Norton Antispam Features - Symantec NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004 User Manual

Norton AntiSpam features

Automatic
integration with
email programs
Allowed and
Blocked lists
Simplified import
of addresses
Self-training
As email becomes more popular, many users are
receiving an increasing amount of the unsolicited
commercial email messages known as spam. Not only
does spam make it difficult to identify valid email
messages, some spam contains offensive messages and
images.
Also, many Web sites are using more aggressive
techniques to draw attention to the ads on their pages.
Some have begun using larger, more prominent ads,
while others rely on ad windows that appear when you
enter or leave the site. Along with increasing the amount
of time that it takes to display Web pages, some ads
contain offensive content, cause software conflicts, or use
HTML tricks to open additional browser windows.
Norton AntiSpam incorporates several powerful features
to reduce your exposure to unwanted online content.
Automatically creates a toolbar in supported email
programs
See "Use your email program toolbar"
Uses user-defined address list to expedite scanning
1
of email
Accepts all mail from Allowed list
1
Treats all mail from Blocked list as spam
1
See "Manage how Norton AntiSpam detects spam"
page 61.
Imports lists of addresses from supported email
1
programs
Allows all or selected addresses to be imported
1
See "Identify authorized senders"
Uses outgoing mail to refine spam definition
See "Teach Norton AntiSpam your email preferences"
page 64.
Feature summary
Norton AntiSpam features
on page 52.
on page 62.
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