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

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Mon, 2011-11-28 at 09:11 +0100, Andre Klapper wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-11-26 at 19:20 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > 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:
> > > > > 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.
>
> Thanks. I've filed https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665008 .
> If more stuff comes to your mind don't hesitate to file bug reports.

Of course. I'm never happier than when finding fault :-)

> > > 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 SF page is the fallback if the "install:" link is not interpretable
> by your version of Yelp (GNOME's help browser). 
> It's a feature (I could have also dropped that URL completely, but then
> you'd now write that clicking it doesn't do anything :P ).
> I'm wondering which distro and Evolution version you use...

Fedora 15, Evo 3.0.3. However my desktop is KDE rather than Gnome, so I
don't see Yelp unless I run it explicitly. That might be the reason.

poc