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> I have put together some filters which should block at least 80-95% of
> spam.
> I
> hope it BLOCKS all spam, but thats just hopefulness. It uses Mozilla
> mail's
> filters, and it has several actual filters, each with their own
> subfilters/rules. In this way its "modular" (actually not really, just
> more
> customizable) in that if you actually subsribe to say "porn mail" you can
> turn
> off the set of filters that targets porn mail. I was disappointed that the
> filters did not allow me to scan the complete headers, however I think my
> "filter package" is ready for use. I've named it "SpamSlayer", and it
> needs
> an
> easy installer package. Since its a ruleset, it goes in the mail folder,
> located in slightly different paths on different computers. Usually its
> something like:
> c:\windows\application data\mozilla/profiles/default user/(random
> string).slt/mail/(server IP address (don't know if this is the pop3 or
> smtp,
> since both of mine are the same))
>
> If someone could setup an installer that could find this dynamic location
> and
> replace the current ruleset with the SpamSlayer ruleset, or even better,
> APPEND
> the SpamSlayer ruleset to the current one (so current filters aren't
> overwritten
> and lost).
>
> If someone could setup an installer that could find this dynamic location
> and replace the current ruleset with the SpamSlayer ruleset, or even
> better,
> APPEND the SpamSlayer ruleset to the current one (so current filters aren't
> overwritten and lost). In addition a folder named "Possible Spam" (I can
> provide the files which make up the folder) must be created in the Local
> Folders folder.
>
> Unforetuneately, an XPI does not seem to have the capibilities to do what I
> need. The instructions for making one were also very confusing.
>
> Can anyone help me and make an installer for me? I can provide all the
> files. In addition, I might release updated versions of the package in the
> future, so a "package maker" would be the best sort of thing.
>
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