GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 317223
busted junk settings not explained in docs
Last modified: 2013-09-10 14:04:44 UTC
it isn't mentioned anywhere in evolution-2.4.pdf that "check incoming mail for junk" under "edit | preferences | mail preferences | junk | general" only refers to POP and Local delivery; and only for IMAP you must have "check new messages for junk contents" under "edit | preferences | mail accounts | edit | receiving options | options" enabled. also, spamassassin needs at least 200 messages marked as spam or ham to kick in, so one has to train the filter. also, one must have spamassassin installed on the computer to use it in evolution, it is NOT built-in and an external dependency. also the user should make sure that the plugin is enabled (under "edit | plugins"). on page 99 of evolution-2.4.pdf, why is there an "*" after the term "spamsassassin"? all this leads to confusion and should also be mentioned in the docs, and not only in bug 264455 :-)
> also, one must have spamassassin installed on the computer to use it in > evolution, it is NOT built-in and an external dependency. This particulra part ain't a bug. If a user needs to read the manual in order to grok a mail client, he can not be expected to grok and install dependencies manually. In this case, the packager needs to take care about the dependencies and make it automagically work.
Evolution 2.8 User Guide has been updated to include all the missing information pertaining to setting up SpamAssassin.