[leafnode-list] Filtering out spam

[Doug Laidlaw]

Sorry, I went on with other things, and in the meantime, the messages in 
question have stopped.

So far, i have only tested running my Inbox through the filter after it is 
downloaded.  My newsreader is Knode.  After the operation, when I look with 
Knode, the item is still listed in the GUI, but the article is no longer 
there.   I get the same result as where leafnode has deleted a stale message, 
but Knode's own delete mechanism hasn't deleted its listing yet.  I click on 
the item, and I get a message that it is no longer there, and I can try 
Google Groups.  Since the behaviour is exactly parallel, it would seem that 
it is a problem with Knode's index, not with Leafnode.  I can delete them 
individually, but not automatically.

The reason for wanting it is that the body of the message is simply a virus, 
but the <Subject:> line offends my wowserish sensitivities.  If the line 
remains in Knode's list,  there is no point in deleting the message. 

Doug.

(P.S.: Sorry to reply directly to you Matthias.  It is the default with recent 
versions of Kmail.  To reply to the list, I have to click on your message and 
select "Reply to Mailing List.")

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:46 am, Matthias Andree wrote:
> Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws at myaccess.com.au> writes:
> > With the Simpson theme spammers still operating, I tried deleting them
> > with a filter file.  The result was to delete the content, but to leave
> > the headers in the list.  Since in this case the content is not offensive
> > (only a virus) but the header is,  can I delete the whole post?
>
> I've read this several times, but I am sorry to say I do not understand
> the question.
>
> I have figured you have trouble with a certain group of spammers and you
> want the whole post killed. That is what leafnode will usually do if a
> filter matches (which itself can only check headers).
>
> Can you describe your problem in more detail?
>
> --
> Matthias Andree
>
> Encrypted mail welcome: my GnuPG key ID is 0x052E7D95 (PGP/MIME preferred)

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