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From: guido@python.org (Guido van Rossum)
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 15:24:38 -0400
Subject: [Spambayes] Deployment
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> > - A program that acts both as a pop client and a pop server.  You
> >   configure it by telling it about your real pop servers.  You then
> >   point your mail reader to the pop server at localhost.  When it
> >   receives a connection, it connects to the remote pop servers, reads
> >   your mail, and gives you only the non-spam.
> 
> FYI, I'll never trust such a scheme:  I have no tolerance for false
> positives, and indeed do nothing to try to block spam on any of my email
> accounts now for that reason.  Deliver all suspected spam to a Spam folder
> instead and I'd love it.

Another config parameter.

The filter could add a header file.  Or a ~ to the subject if you like
that style. :-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)