SpamAssassin - Filter spam mails before they even reach your mailbox

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SpamAssassin is an open-source e-mail spam filtering software. SpamAssassin uses various text analysis methods, Bayesian filtering, DNS blocklists, and collaborative filtering databases to prevent spam mails from reaching mailbox.

SpamAssassin is an Apache Software Foundation project and is released under the Apache License. SpamAssassin was created by Justin Mason.

Primary Features

• Header tests
• Body phrase tests.
• Bayesian filtering
• Automatic address whitelist/blacklist
• Manual address whitelist/blacklist
• Collaborative spam identification databases (DCC, Pyzor, Razor2)
• DNS Blocklists, also known as "RBLs" or "Realtime Blackhole Lists".
• Character sets and locales

SpamAssassin can be integrated with mail

Awards

SpamAssassin was awarded the Linux New Media Award 2006 as the 'Best Linux-based Anti-spam Solution'.

Download

To download SpamAssassin visit: Download Page