If you’re a regular Loop reader, you know that we don’t report on each and every software update that comes down the road – so when we do, you can be pretty certain that it’s software we think is important. Such is the case with C-Command’s SpamSieve, an excellent tool for ridding yourself of unwanted e-mail.

The latest SpamSieve release, 2.8.3, has a host of improvements, and is a free update for registered users.

The changes in this version are:

• Adjusted SpamSieve’s tokenizer to improve the filtering accuracy.
• Improved compatibility with pre-release versions of Apple Mail.
• MailForge now works with SpamSieve, as described in the “Setting up MailForge” section of the manual.
• Made some changes to better support the upcoming Microsoft Outlook 2011. (Full support will come when Office ships.)
• Added various updates and clarifications to the manual.
• Fixed a regression where SpamSieve wouldn’t be able to install its Apple Mail plug-in if Mail’s folder had been redirected using an alias.
• Fixed a bug where SpamSieve would sometimes quit when coming out of trial mode.
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the Hits column in a rules window couldn’t be resized.
• Worked around an OS bug that could cause an internal error when reporting a corpus error.
• Made various modernizations to SpamSieve’s code and interface files.
• The Apple Mail plug-in now shows up with the proper name in Mail Plugin Manager.
• Updated the disk image layout.

If you already use SpamSieve, just choose Software Update from the SpamSieve menu and it’ll download.