If you are receiving unwanted "spam" messages in your inbox, SpamAssassin can help identify these messages so you can auto-delete or filter them to another folder.
"Apache SpamAssassin™ is a mail filter that identifies spam. It is an intelligent email filter that uses a diverse range of tests to identify unsolicited bulk email, more commonly known as spam. These tests examine email headers and content to classify email with advanced statistical methods. More information is available at spamassassin.apache.org"
Before you can filter spam, you'll need to enable SpamAssassin on your account if it isn't already switched on.
Once SpamAssassin is switched on, you can decide what to do with messages suspected as spam.
Any mail detected as spam by SpamAssassin will still be delivered to your inbox by default, but will be tagged as spam.
- If you are using IMAP on all your devices for this mailbox, a server filter can be set up to move suspected spam to an IMAP "Junk" folder, which you can then subscribe to in your email software for periodic review of spam.
- Alternatively, you can set up a rule or filter in your email client to move emails tagged by SpamAssassin to a local mail folder of your choice for review. However, this will only move messages on the computer on which the rule is created. If you create a filter on your desktop, it won't work on your mobile device, for example.
- Lastly, you can have the server auto-delete anything SpamAssassin thinks is spam, but this is not recommended since no spam filter is 100% accurate, and genuine emails could be deleted without your knowledge.
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