds your tolerance for it, download a fresh set of filters. If
you are using custom Good Sender filters, then you can manually restore
these. Outlook take advantage of custom rules to sort their good
email to custom folders do not have to perform any manual restore at all. Any program that issues a single set of filters and does not update the filters is bound to become obsolete in time. This is because spammers keep on tweaking their messages to improve their response rates. This tweaking process obsoletes any set of filters over time. The primary advantage of issuing a single of filters is that it keeps the cost of production down for the distributor of the spam filtering software. If the distributor passes the savings on to the buyer, then the buyer also saves at the time of purchase. However, the savings at the time of purchase is offset by the growing ineffectiveness of the single set of spam filters over time. Some Bayesian spam filtering programs "learn" about what's spam to you based on how you sort your email. We do not believe this approach is effective for several reasons.
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I downloaded the software, but it doesn't do anything. How come? | ||||||||||
| The short answer is that you need to install the program after you
download it. You also need to configure Outlook to run SPAM
Blocker. We provide step-by-step instructions for accomplishing
these tasks (read on to learn more). SPAM Blocker from ProgrammingMSAccess.com is a VBA application that runs in back of Microsoft Outlook. We ship the program as a couple of text files that you can manually install. In addition, we use some freeware that you need to download. Actually, you download a zip file that contains a readme.txt file and a user's manual along with the text files with the VBA code. See pages 5-9 of the user's manual for step-by-step installation and configuration instructions. |
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