Copyright: Copyright (C) 2004, American Systems, All rights reserverd


Welcome
Welcome to Spam Crusher for The Bat!

Email. It's become an important part of life. You use it to communicate with friends and loved ones. You use it to do business with people around the world. Both adults and children use it to quickly exchange thoughts and ideas with their peers. And, unfortunately, some people use it to bombard you with "SPAM." SPAM is the techie word for "junk" or "unsolicited email" and it's flooding the Internet and *your* Inbox! If you want to take steps to drastically reduce the amount of SPAM you receive, take a look at SPAM CRUSHER!

Spam Crusher for The Bat! is designed to filter unwanted email, while allowing the email you want to receive.   Spam Crusher is really easy to set up. Just install it.  Then you will already be blocking spam.

Spam Crusher moves spam to your "Junk Mail" folder

Configure Spam Crusher

Teach Spam Crusher about new spam

Friends List - People you always want email from

Filters - How Spam Crusher looks for spam

Import my address book

Live Update

Order Online or Printable Order Form

Contact Us


Configure Spam Crusher

Spam Crusher moves spam to your "Junk Mail" folder [image] based on a "score".  The Bat! sends Spam Crusher an email to evaluate.  Spam Crusher then grades the email and assigns it a score (just like a teacher grading a paper.)  Based on that score, The Bat! will then move it to the Junk Mail folder or leave it in the Inbox.  You can configure what that score is by clicking Options..Preferences.  Then on the left, click "Anti-spam" under "Protection".


Order Form
Spam Crusher for The Bat! 1.0 Order Form and Registration

To print this form, click on the 'File' menu, then click on the 'Print Topic'  option.

Name     ______________________________________________

Company _____________________________________________

Address  ______________________________________________

City        ____________________________ State ______    Zip __________

Phone (______) ______-________ Fax (______) ______-________ e-mail ___________________

Important:  Is this your first product from American Systems?  (  )Yes  (  )No

_____   Number of Copies of Spam Crusher

x $24.95  = $ ____________   (TEXAS residents add 8 1/4% sales tax.)

American Express (  ), Visa (  ) or MasterCard (  ) Number ________________________________ Exp. Date ___________

Signature: _________________________________________________

Make checks and money orders payable to American Systems.

P.O.s are welcome!         Bulk pricing is available!

Call us toll free at  1-888-892-4310

Mail, or Fax your check or credit card details to :

     American Systems

     P.O. Box 93747

     Southlake, TX 76092

     Care of Windows Utilities Division

     Fax:(817)485-2193

or Order Online at http://www.americansys.com and get the software right away!

Where did you get your evaluation copy from?

(  ) Internet

(  ) Vendor

(  ) BBS

(  ) CD-ROM

(  ) Friend

(  ) Other           Name of source ___________________________________________

Note: Prices are effective March 1, 2004 and are subject to change.  Please enclose any comments you have.


Contact Us

American Systems provides user support to registered versions via mail, and/or telephone.

American Systems will answer questions and resolve serious bugs for the first three months after registration.  For problems involving a specific hardware or software environment or feature, we may choose not to modify the program.  In that case, if a problem is reported within three months after purchase, then we shall offer to refund the user's purchase price.

If a bug prevents you from evaluating Spam Crusher during the first 30 days (prior to purchase), American Systems  will attempt to assist but is not under obligation to resolve issues beyond our control.

     Phone:

                     (817)485-6547

     Fax:

                     (817)485-2193

     Email:

                     Need Help with Spam Crusher?  support@americansys.com

                     Do you have a question for sales?  sales@americansys.com

Web:

                     http://www.americansys.com

                 Visit our online discussion group on our web site for further help with Spam Crusher.

     Address:

                     American Systems

                     P.O. Box 93747

                     Southlake, TX, 76092

Please share the evaluation version of Spam Crusher with others for the purpose of evaluation as long as it is unaltered and distributed in its entirety.


Teach Spam Crusher
Teach Spam Crusher About New Spam

If you get a spam in your Inbox that you want to block in the future, then follow these steps.

1. Single click the email in the Inbox to highlight it.  Then right click on it and select Specials..Mark as Junk.  This window will appear.

2. You have 3 options to choose from.  This is where you tell Spam Crusher why this email is spam.

. The person who sent it - you may find that the same email address or domain sends you spam over and over.  Such as junkmail@getrichquickscheme.com  or maybe just getrichquickscheme.com.

. Words in the subject - Maybe a word or phrase in the subject makes it spam.  i.e. the name of a drug or pornographic web site.

. Words in the body -  Maybe a word or phrase in the body makes it spam.  i.e. the name of a web site, get rich quick scheme, etc.

Check the option(s) you want and cut the text that is good...leaving only the text that is offensive.

3. When you are done click <Ok> and Spam Crusher will filter all email that meets the conditions you describe from now on.


Friends List
Friends List - People you always want email from

Your Friends List is the list of email addresses that you always want email from.  Email from these people will never ever get filtered, regardless of it's content.

You can add people or domains to your Friends list in one of two ways.

1. Click the <Friends> tab on the main window.  The following window will appear.

You can click <Add> or <Import>.  <Add> will let you add one email address or one domain to the list.  If you add a domain, then all email from that domain will be accepted and not filtered.  For example, if you add americansys.com to the list, all email from americansys.com will be accepted.

2. <Import> will allow you to import your address book from your email program.


Import My Address Book

This is a very handy way to add all of your friends at once to your Friends list.  But you have to be familiar with Importing and Exporting data.

Warning: If you are not comfortable importing and exporting data, I would not worry about this feature.  It can get tricky if you don't know what you are doing.

Go to your Address book and export ONLY your email address to a comma delimited file or CSV file.

Every email program is different.  If you use Outlook Express here are instructions for exporting your address book and importing into Spam Crusher's Friends list.

1. At the top of your main Outlook Express window you have an "Addresses" button. Click it.

2. A window called "Address Book" will appear. That window has a File menu at the top left. Click it, and click Export..Other Address Book.

3. A window called "CSV Export" will appear. It is asking you for a filename. This is the file that Outlook Express will save your address book too. Click <Browse> and choose a file to save your address book too. Then click <Next>.

4. Now you have a list of things that can be saved in the CSV file. Only check E-mail address. Make sure nothing else is checked. Then click <Finish>.

5. Now go to Spam Crusher. Click the <Friends> tab and click <Import>. Navigate to the new file you just created in Outlook Express and click <Open> or <Ok>.


Live Update

To make sure you are always running the latest version of Spam Crusher click the <Live Update> button on the main window.

Follow the on screen instructions. Live Update will connect to the American Systems web site using your Internet connection and retrieve the latest upgrade and install it for you.


Filters
Filters - How Spam Crusher looks for spam

Filters are the list of words, phrases, email addresses and domains that identify a spam and cause Spam Crusher block email.  For example if you receive an email containing the domain "babeview.com" or an email containing "free cash" that email will be blocked because those words are in the filter.

There are 2 types of filters.  The From filter and the Body filter.

From filter - This filter scans the email addresses of the email you receive.  If any of the words in the From filter is in an email address of an email, that email is blocked.

Body filter - This filter scans the subject an the body of the email you receive.  If any of the words in the Body filter is in the subject or the body of an email, that email is blocked.

Note: Anyone in your Friends list that sends you email will not be filtered, no matter what.

To see the words that cause Spam Crusher to block email click the <Filters> tab.  You will see the following window.

To add filters you can click the <Add> button.  A small window will appear and allow you to add phrases or words that identify spam.