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Spam Tools
ApexMail
Features: Filters or blocks unwanted email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: $24.94/year
BlackIce Defender
Features: Manages cookies. Manages computer history/cache. Hides browsing information. Is an anonymous Internet Service Provider. Enhances the security of online transactions. Limits personal information given to online merchants. Enhances email privacy. Enhances instant messaging privacy. Erases certain files on my computer. Erases remnants of my computer work and makes them irretrievable. Encrypts files. Creates an encrypted disk drive or partition. Hides files and/or folders. Reports spam. Filters or blocks unwanted email. Provides multiple, tagged email addresses. Gives a challenge-response to incoming email. Firewall. AntiVirus.
Available for: Windows
Cost: $39.95
Bluebottle
Features: Gives a challenge-response to incoming email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free
ChoiceMail One
Features: Gives a challenge-response to incoming email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: $39.95
Clean My Mailbox
Features: Filters or blocks unwanted email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: $10/month
CruelMail
Features: Gives a challenge-response to incoming email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Basic account free for the first year, $10 thereafter. Gold account is $10 the first year, $25 there
Despammed.com
Features: Filters or blocks unwanted email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free
eioMail.com
Features: Provides multiple, tagged email addresses.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: $20/year
Email Systems
Features: Filters or blocks unwanted email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free trial, then $5.95/month
Emailias
Features: Provides multiple, tagged email addresses.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: $4.95/month; $9.95/3 months; $19.95/12 months
Hushmail
Features: Enhances email privacy. Filters or blocks unwanted email. Gives a challenge-response to incoming email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free; $29.95 for premium account
Mail Moat
Features: Provides multiple, tagged email addresses.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: $5/month or $20/year
Norton Internet Security
Features: Enhances email privacy. Enhances instant messaging privacy. Filters or blocks unwanted email. Firewall. AntiVirus.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X
Cost: $69.95/one year of updates; $39.95 for upgrade
Platinum 2006 Internet Security
Features: Enhances the security of online transactions. Filters or blocks unwanted email. Firewall. AntiVirus. Detects/Blocks spyware.
Available for: Windows
Cost: From $24.99
S-mail
Features: Enhances email privacy. Filters or blocks unwanted email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free; $5/month for premium account
Sneakemail
Features: Provides multiple, tagged email addresses.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free; $2/month for premium account
Spam Gourmet
Features: Provides multiple, tagged email addresses.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free
Spam Interceptor
Features: Gives a challenge-response to incoming email.
Available for: Windows/Mac OS X/Linux
Cost: Free; $14.97/year for a full account
SpamAssassin
Features: Manages cookies. Manages computer history/cache. Erases certain files on my computer. Reports spam. Filters or blocks unwanted email.
Available for: Windows/Linux
Cost: free
SpamKiller
Features: Reports spam. Filters or blocks unwanted email.
Available for: Windows
Cost: $39.95
Sunbelt Anti-Spyware Bundle
Features: Filters or blocks unwanted email. Detects/Blocks spyware. Blocks Spyware Pop-ups and Unwanted Advertising.
Available for: Windows
Cost: $38.95
ZoneAlarm Pro
Features: Manages cookies. Manages computer history/cache. Filters or blocks unwanted email. Firewall.
Available for: Windows
Cost: $49.95
