On (06/02/06 04:07), Karsten M. Self wrote: > > On (06/02/06 01:05), Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > > > I'd tag the messages and move them to a folder. > > > > > > That folder would automatically get a spam run against it periodically > > > which would: > > > > > > 1. Move the messages to an "active current process" location. > > > 2. Score and report spam. > > > 3. Move the messages to an archive or /dev/null (e.g.: delete) when > > > done > > > > > > Have that happen periodically (every few minutes to every few hours) and > > > you've got a pretty painless system. It's also going to give you less > > > latency in your mutt session as most of the processing is asyncronous to > > > your mail reading. > > > > I'm doing this manually currently but would love to automate it :) > > > > Do you have a suitable script to share? > > http://linuxmafia.com/~karsten/Download/SpamTools.tar.gz > > Note that you should be familiar with shell scripting and reading SMTP > headers, *and* should be very aware that you *WILL* shoot yourself in > the foot if you run this without reading the docs. Exempt your mailing > lists before you piss off a lot of folks. > > Otherwise: it generates spam reports at the rate of 8-20 seconds per, > and is designed to run over Maildir folder formats. Part of output can > be found by searching my name in Google Groups > news.admin.net-abuse.sightings. > > If you do run this, I'd be very interested in seeing your spam-source > stats. See my homepage for details.
Thanks Karsten I'll find some time to put a cold towel on my head, read and inwardly digest. I have limited scripting experience and a vague understanding of SMTP headers.... so up the learning curve we go :) I'll get back to you. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
