Mozilla Thunderbird

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Thunderbird is Mozilla’s next generation email client. The program boasts safe, fast and easy emailing and offers intelligent spam filters, a fast and effective search, skinnable views, excellent IMAP (support) and HTML formatting. Thunderbird delivers in every way - but where it really excels is spam filtering and email security.

Junk Mail Protection

Spam is the scourge of the internet; it eats into our business and personal time – the less spam in your inbox the better! Thunderbird screens all your emails and passes them through sophisticated filters; in addition Thunderbird uses your existing email ISP’s filters ensuring you are protected twice.
Phishing protection

Phishing is a term for an email scam; these are on the rise the world over. Thunderbird uses its filters and actively informs you using an easy to see message when its thinks a message might be a scam. Scan emails often display certain characteristics which make the identifiable – if you are certain an email is not a scam it’s a one click process to remove the warning.

The Best Possible Security and Constant Updates

Thunderbird is built with security in mind; features include S/MIME, digital signing, message encryption, support for certificates and security devices. A warning is always displayed before email attachments are opened providing yet another layer of security against threats such as worms or Trojan horses.

Thunderbird updates itself – downloads are done automatically in the background and the program prompts you when they are ready to be installed. This constant process of updating makes sure you always have the latest security updates and feature additions.

Conclusions

Thunderbird is a leading open source email client that provides cutting edge spam protection and general security. The programs adaptive filters are designed to identify spam from the contents of your emails – their adaptive nature means that your spam protection is always current and always ready to counter the newest threat on the net.