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| 324494 | 2005-02-12 22:38:00 | Hi Guys I have recently installed Thunderbird email client. I’m having trouble configuring it so that it will not download email already marked as ‘Spam’ by my ISP. Outlook Express allows you to set it so that it will not download email with specified criteria and will automatically delete it from the server. Thunderbird lets you set it so that it deletes the message from the server but it downloads it first. It doesn’t seem to have the option of; deleting from the server and not downloading as Outlook Express does. Please tell me I’m wrong |
Oldfart (7283) | ||
| 324495 | 2005-02-12 23:02:00 | Personally I don't like the junk dleted automatically off the server, false positives can send wanted emails into oblivion. Create junk folder for each of your email accounts and use the training to send the spam there, review and delete the unwanted ones every now and again depending on your usage and amount of spam received. BTW, check your webmail settings if you want to delete directly without downloading. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 324496 | 2005-02-12 23:16:00 | i agree with Murray P that deleating spam off the server may not be a good idea spam filters dont always work :) |
sambaird (47) | ||
| 324497 | 2005-02-12 23:44:00 | If your ISP has flagged the email as spam you should also be able to set an option to filter this email so that it all goes into a spam folder and you don't have to download it. Ihug has this option to Flag or Filter - who is your ISP. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 324498 | 2005-02-13 00:06:00 | Xtra spam options You can choose to have it deleted before it arrives, or send it to a separate folder in your mailbox, or mark it up as "[SPAM]" before it gets sent to your inbox. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 324499 | 2005-02-13 02:01:00 | Thanks for the opinions guys. I’m fine with deleting mail from the server. I have a separate email address (that doesn’t receive Spam) for important messages. My question was concerning configuring Thunderbird can any help. Oldfart | Oldfart (7283) | ||
| 324500 | 2005-02-13 02:55:00 | You don't need to configure Thunderbird to do this, your ISP will filter spam to a spam folder so you don't have to download it. You just have to set the spam options on your ISP account. Is there something here I don't understand or are you are not telling us everything. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 324501 | 2005-02-13 04:00:00 | What isp do you use if its xtra look here. www.xtra.co.nz Somebody is asking the same Question on the mozilla forums. forums.mozillazine.org HOw to use the spam filter in Thunderbird. v2.docweb.cns.ufl.edu hth |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 324502 | 2005-02-13 04:43:00 | It is not a matter of hiding information my question is simply how do you configure Thunderbird so that it does not download email marked as ‘Spam’. It can be done in Outlook Express and I assumed (maybe foolishly) that the much-touted Thunderbird would also be able to do this also. | Oldfart (7283) | ||
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