# Is Mailwasher (anti-spam software) a scam?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mailwasher-anti-spam-software-a-scam/208661>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mailwasher-anti-spam-software-a-scam/208661 "2003-10-21T07:43:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mailwasher-anti-spam-software-a-scam/208661/21 "2003-10-23T01:31:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by PhilAlex \*  
> \*\*I love Mailwasher. Much better than anything else. Don’t bounce Spam, it ties up your server too long, btw.
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> Instead, just delete. I quickly scan the 200 spams I get a day in about 30 seconds, I have my friends stuff at the top and the remainder are “Questionable”.
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> Works pretty well. I paid the $20 voluntarily. \*\*

As usual, I don’t follow. If the best advice is to simply delete spam why pay anything. Just delete it.

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