If you are feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of junk email you are getting, then we have good news - there is "freeware" now available to help you eliminate it from your life.

Here are two software programs that we can immediately recommend to you - "EmC" and "MailWasher".

EmC

Email Control is an anti-spam tool that allows you to reduce the number of junk mails arriving in your inbox. The program works with a combination of filters, that can be customized by the user and checks the mail while it is still on your ISP's server. Based on your filter criteria, it will process the mail and optionally delete all spam or mark it for deletion.

EmC also works as an email checker, allowing you to view messages on the server, before doing any delete actions. In addition, you can check your mail for any script based viruses or other hazards before downloading it to your computer. New filters can be easily added and the programs comes equipped with a large list of presets. Nice Outlook style interface.

MailWasher

MailWasher is a spam detection and mail preview tool that allows you to check the mail on the server and delete any spam before you download it to your local computer. It can notify you when new mail arrives and automatically mark suspicious messages, so you can preview and delete them.

There are 3 levels of spam detection, and you can specify your own filters. MailWasher also offers the option to exclude your friends from spam checking and verify email addresses against DNS blacklist servers. In addition to deleting the spam mail, you can also choose to send a fake bounce message, which will make your email address appear invalid to the sender. The program ask for voluntary registration.