Anti-Spam Desktop

Blocks spam and phishing email.

Integration with Outlook/Outlook Express

When SonicWALL® Anti-Spam Desktop is installed on a Windows-based system it acts as a plug-in to Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail. Anti-Spam Desktop evaluates e-mail arriving via Exchange, POP, or IMAP to the Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail system, and prevents spam and phishing e-mail from reaching the Inbox.

How it works.

Integration with Outlook/Outlook Express

Once installed, SonicWALL Anti-Spam Desktop will start each time the Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail e-mail client is started. Anti-Spam Desktop evaluates e-mail as it arrives, placing spam e-mail in the Junk Mail folder, phishing e-mail in Phishing Mail folder, and legitimate e-mail in the Inbox. With the Challenge/Response option, challenged e-mail will be placed in the Challenged Mail folder.

If a spam message does get delivered to the Inbox, users simply highlight the message and select the Junk button to remove it from the Inbox. This also adds the sender to a blocked list so that future e-mail from this sender is blocked as spam. Should a legitimate e-mail unintentionally be placed in Junk Mail folder, the user may simply highlight the message and select the Unjunk button. This action will also add the sender to an allowed list so that future e-mail from that person is delivered correctly.

Supported platforms.

SonicWALL currently supports the following platform/email client combinations for Anti-Spam Desktop. While Anti-Spam Desktop may operate on other platform/e-mail client combinations, such combinations are NOT supported.

• Windows Vista (64-bit): Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail
• Windows Vista (32-bit): Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail
• Windows XP: Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Outlook Express 6.0

Learn more.

To learn more about SonicWALL Anti-Spam Desktop, review the following resources:

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Learn more about how Anti-Spam Desktop works. This same information is available by clicking on any Help link within the software.