The ScamWatch feature, available in the paid and free editions of Eudora 6.2, parses HTML email to make sure that the link does in fact send users to the domain that the link text says it does, and warns the user when it notices discrepancies.
In other words, if the link text contains the domain citibank.com, suggesting the user will be sent to Citibank’s site if they click it, but the HTML tag specifies the user will be sent to a different domain, or to an IP address, the user is alerted.
Vice president of Eudora products Bill Ganon said that the features see Qualcomm continuing to update the software to respond to the latest email issues. Eudora had been left under-supported for a few years, he said.
As with the browser market, security issues are helping companies that compete with Microsoft in the email client market, Ganon said. As more and more Microsoft product get targeted by viruses and worms, companies are looking for alternatives, he said.
Eudora 6.2 also features support for OpenSSL and improved support for IMAP, Ganon said. For consumers, there are 24 new emoticons. The software starts at $49.95 per year for a single download, and site licenses are available.
