Re: Messages marked as spam - Actions?

On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 15:19 -0400, Thomas Anderson wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> >> I'd choose the last option, move the messages to the spam folder and  
> >> leave the user's decision to remove them.
> >>
> >> Now if you could guide me, as I could do this? I use postfix as MTA  
> >> along with MailScanner and Dovecot as POP3 and IMAP server
> > 
> > The important piece here is the MDA, that is, the piece of software
> > which actually puts the mail into the box. Depending on your
> > configuration it's Postfix itself, or Dovecot's deliver or even a
> > third-party package (e.g. Procmail).
> 
> Or you could leave it to the email client.  Tag the header and/or 
> subject line with the "X-Bogosity" or "[SPAM]" markers respectively, and 
> users can set their client software to move it to a folder or delete it. 
>   This would be more compatible with POP3.
> 
> Personally, I use my email client (Evolution) to sort by "X-Bogosity" 
> into tiers beyond the normal Ham/Unsure/Spam.  I also have high 
> probability (>0.9), moderate probability (>0.7,<0.9), and low 
> probability (>unsure,<0.7).  This helps manage how much time I spend 
> scanning for false-positives.  With unsures, I look at each email body. 
>   With low prob spam, I look carefully at senders and subjects.  With 
> mod prob spam, I quickly scan senders and subjects.  And for high prob 
> spam, I barely glance through the list, either sender or subject but 
> rarely both, before deleting.
> 
> Tom


I chose the option of dovecot, sieve using the plugin to move messages
marked as spam into the spam folder. 

There are still messages that is marked as "Unsure" I think those can
stay in the inbox and the user determines is spam, then report it to
pass it to bogofilter.

Thanks
Michel

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