Contents

• 1   Introduction
  • 1.1   What Is SpamSieve?
  • 1.2   Identifying Spam
  • 1.3   Integration
  • 1.4   Main Features
  • 1.5   Why Choose SpamSieve?
• 2   Installing and Updating
  • 2.1   Requirements
  • 2.2   Updating From a Previous Version
  • 2.3   Installing SpamSieve
  • 2.4   Uninstalling SpamSieve
• 3   Using SpamSieve With Your E-Mail Client
  • 3.1   Apple Mail
    • 3.1.1   Installing
    • 3.1.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.1.3   Manually Processing Messages
    • 3.1.4   Spam Message Colors
  • 3.2   Emailer
    • 3.2.1   Installing
    • 3.2.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.2.3   Manually Processing Messages
  • 3.3   Entourage
    • 3.3.1   Installing
    • 3.3.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.3.3   Manually Processing Messages
    • 3.3.4   Spam Message Categories
    • 3.3.5   Two SpamSieve Rules
    • 3.3.6   IMAP Accounts and Entourage v.X
  • 3.4   Eudora 6
    • 3.4.1   Installing
    • 3.4.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.4.3   Manually Processing Messages
    • 3.4.4   Setting Options
    • 3.4.5   Updating Eudora
    • 3.4.6   Installing the Plug-In Manually
  • 3.5   Eudora 5.2
    • 3.5.1   Installing
    • 3.5.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.5.3   Manually Processing Messages
    • 3.5.4   Setting Options
    • 3.5.5   Eudora Limitations
  • 3.6   GyazMail
    • 3.6.1   Installing
    • 3.6.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.6.3   Manually Processing Messages
  • 3.7   Mailsmith
    • 3.7.1   Installing
    • 3.7.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.7.3   Manually Processing Messages
    • 3.7.4   Identifying Spam Messages
    • 3.7.5   Mailsmith Extras
  • 3.8   Outlook Express
    • 3.8.1   Installing
    • 3.8.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.8.3   Manually Processing Messages
  • 3.9   PowerMail 5
    • 3.9.1   Installing
    • 3.9.2   Training SpamSieve
  • 3.10   PowerMail 4
    • 3.10.1   Installing
    • 3.10.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.10.3   Manually Processing Messages
    • 3.10.4   IMAP Accounts
  • 3.11   Thunderbird
    • 3.11.1   Installing
    • 3.11.2   Training SpamSieve
    • 3.11.3   Manually Processing Messages
• 4   E-Mail Client Customization
  • 4.1   Rule Ordering
  • 4.2   Whitelisting Previous Recipients
  • 4.3   iPhone Spam Filtering
  • 4.4   The Change Settings Command
  • 4.5   Apple Mail Rule Customization
    • 4.5.1   Automatically Deleting Old Spam Messages
    • 4.5.2   Changing the Name of the Spam Mailbox
    • 4.5.3   Marking Incoming Spam Messages
    • 4.5.4   Redirecting Good Messages to Another Account
    • 4.5.5   Separate Spam Mailboxes for Each Account
  • 4.6   Entourage 2004 Rule Tips
  • 4.7   Entourage v.X Rule Tips
  • 4.8   Setting up a Spam Filtering Drone
  • 4.9   Additional AppleScripts
  • 4.10   Integrating With Other Applications
• 5   Menus
  • 5.1   The SpamSieve Menu
    • 5.1.1   About SpamSieve
    • 5.1.2   Software Update
    • 5.1.3   Purchase
    • 5.1.4   Install Apple Mail Plug-In
    • 5.1.5   Install Entourage Scripts
    • 5.1.6   Install Eudora Plug-In
    • 5.1.7   Show Other Scripts
    • 5.1.8   Update Address Book “Me” Card
  • 5.2   The File Menu
    • 5.2.1   Import Addresses…
    • 5.2.2   Import Corpus…
    • 5.2.3   Export Corpus…
  • 5.3   The Filter Menu
    • 5.3.1   Show Corpus
    • 5.3.2   Reset Corpus…
    • 5.3.3   Show Statistics
    • 5.3.4   Open Log
    • 5.3.5   Edit Log
    • 5.3.6   Show Blocklist
    • 5.3.7   Show Whitelist
    • 5.3.8   Add Rule
    • 5.3.9   Show Training Tip
• 6   Preferences
  • 6.1   Filters
    • 6.1.1   Check for message in corpus
    • 6.1.2   Use Mac OS X Address Book
    • 6.1.3   Exclude my addresses
    • 6.1.4   Use Entourage address book
    • 6.1.5   Use SpamSieve whitelist
    • 6.1.6   Use SpamSieve blocklist
    • 6.1.7   Use Habeas Safelist
    • 6.1.8   “ADV” messages are spam
    • 6.1.9   Encoded HTML mail is spam
    • 6.1.10   Use Bayesian classifier
  • 6.2   Notification
    • 6.2.1   Play sound
    • 6.2.2   Bounce Dock icon
    • 6.2.3   Keep bouncing
    • 6.2.4   Show number of new good messages in Dock
    • 6.2.5   Flash PowerMate
    • 6.2.6   A spam message is uncertain if
    • 6.2.7   Use Growl global notification system
    • 6.2.8   Include message bodies
  • 6.3   Training
    • 6.3.1   Allow duplicates in corpus
    • 6.3.2   Auto-train with incoming mail
    • 6.3.3   Train SpamSieve whitelist
    • 6.3.4   Train SpamSieve blocklist
    • 6.3.5   Train Bayesian classifier
    • 6.3.6   Show training tip at startup
  • 6.4   Advanced
    • 6.4.1   Spam-catching Strategy
    • 6.4.2   Save false negatives to disk
    • 6.4.3   Use photo-realistic Dock icon
    • 6.4.4   Quit when mail client quits
• 7   Frequently Asked Questions
  • 7.1   Why is SpamSieve not catching my spam?
  • 7.2   Why is every message going to the Spam mailbox?
  • 7.3   What information should I include when I report a problem?
  • 7.4   How can I copy my training data to another machine?
  • 7.5   Why doesn’t my serial number work?
  • 7.6   How can I hide SpamSieve’s Dock icon?
  • 7.7   Can I use SpamSieve with more than one mail program at a time?
  • 7.8   Why doesn’t SpamSieve launch when I open my mail program?
  • 7.9   How can I use SpamSieve with AOL?
  • 7.10   How does SpamSieve compare with Eudora’s SpamWatch?
  • 7.11   Why don’t I see the Junk command in Eudora’s Message menu?
  • 7.12   Where can I download the older Mac OS 9 version?
  • 7.13   Can I delete spam messages after training SpamSieve with them?
  • 7.14   What is the difference between Train Spam and Move If Spam?
• 8   Legal Stuff
• 9   Version History