Best Spam Blocker?

Eamonn · Post by **Eamonn** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:35 pm

What do you arses use as a spam blocker? I used to have Norton AntiSpam but it didn't identify a lot of spam as spam. I have recently migrated to SpamPal and it's identifying too much of my real mail as spam!

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:36 pm

don't bother with any of that arse, just use Thunderbird mate, tis top dollar at spam blocking

Eamonn · Post by **Eamonn** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:40 pm

I've actually installed ThunderBird but haven't been arsed to use it yet! lol

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:42 pm

use it mate, far better than Arselook or any other mail client i've tried. The spam/junk filter in Thunderbird needs training, but it doesn't take long at all and i've found it rarely gets it wrong now

Eamonn · Post by **Eamonn** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:43 pm

Right, will do that!

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:45 pm

stop talking, start doing!

Post by **mr mixin** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:59 pm

I find spamassisin installed server side does the job rather well.
I haven't set it up properly with my email since i moved hosts though.

Eamonn · Post by **Eamonn** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:38 pm

will giv it a try..

Kev, is there any way to just get mail on Thunderbird to be received into the local folders inbox instead of having it go to a specific account's inbox?

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:32 pm

erm what release of Tbird you got mate?

Eamonn · Post by **Eamonn** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:33 pm

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:44 pm

not sure tbh, think i read in teh 0.8 release notes that you can setup a global account on it, but not sure really

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:50 pm

got it:

Account Settings > any account > Server settings > "Advanced"

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:56 pm

it works too!

altho coz i'm an

and i didnt read the warning i have now lost all my old mail

Eamonn · Post by **Eamonn** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:06 pm

sorry bout that mate..

When I select that my Tbird does not check my mail when I ask it to or on startup.. how weird... anyway Tbird has now officially replaced outlook!

Post by **117** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:10 pm

yeah i know it still needs finetuning, but considering it's not a full release yet it's far better than arselook!