What does First Alert do

Troubleshooting and help for FirstAlert spam database
Acedrums
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What does First Alert do

Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:02 am

Can someone explain to me exactly what FA does, and how it relates to MW pro? I'm trying to decide if I really need to renew my MW/FA subscription.
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stan_qaz
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Re: What does First Alert do

Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:12 pm

First Alert has two components, the first sends digests of your spam messages to a central server where they are added to other's reports. The second checks digests of your incoming messages against the digests on the central server.

Keeping it or not should be simple to answer. How much work is it saving you in tagging and deleting your spam? Is that enough time to make it worth the price?
I am not a Firetrust employee just a MW user.
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