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Spamato 0.99.9 released
The Spamato development team is proud to announce the release of version 0.99.9 of the Spamato spam filter system (http://spamato.sourceforge.net).
Spamato bundles several spam filtering techniques to effectively combat spam. It can directly be integrated into popular email clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird or work as a stand-alone proxy component with any other email client. Spamato has (partially) been written in Java and works on all major platforms. That is, it is a real alternative to any 'built-in-but-does-not-work-well' solution.
This release contains several bugfixes and improvements over previous versions. Specifically, we sought to "unify" some plugin behavior, fixes several annoyances, we now have a slightly nicer web configuration layout, and most important: we have integrated a database to store all the data. The main advantage is that we do not have to store all the stuff (Filter History, URL, Senders, Bayesianato) in memory anymore, which led to quite some high memory usage in the past. Memory consumption is still not low, but it will not grow indefinitely as before. Additionally, the DB offers us some functionality that we might need for future tasks of Spamato. Note that this update does not contain many new add-on features, for instance, S4T still cannot be configured to filter specific folders other than Inboxes. This will be part of 1.0. See the change log for more details.
Some things you should consider when updating:
1) S4T: If the update does not work, give Spamato a few seconds to shut down before restarting TB.
2) S4O on Vista: If you see an error message such as "An error occured installing the package. Windows installer returned '1638'.", just uninstall the old Spamato version.
3) As we are importing all your old data into our new DB infrastructure when starting 0.99.9 the first time, it might take a while (up to a few minutes) before the "loading..." switches to the statistics numbers. You shouldn't restart Spamato before it is up and running, otherwise Spamato tries to import the data again and again until it succeeds.
4) If you update from version 0.99 (instead of 0.99.1.x), you will lose your URL whitelist. It is highly recommended to first update to 0.99.1.x and then to 0.99.9 anyway.
You can find more installation instructions on our Wiki pages: http://spamato.wiki.sourceforge.net/
Spamato is available for download here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=136033
Stay tuned and give us feedback (many thanks to our beta testers)! http://spamato.sourceforge.net
2007-08-01 15:51:23 UTC by kemil
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S4T version 0.99.1.3 released
We just released version 0.99.1.3 of Spamato4Thunderbird. This release contains several bug fixes to improve the compatibility with Linux, Windows Vista, Java 6, and TB2.
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=136033
2007-04-30 13:24:22 UTC by kemil
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Spamato is a "Fantastic Freebie"
The Spamato Development Team is excited to announce that our project has been selected by the PC World magazine to be one of "101 Fantastic Freebies." This honor has been made public at http://find.pcworld.com/56879. The article is featured in PC World's May 2007 issue and goes on sale at newsstands April 10.
Spamato is a multifaceted spam filter system that combines a variety of anti-spam techniques, from which thousands of users benefit every day. It is available as an extension for Mozilla Thunderbird, an add-on for Microsoft Outlook, and as a stand-alone proxy for all other email clients. Spamato supports IMAP and POP accounts and runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Get it now from http://spamato.sourceforge.net.
We don't want to miss this opportunity to thank all users for using Spamato and providing us with extensive feedback. With your help, Spamato has become a very popular spam filter system. We are, of course, continuing the development of Spamato, releasing a new and improved version soon.
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SPAMATO NAMED TO PC WORLD'S "101 FANTASTIC FREEBIES" LIST
Spamato was honored in the May 2007 issue of PC World, the most widely-read computer magazine, as one of the "101 Fantastic Freebies." The article, which features the editors' top 101 picks in various categories ranging from Windows Vista Tweaks to Multimedia Tools and Toys, is live at http://www.pcworld.com and will be available on newsstands April 10.
Downloads or services named to the "101 Fantastic Freebies" list were chosen by
PC World editors based on features, design, and performance. Each product had to be a fully-functioning version consumers can obtain at no cost.
"Each download or service on the list impressed the editors with its functionality and usability," said Harry McCracken, VP/editor in chief of PC World. "These are some of the most well-crafted services available – congratulations to Spamato!"
2007-04-03 16:23:43 UTC by kemil
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Statistics are back
After quite some time, we have been able to restore the statistics service on our server. The old scripts and database structure were a mess and could not handle the increasing amount of data we collected over time. Sorry that it took us so long to fix this issue. But now, the new service should be able to cope with even more usage data, so bring on some new users to let us prove it :-).
Follow this link to see the usage statistics:
http://spamato.net/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=55
We have also decided to remove the personalized statistics. That is,
in the current version of Spamato (0.99.1), you will not be able to see
your private usage behavior anymore (that were partially generated on the server). However, the next release of Spamato (coming soon) will contain a redesigned statistics plugin with better statistics support than ever before. Stay tuned!
2007-03-09 14:01:49 UTC by kemil
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Spamato 0.99.1 released
The Spamato development team is proud to announce the release of version 0.99.1 of the Spamato spam filter system (http://spamato.sourceforge.net).
Spamato bundles several spam filters to effectively combat spam. It can directly be integrated into popular email clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird or work as a stand-alone proxy component with any other email client. Spamato has (partially) been written in Java and works on all major platforms. That is, it is a real alternative to any 'built-in-but-does-not-work-well' solution.
This release contains several bugfixes and improvements over previous versions; to name a few:
* Fix for the Move & Duplication bug in Spamato4Thunderbird
* Fix for the .NET 2.0 bug in Spamato4Outlook
* Fix for Gmail and POP accounts in Spamatoxy
Please read the instructions on our download page carefully when upgrading from an older version:
http://www.spamato.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=63. (However, due to Xmas, holidays, and other circumstances, installation instructions and further information might not be up-to-date until mid January.)
Stay tuned and give us feedback! http://spamato.sourceforge.net
2006-12-21 11:48:01 UTC by kemil
