Actually you can use spamassassin directly as a filter. Have not used Mozilla Firebird but with evolution it is very easy to configure a filter using spamassassin. Have been using this setup for many months now and it catches 90% or more of the spam. On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 07:43, Mike Burger wrote: > On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, redhat wrote: > > > Ok, I'm still new at this. I downloaded and installed Mozilla Firebird. I > > tried downloading the matching mail program (can't remember the name) and I > > can get it unbunned but not unzipped nor untarred (I need to redownload it > > in case it is corrupted). Therefore I'm still using the default mozilla > > mail program that came with the RH9 CDs. > > > > I've read the docs for installing Spamassassin but it leaves me confused. > > It looks like it is set for a mail server rather than just an email client? > > Can I configure or install it so that it works with Mozilla Mail or (later) > > Firebird's mail program? Is there a websource someone can point me to? > > Google search gives a bunch of hits but nothing I can find helps. > > The short answer is no, not really. SpamAssassin is a server side > application, used in conjunction with an MTA and/or MDA. > > -- > Mike Burger > http://www.bubbanfriends.org > > Visit the Dog Pound II BBS > telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 > > To be notified of updates to the web site, visit > http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a > message to: > > site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with a message of: > > subscribe -- Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list