MailTalkX   
http://SoftByteLabs.com

MailTalkX is a spam filtering (Anti-Spam) and an email monitoring utility, it supports multiple mailboxes, allows you to check each mailbox automatically at specified intervals and can notify you of new mail with pop-up messages, sound clips and video clips. Flexible filtering options allow you to automatically delete or respond to messages (spam filter) on the basis of message headers. With MailTalkX filtering you can control spam, personalize the audio/visual notification of new mail and automatically forward and reply to messages. MailTalkX deals directly with the mail server so you can avoid downloading spam or irrelevant mail. Message header log, keep a log on all received messages. You can send new messages, reply to messages and forward messages manually as well, also include a Spell Checker. You can also run MailTalX in multi-language interface, all menus, dialog texts and messages. Create your own language by editing the language file directly. You may right click the mailbox icon to bring up the Accounts Commands. Right clicking the message will bring up the Messaging Commands. As an additional feature you may right click any blank area within the window for the Monitoring Commands.

ANT 4 MailChecking   
http://ant4.com

ANT 4 MailChecking is an e-mail checker that lets you know when you have new email messages. It's very easy to set up and use and even includes support for spam filtering. It allows you to set up as many separate accounts as you like and checks for new messages at a regular interval of your choosing. A tiny window (optionally always-on-top) remains on your desktop, displaying the number of messages waiting for you on your server. You can hide the window, if you prefer, in favor of audio notification. ANT 4 MailChecking also allows you to set up a variety of spam filtering rules, based on sender, subject, message size and date. You can preview mails, assign custom icons, and delete them directly from the server. You can even shutdown your PC by email.

PopScan   
http://www.firstsolo.net

PopScan is an efficient little shareware app that will check for new e-mail waiting to be collected from your POP3 mailboxes. Features include: Install and uninstall support; Evaluation version fully functional; Checks multiple mailboxes; Small footprint; Spam filter with heuristical spam detection; Highly customisable; Supports multiple users on one PC; Runs as a system tray utility; Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP; Online Registration PopScan is design to be small and inconspicuous and yet easy to use and richly featured. With this in mind, the author encourages users to contact him with ideas and suggestions. The result is a mature software product that meets the needs of its users. PopScan is distributed as Shareware, allowing you to download it and evaluate it for 30 days before deciding whether to purchase a license for it.

File Monitor   
http://lowestech.net

LTC File Monitor software allows you to compare a local file with a remote file easily. This can be over any network connection. The software is designed to verify web page content at the binary level. This helps protect and detect when your page content is changed. The software uses your SMTP server to send text based emails to your email enabled cell phone, pager, and your Inbox. Features available are: -Select local files to verify against remote files -Monitor network or http:// files -Easily manage file list -Live status of file verification - scrolling -Select how often to verify the file list -Select your own sound file for the alarm -Send emails -Add multiple CC's to the alarm email messages -Select alarm frequency (when triggered) -Turn monitoring on/off -Easy to read colour coded screen --Red is bad, yellow is caution, and green is good. --*Designed to give you information at a glance. -Simple, easy to use screen -Try it before you buy it!

Netoscope   
http://www.basta.com

In an age where even a temporary malfunction of a web site or a mail server means loss of business, productivity, or communication, it is important to make sure that your Internet services are running around the clock. The ability to be notified when such services fail is just as important to avoid bad surprises. Well, you don't need to stay glued to your monitor, or get a call from an angry boss or customer. You just need Netoscope. Netoscope is a simple and effective tool to monitor Internet services such as web, ftp, or mail servers. When a monitored service fails, Netoscope can notify you about it or even correct the problem if possible. This makes it a useful tool for both client and server machines. Netoscope provides several ways to respond to failed services. Audio and visual notifications can alert people near the machine. E-mail notifications can be used to inform a wider range of remote operators. This includes paging on-call staff if their cellular phone or pager can accept e-mail messages. Netoscope also provides a batch processing feature which can be set to run applications in response to failures. This gives you the opportunity to attempt an automatic restart or recovery of the service.