When SonicWALL Anti-Spam Desktop is installed on a Windows-based system it acts as a plug-in to Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail. Anti-Spam Desktop evaluates e-mail arriving via Exchange, POP, or IMAP to the Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail system, and prevents spam and phishing e-mail from reaching the Inbox.

SonicWALL currently supports the following platform/email client combinations for Anti-Spam Desktop. While Anti-Spam Desktop may operate on other platform/e-mail client combinations, such combinations are NOT supported. Windows Vista (64-bit): Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail Windows Vista (32-bit): Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail Windows XP: Outlook 2003, Outlook2007 and Outlook Express 6.0

Once installed, SonicWALL Anti-Spam Desktop will start each time the Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail e-mail client is started. Anti-Spam Desktop evaluates e-mail as it arrives, placing spam e-mail in the Junk Mail folder, phishing e-mail in Phishing Mail folder, and legitimate e-mail in the Inbox. With the Challenge/Response option, challenged e-mail will be placed in the Challenged Mail folder. If a spam message does get delivered to the Inbox, users simply highlight the message and select the “Junk” button to remove it from the Inbox. This also adds the sender to a blocked list so that future e-mail from this sender is blocked as spam. Should a legitimate e-mail unintentionally be placed in Junk Mail folder, the user may simply highlight the message and select the “Unjunk button. This action will also add the sender to an allowed list so that future e-mail from that person is delivered correctly.