On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 20:15 -0400, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > >On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 18:22 -0400, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > > > > > >>As a user, I cannot obviously dictate how the spam filters are setup in > >>Debian related mailing lists. At the same time, I am not proficient > >>enough to create spam filters of my own. The following method is what I > >>used to have a spam-free emails from Debian related MLs. > >> > >>1) Create a separate gmail account for subscribing to email lists. > >>2) Use this email account to subscribe to mailing lists. > >>3) gmail filters almost all the spam (99% efficient for me). But gmail > >>reader does not have a tree view to read emails. > >>4) Set up a pop account on your local machine and forward your gmail's > >>emails to this. > >>5) Read the spam free emails in your favorite email client. > >> > >>I guess this is not the best solution there is. But it is probably the > >>one with least effort from the user. > >> > >> > > > >Setting up a spam filter in Tbird isn't that hard, is it? > > > > > > > Probably not. But the above method does not even require you to do that. > Gmail takes care of it. Besides, the method works irrespective of the > email client you use. But then you'll be replying from a different address than the email was sent to. Most ISPs don't like that anymore, and SpamAssassin (and probably Baysians also) score it as possible spam. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "All machines, no matter how complex, are considered to be based on 6 simple elements: the lever, the pulley, the wheel and axle, the screw, the wedge and the inclined plane." Marilyn Vos Savant
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