Re: [Evolution] How to handle unsolicited e-mails with evolution 2.32.2 ?

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 16:52 +0100, Andre Klapper wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 10:47 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 15:00 +0100, Andre Klapper wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 23:10 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 01:41 +0100, Thomas Prost wrote:
> > > > > Has anyone here any of the two possible plugins working ?
> > > > > Using ubuntu 11.04 seems to me that none is going to filter anything :-(
> > > >
> > > > http://live.gnome.org/Evolution/FAQ#Why_does_Evolution_not_automatically_filter_for_spam.3F
> > >
> > > Or better nowadays:
> > > http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.2/mail-spam.html
> >
> > Actually I would dispute that. I know the latter URL is now the official
> > FAQ, and it certainly looks nice, but I feel the info in the original
> > FAQ is currently a bit more complete, at least for this specific
> > question. That's why I referenced it.
>
> I see... Which bits are missing?

For one thing, the new FAQ says nothing about how to train the junk
filters. The old FAQ at least mentioned this as something you need to
do.

> If you feel like patching, these files are named mail-spam*.page in
> http://git.gnome.org/browse/evolution/tree/help/C/
>
> > Also, the new FAQ points the user
> > to specific SourceForge pages to install Bogofilter or SpamAssassin. Not
> > a good idea IMHO, as most distros already offer them via their usual
> > installation mechanisms.
>
> That's the default fallback on the web version. 
> On your harddisk (Help > Contents) this will start your package
> management application instead (on Fedora 16: gnome-packagekit).

Both the builtin Help and the FAQ refer directly to the Sourceforge
pages. The FAQ does mention using the distro packages, but then labels
the Sourceforge links as "Install <filter> now". I think this is
unclear. I'll see if I can fix it.

poc