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  • SpamSieve updated to 2.9.1

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    Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.9.1. The new version, a 9.1 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and improvements:

    – Added support for Microsoft Outlook 2011 SP 2 (a.k.a. 14.2.x). If SpamSieve can detect that you were using Outlook 2011 before, and that SP 2 has been installed, SpamSieve will auto-update its scripts automatically. Otherwise, you can choose Install Outlook Scripts from the SpamSieve menu. Either way, the SpamSieve rules in Outlook will continue to work without modification.

    – SpamSieve now tries to detect whether its Apple Mail plug-in is damaged and auto-heal the installed copy if necessary.

    – If there’s an error updating SpamSieve’s Apple Mail plug-in, it now reports more information to try to diagnose the problem.

    – If the Apple Mail plug-in detects that it’s damaged, it will alert the user to download and install a fresh copy.

    – SpamSieve now checksums the Outlook script files (both the installed and built-in copies) to detect whether they are damaged.

    – Made a change to eliminate a particular cause of false positives for some users.

    – SpamSieve no longer triggers Mac OS X’s “accept incoming network connections” firewall dialog.

    – Added some exception guards to work around bugs in the Growl SDK.

    – When an unexpected error occurs and no stack trace is available, SpamSieve will now try to report the approximate location.

    – Improved the What information should I include when I report a problem? section of the manual.

    SpamSieve is available for a US$30 registration fee and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to run. The new version can either be downloaded directly from the web site or brought up to the current version via the program’s built-in update feature.

    If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, let us know in the comments.

  • SpamSieve updated to 2.9

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    Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.9. The new version, an 8.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and improvements:

    – Added support for upcoming versions of Mac OS X.

    – Made various changes to improve SpamSieve’s filtering accuracy.

    – SpamSieve is now code-signed using a Developer ID certificate for Gatekeeper.
    When training an Exchange message as good in Apple Mail, SpamSieve is better at moving it to the proper inbox.

    – Processing incoming messages with Outlook is more efficient. To take advantage of this change, choose Install Outlook Scripts from the SpamSieve menu.

    – If you’ve used the SpamSieve – Change Settings command in Apple Mail to tell SpamSieve not to use a local spam mailbox, training a message as spam will now try to move the message to a spam mailbox on the same server account, rather than always using the first account.

    – Added support for training messages as spam via Herald (version 2.1.2 and later), a notification plug-in for Apple Mail.

    – When sorting spam messages by color in Apple Mail, you can now use Grey as a synonym for Gray.

    – The score script command has a new auto training parameter that can be used to override the setting in the preferences on a case-by-case basis. This might be useful, for example, if you’re writing an AppleScript to triage messages that have already been classified, and you just want to get SpamSieve’s opinion without having to make any corrections.

    – Adjusted the drone AppleScripts so that they’re easier to troubleshoot.

    – If Apple Mail gives SpamSieve empty data for a message, the plug-in now assumes the message is good and does not pass it on to SpamSieve for analysis.

    – Added support for Growl notifications via GNTP (requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later).

    – SpamSieve is better at handling file permission errors.

    – SpamSieve is better at handling errors when running helper tools.

    – Improved SpamSieve’s ability to still function when the application package is damaged.

    – Added the AddStandardRules esoteric preference, which lets you prevent SpamSieve from creating its built-in blocklist and whitelist rules if you prefer to manage the rules yourself.

    – Fixed a bug that could reduce SpamSieve’s filtering accuracy for some messages with attached files.

    – Made various improvements to the documentation.

    – Updated the German localization.

    SpamSieve is available for a US$30 registration fee and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to run. The new version can either be downloaded directly from the web site or brought up to the current version via the program’s built-in update feature.

    If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, let us know in the comments.

  • SpamSieve updated to 2.8.6

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    Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.8.6. The new version, an 8.3 megabyte download, makes the following fixes and improvements:

    – Made various changes to improve SpamSieve’s filtering accuracy.

    – Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).

    – Added support for Postbox 2.5.

    – Updated the Setting Up MailMate instructions for the new preferences in MailMate 1.1.2.

    – Updated the Setting Up Outlook instructions for Microsoft Office 2011 Service Pack 1.

    – Updated the Setting Up Postbox instructions to ensure that messages that you train as spam are moved to the junk mailbox or trash.

    – Worked around a rare OS/hardware condition that could prevent SpamSieve from launching.

    – The Apple Mail plug-in is better at reporting errors when it’s unable to fully load itself.

    – Made various other clarifications to the manual.

    – Adjusted the help page titles to fit better in the menu and search results.

    SpamSieve is available for a US$30 registration fee and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to run. The new version can either be downloaded directly from the web site or brought up to the current version via the program’s built-in update feature.

  • SpamSieve updated to 2.8.4

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    Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.8.4. The new version, a 7.8 megabyte download, makes the following fixes and improvements:

    – SpamSieve now integrates with Microsoft Outlook 2011. For more information, see the Setting up Outlook section of the manual.

    – SpamSieve now integrates with Postbox, an enhanced version of Thunderbird. For more information, see the Setting up Postbox section of the manual.

    – Adjusted SpamSieve’s tokenizer to improve the filtering accuracy.

    – The Train as Good command in Apple Mail is better at moving messages in the spam folder or trash back to the inbox.

    – Fixed a regression where the whitelist and blocklist windows wouldn’t open when running SpamSieve under certain localizations.

    – Improved the localizations.

    SpamSieve is available for a US$30 registration fee and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to run. The new version can either be downloaded directly from the web site or brought up to the current version via the program’s built-in update feature.

  • SpamSieve update to 2.8.3

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    Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.8.3. The new version, a 7.1 megabyte download, makes the following fixes and improvements:

    – Adjusted SpamSieve’s tokenizer to improve the filtering accuracy.

    – Improved compatibility with pre-release versions of Apple Mail.

    – MailForge now works with SpamSieve, as described in the Setting up MailForge section of the manual.

    – Made some changes to better support the upcoming Microsoft Outlook 2011. (Full support will come when Office ships.)

    – Added various updates and clarifications to the manual.

    – Fixed a regression where SpamSieve wouldn’t be able to install its Apple Mail plug-in if Mail’s folder had been redirected using an alias.

    – Fixed a bug where SpamSieve would sometimes quit when coming out of trial mode.

    – Fixed a bug where sometimes the Hits column in a rules window couldn’t be resized.

    – Worked around an OS bug that could cause an internal error when reporting a corpus error.

    – Made various modernizations to SpamSieve’s code and interface files.

    – The Apple Mail plug-in now shows up with the proper name in Mail Plugin Manager.

    – Updated the disk image layout.

    SpamSieve is available for a US$30 registration fee and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to run. The new version can either be downloaded directly from the web site or brought up to the current version via the program’s built-in update feature.