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FrySpam Help

Introduction

FrySpam downloads information on emails from your email Inbox and displays them on the screen. It shows who they are from, the subject, and (optionally) the size. You can also preview the text of the email. FrySpam is text based. It does not download attachments or execute html. This provides additional security from viruses and trojans. 

How it works

At first, all emails are marked as Spam. Any emails you want, you click to add to a list. You then click Fry to remove the Spam ones. Click Confirm and they will be deleted from your mailbox. You are then left with a list of wanted emails. You then click to open Outlook Express (or Outlook ) where you can Send/Receive to download them. The next time you run FrySpam, known emails in your list are not listed as Spam. You very quickly build up the list and therefore train FrySpam to know which are wanted emails. The Spam ones are grouped together, as are the wanted ones. Details about individual emails can be easily viewed by clicking in the Subject column, allowing you to preview an email before you decide whether you want to keep it. Click the preview to hide it.

So, once you have sorted the email into the two categories, by simply clicking the Fry button, you delete all your unwanted emails before they reach your email programme. You then click the Outlook Express button to close FrySpam and open your email programme. You can then Send/Receive with the confidence that only wanted emails will be downloaded. As you become familiar with FrySpam, you get very used to scanning down the list and spotting a new wanted email. The human mind is very adept at pattern recognition, particularly the typically jumbled letters of Spam emails and likewise the orderly arrangement of wanted emails. Try it and you will see.

To change a Spam email into a wanted one without adding it to the list, click the word Spam. To change it back, click in the Fry column. This is useful for an email that you maybe only want to see the once.

View Settings - This button opens a screen where you can enter your login details for up to 5 mailboxes and your preferred email programme and location. You can Register your purchase here.

The options are:

Mail Boxes

Description    Name that appears on the screen

Login                Your Login ID

Pop3 server    Your ISP server

Password         Your password (shown on screen as asterisks. Encoded on the data file so it cannot be read)

Display name for eMail Cient    The name that appears on the long button at the top right of the screen. (Pre-Set to Outlook Express).

Full Path to eMail Client   The path to eg Outlook Express. (Pre-Set to "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe"). If you use Outlook, then enter the path to Outlook. If you use Web Mail (eg Hotmail) you put the web site address here (eg http://www.hotmail.com).

eMail Address used when purchased  This is used to identify you when Registering.

Display Sizes - this switches on the Size column.

Connect at Startup - enables automatic downloading of emails from your inbox at startup.

You have mail PopUp (not spam) - If FrySpam is minimised and you have wanted mail, a message box appears on the screen to alert you.

You have mail PopUp (any) - If FrySpam is minimised and any email has arrived, a message box appears on the screen to alert you.

800x600 Screen Size - tick this if you cannot see the Close button  at the top right of the main screen.

Auto-Connect Time (0=off) - this is how often (in minutes) FrySpam checks your mailbox for new emails. Set it to 0 to stop this function.

Wanted emails - this lists the wanted emails that you have trained FrySpam to recognise. Double-click any line to remove.

Mimimising FrySpam - On the main screen, clicking the Minimise button at the top right, causes FrySpam to minimise to the taskbar. If you have the AutoConnect Time set to (say) 15 , then it will check for emails every 15 minutes. A message box will appear on the screen to alert you to any new email(s).  Either click FrySpam on the taskbar or double-click the Desktop icon to re-open FrySpam.

Register - Click this to register FrySpam. This removes the Demonstration message and allows full use of FrySpam. Until registered, Demonstration mode restricts you to one mail-box. It allows you to create as many rules as you like for wanted mail but only uses the top three rules in the list. You must purchase FrySpam before registering. To purchase FrySpam, go to the DBtoGO web site and click the PayPal  logo against FrySpam.

Check Web Site for New Version - Click this to update FrySpam. FrySpam is continually under review and updates are available from time to time.

Programme Updates - FrySpam will check for updates and inform you if a new version is available. Click the green button when it appears. The update will be performed automatically.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

This page updated 30 August 2006