On Thu, 02 Apr 2015, Steven Arntson <[email protected]> writes:
> Enrico Schumann <[email protected]> writes: > >> On Wed, 01 Apr 2015, Steven Arntson <[email protected]> writes: >>> Is there any sort of simple "starter kit" for newcomers getting going on >>> filtering out spam? >>> >>> Thank you for any advice aimed at a not-very-technical person! >>> -steven >>> >> >> When I used POP some years ago, what worked out of the box for me was >> using SpamAssassin as an external programme (spamc) during splitting, as >> described in the manual: >> >> http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/SpamAssassin.html >> >> To quote from the relevant section: >> >> ,---- >> | [A] solution is to call the external tools during splitting. Example >> | fancy split method: >> | >> | (setq nnmail-split-fancy '(| (: kevin-spamassassin) >> | ...)) >> | >> | (defun kevin-spamassassin () >> | (save-excursion >> | (save-restriction >> | (widen) >> | (if (eq 1 (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max) >> | "spamc" nil nil nil "-c")) >> | "spam")))) >> `---- >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> Enrico > > Thank you for this---I've read, or tried to, the page you've referenced, > though it's far over my head. I put the code above into my .gnus.el > file. However, I really am in the dark! For instance, is the `...' in > the second line of that code an ellipsis telling me to put my own items > in there, or is it active code that should be preserved? Do I really use > "kevin-spamassassin" or am I to change that to something that has to do > with my own system? At present, the code isn't doing anything as far as > I can tell. [Caveat: I cannot test what I describe below since I do not use this setup any more.] First, make sure that SpamAssassin is installed on your system. For instance, open a terminal and type 'spamc -V', and it should tell you the installed version. Then, in your .gnus.el, add something like this: (setq nnmail-split-methods 'nnmail-split-fancy nnmail-split-fancy '(| (: kevin-spamassassin) "catchall.inbox")) In which "catchall.inbox" is the group to which all non-spam mails go. Also add the function kevin-spamassassin, as given in the manual (and above). The "spam" in the last line of the function is the group to which spam emails go. Good luck. [And you may rename 'kevin-spamassassin' as you wish, as long as you also use that name with 'nnmail-split-fancy'.] -- Enrico Schumann Lucerne, Switzerland http://enricoschumann.net _______________________________________________ info-gnus-english mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
