What Does Purge Mean?
ParetoLogic Spam Controls
Spam Controls is a fully featured and effective anti spam and phishing prevention program. It integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, and scans emails as they arrive in order to find any that contain spam content or possible phishing attempts. Spam Controls works in the background of your computer and is always-on in order to deliver results that are among the best in the industry. As well as the main Spam Controls dashboard users also gain access to a toolbar in their email client and a Spam folder where spam and phishing emails are placed.
The PL Spam
Controls Folder
Once an email has been checked and is flagged as being spam it is moved directly to the PL Spam Controls sub folder. This sub folder can be found within the Inbox of your main email client and accessed in the same way as any other folder. It is important that, certainly initially, you check the contents of this folder occasionally to ensure that no genuine emails have been flagged as spam. While it is unusual this can happen, especially if you receive emails that contain content often deemed as being spam topics (adult material, online medication, etc...). If you do find genuine email then click the Not Spam button to remove the email from the Spam Controls folder and place it back in your email Inbox.
Marking Emails As Spam
By browsing your Inbox and other folders (excluding the Spam Controls folder) it is also possible to mark any suspicious emails as being spam by clicking the Spam button in the toolbar. This will automatically send the email to the spam folder and give you the opportunity to Block the sender's email and report the email to ParetoLogic. Blocking senders is another method that can be used to prevent the mass of spam that many Internet users now suffer.
Purging The Spam Controls Folder
As more and more spam email is detected, the PL Spam Controls folder can quickly become filled with unnecessary and potentially damaging email. Fortunately, Spam Controls provides users with a method of removing these emails either manually or automatically. By purging the PL Spam Controls all emails can be removed from this folder and into the Recycle or Trash bin within your email application. Purging is a necessary task because once the Spam folder becomes too full it can slow down the operation of your email client, although this should not become an issue for quite some time.
Establishing A Schedule To Routinely Purge Emails
Spam Controls also enables users to establish a schedule for purging emails. This ensures that the spam folder never becomes over filled even if you forget to routinely remove the emails yourself. Automatic purge settings can be altered so that purging takes place every day, or any number of days according to your own choice. If you also have Outlook or Outlook Express set so that it empties the Deleted Items folder on a regular basis then you can completely remove all spam emails and other dubious emails without any intervention on your part.
Manual Purging
To manually purge the emails from the Spam Controls folder:
1 - Open your email program
2 - Highlight the PL Spam Controls folder
3 - Click the Purge button in the Spam Controls toolbar
4 - Depending on the preferences you have set in the main Spam Controls dashboard a confirmation dialog may appear asking you to confirm that you wish to purge all emails within the Spam Controls folder. If you have disabled this feature then the contents will be moved automatically.
Setting A Schedule To Purge The Spam Controls Folder
Purging of the Spam Controls folder can be set to run automatically on a regular basis through the main Spam Controls dashboard.
1 - Open the Spam Controls application by double clicking on the icon in the System Tray
2 - Click the Options link in the top left of the screen
3 - The second option up “Purge PL Spam Controls folder every x days” enables you to enter a number of days between 1 and 90 days determining how frequently you wish the contents to be removed to the Deleted Items folder of your email.
4 – Close the main Spam Controls dashboard when complete
Purging The PL Spam Controls Folder In Your Email Application
Purging the PL Spam Controls folder basically means to remove or delete the contents of that folder. By doing so on a regular basis this helps to ensure that your email application is able to run effectively and thoroughly without slowing and without a drop in performance. As well as being able to purge the folder manually through the Spam Controls toolbar within your email application it is also possible to establish a schedule to automatically purge the folder on a regular basis ensuring that you never forget to do it manually.