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Windows Bayesian Spam Filtering Software and Services

Getting rid of spam may be easier than you think. So-called Bayesian filters learn from your classifications and quickly achieve about 98% accuracy. Find the top Bayesian and pseudo-Bayesian (using associative memory, for example) spam filtering tools for Windows reviewed here.
Barca
Barca does most of the things Outlook does to help you organize your work and life, and it may be the better email client.
Cactus Spam Filter
Cactus Spam Filter is a really easy to use and pretty precise spam filter.
Death2Spam
Death2Spam is an extremely accurate, safe and easy to use spam (and virus) filtering service that seamlessly and silently eliminates junk mail before it even reaches your email program.
Eudora
Eudora is a classic, powerful, flexible and efficient email client that cans spam precisely, too, and shows nary a weakness.
G-Lock SpamCombat
G-Lock SpamCombat is a comprehensive and competent Bayesian spam filter that can make use of DNS blacklists, too.
IMail Server
IMail Server is a solid and tested mail server that combines a hands-on approach of essential features with powerful spam filtering options and a wide support of standards.
K9
K9 is a wonderfully precise, easy to use and fast learning Bayesian spam filtering tool.
Mail Box Dispatcher
Mail Box Dispatcher is a handy tool that spots spam in POP accounts precisely and lets you get rid of it before you even download the unwanted messages in your main email program.
MailWasher Pro
MailWasher Pro is a highly competent, usable, secure and time-saving spam filtering tool. Combining multiple approaches, MailWasher Pro achieves a solid spam detection rate and protects you from viruses to some extent, too.
MDaemon
MDaemon is a solid and well-rounded mail server that you can trust.
Merak Mail Server
Merak Mail Server is a complete, capable and secure mail server that can adapt to all mailing needs gracefully and integrates server-side Bayesian spam filtering as well as instant messaging.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is a fully featured, secure and very functional email client and RSS feed reader. It lets you handle mail efficiently and with style, and Mozilla Thunderbird filters away junk mail too.
Mozilla
Mozilla is not only a great browser but also a fully featured and powerful email client. It comes with great security and privacy, fabulous spam filtering and is still easy and fun to use.
Netscape
Netscape is a versatile, powerful and security-conscious email client that also takes care of the spam problem in an easy and effective manner.
No Spam Today! for Servers
No Spam Today! for Servers makes it easy to configure and use proven and effective SpamAssassin filtering with any mail server on Windows.
PocoMail
PocoMail is a great email client with hardly any weak points but many useful and powerful features such as competent spam filtering, flexible message editing and fast search.
Policy Patrol
Policy Patrol provides flexible disclaimers, spam and virus protection, and versatile filtering.
POPFile
POPFile uses Bayesian statistical analysis to sort your email automatically, and precisely sort out all the spam, too.
Scribe
InScribe and its free version, i.Scribe, are true little email program gems.
Spam Bully
Spam Bully is a great and efficient anti-spam tool. If you train it well, Spam Bully can rid your Inbox of unwanted emails almost completely.
Spam Monitor
Spam Monitor employs a sophisticated and powerful set of tools to detect spam, but lacks precision with its default settings.
Spam Sleuth
Spam Sleuth is a comprehensive anti-spam tool, and thanks to its Bayesian filtering it can also be very effective against junk email.
Spam Xploder
With Spam Xploder, you not only get a solid email account but also great server-side Bayesian spam filtering that spares you downloading the junk.
SpamArrow
SpamArrow integrates SpamAssassin filtering (including adaptive Bayesian analysis) with Outlook Express so well you'd think it was built in.
Spamato - Free Spam Filter
Spamato filters POP and IMAP accounts for spam with the potential for high precision and plug-ins that make it easy to use in Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.
SpamBrave
SpamBrave plugs into Outlook Express and sorts spam from good mail, quite accurately and by learning from its mistakes.
Spamihilator
Spamihilator is a pretty, easy to use anti-spam tool that works with any email client and, thanks to Bayesian filters, has a good detection rate.
SpamPal
SpamPal makes it easy to use spam blacklists with any email account. Bayesian and scoring filters add further spam protection.
SpamWeed
SpamWeed is a simple and easy to use, but effective and competent anti-spam tool using statistics-based filtering.

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