Off Topic: anti spam software??

[David B Teague]

Steve Lamb wrote:
> David B Teague wrote:
>   
> <SNIP>
>> I really want something that will challenge everyone not on the whitelist.
>>     
>
>     Er, no, very rude idea.  <SNIP convincing argument>
>
>
>     But for a longer version here is an excellent page describing the many
> problems with C/R:
>
> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Rants/challenge-response.html
I am convinced. NO Challenge/Response (C.R) here.

Thanks to you and to everyone who responded. I will try one of the other 
solutions suggested. (1)Let Thunderbird alone (2) use Spam Assassin (3) 
other ...

First, I'll just let Thunderbird do its thing for a while. Several have 
suggested Thunderbird's Baysean spam detection may need more experience 
than I have let it have before it has learned to junk the messages I 
dislike.

I just looked, there junked 125 messages in the junk folder, of which 
Thunderbird junked about 20. Three correct postiives just now, <grin>. 
That doesn't count messages Thunderbird has deleted from the junk mail 
folder. Perhaps things aren't as bad as I thought.

Thanks guys!

David