subject: All Spam Blockers Are Not Alike [print this page] Spam blockers are certainly a much needed tool for anyone who has an email account. It does not matter how little or much that account is used - no one needs to deal with hundreds of emails that were unsolicited and over half filled with empty promises. Whether you check your account daily or monthly, spam blockers make it possible to spend your time reading your actual emails from people you know and companies you are interested in. We can only guess how many hours of time are wasted for the individual that decides it is not worth the investment.
Now of course, spam blockers are a required non optional piece of software in the business community. Far be it for any firm, however small to consciously decide to pay their employee or contractor to sort through spam because a spam blocker was not purchased. Not to mention the whole security issue with receiving emails that could have viruses potentially on any one of them. The time it takes to process spam is unacceptable, especially in light of the fact that there are many choices in solutions available.
There are so many options and not all of them require money upfront - in fact some of them are even free although that may not be the best option for you depending on how much accountability and disaster recovery service ability you need to go with the chosen spam blocker. There are the well known companies where name recognition is strong and you will have the benefit of consumer confidence because of long term business presence. There are also plenty of companies willing to provide you with a free trial of anywhere from 14 days to 45 days so that you can try the product before deciding to purchase.
If your budget is very modest, you may want to check out sources by searching on the internet and typing in "windows spam blockers". You will find a wide variety of options, including some that offer powerful tools that can filter spam quickly and effectively while categorizing mail you do want to keep on an automatic basis. The down side to something that powerful is that it can grow to be a memory hog as well as a CPU load if you have setup a large number of filters.
Selecting the best spam blocker for you means doing some research upfront. Since we see all spam blockers are not created equal, it is well worth the time invested to make sure your spam blocker not only does the job you need it to but works with your budget as well.
