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Evolution: Junk mail filter has no effect

Asked by bobrgv

I cannot set up Evolution to filter out junk. This applies to using Message/Create rule/Filter on subject or Filter Search Folder from subject. Apply filters and Check for junk dont work also.
Any help appreciated.
Bobrgv

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Best Kevin Kubasik (kkubasik) said : 		#1

You must install spamasssasin for evolutions junk filtering based on content to work. Once you install, you will need to restart, but then it should work fine.

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bobrgv (bobrgv) said : 		#2

Thanks very much for your recent help and i installed spamassissin and i will let the learning process catch up with the dross. I have used system monitor/processes to see the current progress.
Regards
bobrgv

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wirby (klauria) said : 		#3

Hi there,
Im new to this aswell and I juszt wondered if you could let me know where you dowloaded spamassissin please
thanks very much
Wirby

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#4

wirby, you can install spamassassin using Synaptic Package Manager under System --> Administration after first setting up the universe repository as per this page:-

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#5

The following page may also be useful:-

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToEnableSpamFilteringInEvolution

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labinnsw (labinnsw) said : 		#6

I am a Gutsy user. I plan to be for the next 3 years. Just recently started using Spamassassin. I find that it works fine, but I made the mistake early on of marking some messages as junk. Now messages from the same senders always get marked as junk even though I keep marking them as not junk.

I have tried the instructions set out in the Evolution guide: "Removing an E-Mail Address from Your Junk List"

1. Right-click a message, then click Junk Mail Settings.

2. Select the e-mail address to remove, then click Remove.

3. Click OK.

At step 1, there is no option to select "Junk Mail Settings" or anything thing similar.

I figure I could solve the problem by adding these senders to my address book but these are my news letters and I will never send messages to these addresses.

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labinnsw (labinnsw) said : 		#7

I am a Gutsy user. I plan to be for the next 3 years. Just recently started using Spamassassin. I find that it works fine, but I made the mistake early on of marking some messages as junk. Now messages from the same senders always get marked as junk even though I keep marking them as not junk.

I have tried the instructions set out in the Evolution guide: "Removing an E-Mail Address from Your Junk List"

1. Right-click a message, then click Junk Mail Settings.

2. Select the e-mail address to remove, then click Remove.

3. Click OK.

At step 1, there is no option to select "Junk Mail Settings" or anything thing similar.

I figure I could solve the problem by adding these senders to my address book but these are my news letters and I will never send messages to these addresses.