Message Sniffer

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1 Description
2 Organization
3 Contents

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Description

Message Sniffer is a anti-spam scanner that uses advanced pattern recognition technology to accurately identify spam. It is currently distributed as a command-line utility along with it's source code and some helpful scripts.

The engine is multi-platform and can be plugged in to many popular mail server and email security products. The distribution includes Windows binaries and source code for building the programs on Windows, Linux, BSD, OSX, etc.

A unique, downloadable rules database is available via subscription and is updated multiple times daily by spam analysts and intelligent monitoring systems.

Message Sniffer is a highly technical product that generally requires you know a few things about your system and that you have some scripting skills. If you are a skilled programmer (especailly C++ programming), there is almost no limit to what you can do with the SNF engine.

That said, if you aren't very technical you are NOT out of luck :-). We have a great community of folks that use and support SNF and you can reach them through the sniffer@ list.

Most folks who can use a text editor and follow instructions are able to get SNF up and running on their own in just a few minutes!

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Organization

We've tried to keep the documentation organized conceptually and by task so that what you need next is usually close to where you are, and if it isn't you can probably see your way to it by following your instincts (of course, the search is also helpful). Most folks will find what they need in the FAQ section which contains just about every question anybody ever asked us and the answer that goes with it plus a few questions and answers we thought of ourselves along the way.

If you'd like to really get to know what SNF is about and how it works then we also have some sections that will give you the technical details and concepts that you need.

If you're just getting started, I recommend you begin with the introduction section (all of it) and then go to the main installation section, followed by the specific installation section that applies to your platform - or is closest to it if you don't see your platform here.

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