[Fwd: Blocking spam messages with Thunderbird 2.0]

[Robert Holtzman]

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, NoOp wrote:

> On 08/17/2009 04:46 PM, RobertHoltzman wrote:
>>> From: usr7 <ahartman at netvision.net.il>
>>>
>>> I'm using Thunderbird 2.0
>>> How can i effectively block spam while individual spammers constantly
>>> change the 'Subject' and 'Sender' field strings on each message.
>>> There must be a smart way to block an individual without setting
>>> countless message filters, I HOPE
>>
>> You will never do it from within Thunderbird. I think your best bet is
>> to check out "spamassassin". It works best with "spamc" and when invoked
>> from within an MTA. Be sure to read *all* the docs you can find.
>>
>
> If you wish _filter_ from Thunderbird, then I'd recommend trying
> Thunderbird 3.x where you can filter by headers:
>
> http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/early_releases/
> <http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.0b3/releasenotes/>

If your referring to filtering in general, O.K., but  I see nothing about 
filtering spam. What did I miss?

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