Return-Path: guido@python.org Delivery-Date: Fri Sep 6 20:24:38 2002 From: guido@python.org (Guido van Rossum) Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 15:24:38 -0400 Subject: [Spambayes] Deployment In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 06 Sep 2002 15:24:15 EDT." References: Message-ID: <200209061924.g86JOc516514@pcp02138704pcs.reston01.va.comcast.net> > > - A program that acts both as a pop client and a pop server. You > > configure it by telling it about your real pop servers. You then > > point your mail reader to the pop server at localhost. When it > > receives a connection, it connects to the remote pop servers, reads > > your mail, and gives you only the non-spam. > > FYI, I'll never trust such a scheme: I have no tolerance for false > positives, and indeed do nothing to try to block spam on any of my email > accounts now for that reason. Deliver all suspected spam to a Spam folder > instead and I'd love it. Another config parameter. The filter could add a header file. Or a ~ to the subject if you like that style. :-) --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)