A fun feature unique to Spamatak is its Performance
Graph which puts you in control of its filter
sensitivity through the red Threshold line. Lowering
the Threshold line makes Spamatak less aggressive
and vice versa.
If you are interested, have a play with the Threshold
line to see how it changes Spamatak’s behaviour!
I
don’t understand the Performance graph.
Enlighten me!
The Performance graph gives you a snapshot of
how Spamatak has treated all your emails. It is
a simple graphical interface that lets you reclassify
and even open email. You can also alter Spamatak’s
filtering sensitivity by adjusting the Threshold
line which separates spam email and non-spam email.
Green squares (non-spam email), should fall above
the Threshold line and stay near the Y-axis. Red
spots (spam), on the other hand, should fall below
the Threshold line and stay near the X-axis. An
email that is misclassified will be represented
by a red or green square on the wrong side of
the Threshold line.
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I
accidentally blocked my friend’s email.
How do I undo this?
Spamatak does not block emails. All emails received
will be scanned automatically even though the
email might have to conform rules you have specified
in Outlook’s® Rule Wizard.
If, however, you have accidentally classified
an email as spam, just open the spam folder, find
the email and click’n’drag it to the
correct folder.
You say that Spamatak learns
on its own. How does it do this?
Spamatak uses an adaptable statistical filter
based on an experiential algorithm to classify
email. Whenever you change the classification
(spam to non-spam or vice versa) of an email,
Spamatak updates its statistical filter. Spamatak
continuously observes and learns how you treat
email.
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How
often will spam get deleted in the Spam folder?
Spamatak NEVER deletes emails. You, however, can
delete emails from the spam folder if you like
but try to keep at least 500 spam email for any
training sessions you may choose to run in the
future.
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Should
I just have spam moved into my ‘Deleted
Items’ folder?
No. Since the <Deleted Items> folder may
contain both spam and non-spam email Spamatak
does not refer to it during training.
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What
if I change my mind about a message?
Simply drag’n’drop or cut’n’paste
to the desired folder. Alternatively, you can
highlight the email and use Spamatak’s Spam
and Not Spam toolbar or menu buttons.
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Why
are there still spam messages in my Inbox?
This problem is most likely to happen when you
first install Spamatak and have a lot of emails
in your Inbox making it difficult to sort out
the spam. Classification will improve if you can
find these emails and move them to the Spam folder.
Firstly, run training. If the training process
identifies any spam in the Inbox they will show
up in the review screen where you can reclassify
them as spam.
You can also check emails using the Performance
Graph. Every email is shown on the graph according
to its spam and non-spam score. You can select,
review and reclassify emails from this graph.
Review the emails that are distant from either
axis.
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Can
I temporarily disable Spamatak for experimental
reasons?
No, but you can uninstall it and later reinstall
it.
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How
do I uninstall / reinstall Spamatak?
Uninstall: Navigate
to Start > Programs > Spamatak
> Uninstall Spamatak
Install:
Run Spamatak’s setup program.
How
often will I have to train Spamatak?
If Spamatak is already performing well you will
never need to run a second training session! If,
however, you want to improve its performance a
single training session every 3 months should
be enough.
When
will I have to update Spamatak?
You may visit www.spamatak.com occasionally to
check on the availability of updates. If your
version of Spamatak is working well though there
is no real need to update it.
How
do I add my friends to Spamatak’s white-list?
Navigate to Tools > Spamatak > Options and
ensure ‘All emails received from contacts
in the Address Book are Non-Spam’ is selected.
Then navigate to Tools > Address Book and add
your friend emails address into it.
Will
Spamatak connect to the Internet without me knowing?
No. Spamatak will never have a need to connect
to the Internet.
