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[booBot]

I do not need no bayes stuff, all I need is DNSBL-based message tagging for the selective download (in the Bat!).
My goal is to save traffic by not downloading any SPAM-tagged messages. The possible false-positives should remain on server for later validation|manual removing.

Could you please make a SpamPal-like plugin that simply scans a header for IP addresses, makes DNSBL queries and adds a header field accordingly?
No auto-message_erasing or junk-folder management is expected. The simpler - the better.

The only reason to look for something to replace the SpamPal with is the need to work on an SSL-protected connection.

[vetaltm]

You can use the following steps to make the plug-in filter messages by headers only:
- Open Servers tab
- Create new account or select an existing item
- On POP3 page of account settings select the filtering mode "Filter messages on server by headers"

When this mode is enabled, the plug-in doesn't filter the downloaded messages. The message headers are filtered using DNSBL, black and white rules, black and white lists of addresses, black words in subjects. The plug-in marks as deleted the messages, recognized by one of the methods as spam. The email client doesn't see them, but these messages stay on the server, while there are the corresponding records in Filtering log. It is possible to restore any message with the status "Deleted from server" by selecting the corresponding log item and pressing the toolbar button "Restore deleted message". There is no need in changing the message subject and using selective download. TheBat downloads the headers of all ignored messages during each mail checking. And it is hard to restore some ignored message. I understand that you have got into the way of filtering messages using SpamPal, but AntispamSniper's way is more convenient and easy in use.

Also, I guess that you've had bad experience with some naive Bayes based filters. AntispamSniper uses a proprietary statistical algorithm, which has a significantly better characteristics. I'd advise you to give it a try before setting the restricted filtering mode for accounts, because DNSBL has a relatively high ratio of false positives in comparison with the trained content filtering algorithm.

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