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  • SpamSieve updated to 2.8.8

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    Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.8.8. The new version, an 8.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and improvements:

    – Improved compatibility with pre-release versions of Mac OS X.

    – Added support for Postbox 3.0.

    – Added support for Growl 1.3.

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

    – The Exclude my addresses feature now lets you specify additional addresses via Terminal, if you don’t want to clutter your “Me” card in Address Book.

    – The Apple Mail plug-in installer is more resilient to permissions errors.

    – Added example of using colored flags to sort spam messages in Apple Mail by spamminess.

    – Added some logging to detect obscure errors when loading SpamSieve’s Apple Mail plug-in.

    – Improved the French 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 2.8.7

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    Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.8.7. The new version, an 8.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and improvements, as listed here.

    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.