I am having trouble with SpamBayes. I've read the FAQ's and tried various strategies, alas, to no avail. Question. How does one change a mail client to local host?

Somewhere in the settings in your mail account there will be the name of the server you are connecting to (e.g. "mail.example.com". For example, with Outlook Express, this is done via Tools->Accounts.

My provider in Canada operates on POP2. Is this compatible with SpamBayes POP3 requirement?

Are you positive that you're using POP2? I didn't think there was anyone left using that. Looking at the specification, I suspect that it may work - the proxy just passes through most information, so the different commands should still work. Since "RETR" is still the command for retrieving mail, SpamBayes may still be able to intercept it correctly. I'm certainly not positive that it will work, though. Surely your mail provider could manage POP3? =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at python.org) in your replies (reply-all), and please don't send me personal mail about SpamBayes. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html explains this.