Archive for September, 2009

Cactus Spam Filter 3.00 beta 2

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Quickly after releasing the initial version of beta 1 I got feedback from users (thanks to Mike, John and Ligia) revealing problems on Windows platforms other than Vista. I was able to reproduce the problem and fix it.

Download Cactus Spam Filter 3.00 beta 2

Cactus Spam Filter beta 1 - out now

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

I’ve been working hard on fixing bugs and problems with Cactus Spam Filter and here is the almost finished result. I need your help and feedback to perfect it!!

Some of the new stuff in 3.00:

  • Windows Vista compatible
  • Much less resource intense (in terms of memory and cpu)
  • Stability - I’ve tried to fix all e-mail client hangups
  • Ability to export training data for backup
  • Better error information
  • The training arena shows the latest messages
  • Lots of bugfixes

Download Cactus Spam Filter 3.00 beta 1 and let me know how it works!

Updated the Command Line Encrypt page

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Added the parameter description to the page:

Command Line Crypt V1.00 - encrypt and decrypt your files.
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Flags:
-encrypt Encrypts the file specified in the flag -infile.
-decrypt Decrypts the file specified in the flag -infile.
-key [yourkey] Key to use for crypting.
-filekey [filename] Filename of a file with the key to use.
-infile [filename] File to be encrypted or decrypted.
-outfile [filename] File to save the encrypted/decrypted result in.

Example 1 - encryption of a text file:
crypt.exe -encrypt -key secret -infile plaintext.txt -outfile cipher.txt

Example 2 - decryption of a file:
crypt.exe -decrypt -key secret -infile cipher.txt -outfile decoded.txt

Example 3 - encryption of a file using a file as key:
crypt.exe -encrypt -filekey mykey.txt -infile plaintext.txt -outfile cipher.txt

Working on a new version of Cactus Spam Filter

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Hi All!

I am currently working on a new version of Cactus Spam Filter. The upgrade will not add any new features it only aims to remove bugs and make it more stable for different platforms and email clients. I am aware of a couple of common problems.

Also, I’m sorry that I’ve not got time to answer all emails, but I read them all and file bugs as they come. So stay tuned for a new version!! It should be available for download in a month or so.

Privacy Mantra recycle bin

Many users have emailed me and pointed out that the latest version of Privacy Mantra is not emptying the recycle bin properly. I’ll take a look at this as soon as the new version of Cactus Spam is finished.

Thanks for all the e-mails and donations!