Email Client

[D.Hayden]

I've been using Outlook express for my Hotmail and POP3 email for years, but I want better Spam filters than it offers.. Suggestions?

I use Outlook at Work, that works 100%, but looking for a lighter weight option.

I want to be able to include wildcards in the filtered list (ie *shop*.com), or like HotMail, select the "Exclusive - you will only receive e-mail from addresses appearing in your Contacts, service announcements from Hotmail" option.

Thanks..

[shred]

Thunderbird is pretty good on spam, especially if you train it some.

[XRe]

Thunderbird is pretty good on spam, especially if you train it some.

T'bird is even better on spam if you throw in some onion, a little garlic, and make a nice sauce first....

[moverfive]

Google's e-mail service is definitely one of the best.....

.....I really think it is MUCH better than any of the other online e-mail services. Plus it is POP, allows forwarding, and has 2.6G of storage (and growing).

So I use it with both Outlook and Thunderbird....but because it is online too, I get access to the e-mail from everywhere (phone, blackberry, and etc) when you aren't near your computer - even the stuff sent via Outlook. And in the year of so I have had gmail, I probably haven't received 10 pieces of spam.

Plus, as long as Google doesn't go out of business, you won't have to worry about ever changing your e-mail address again.

[bberkley]

I would still use Outlook, preferrably the 2003 version with the Junk-EMail update. Then load Spam Bayes.

The best defense against spam is multi-tiered. Best that your mail gets filtered before it gets to your client.