Outlook plugin transparency (was RE: [Spambayes] Spam overload)

[Piers Haken]

Yeah, the plugin is transparent in a single-user case, but it's not so
transparent in the cases where users can log in on different machines,
or multiple users can log in on the same machine.

Piers.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Meyer, Tony [mailto:T.A.Meyer at massey.ac.nz] 
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 4:05 PM
> To: Russell, Stephen
> Cc: spambayes at python.org
> Subject: RE: Outlook plugin transparency (was RE: [Spambayes] 
> Spam overload)
> 
> 
> > Others will have to speak to how transparent the Outlook
> > plugin is.  I suspect it shouldn't be too hard to pick up.  
> > I've never used it, but others on this list use it all the 
> > time.  Perhaps one of them will chime in.
> 
> IMO, the plugin is almost completely transparent (except for 
> setup).  I use the plugin for the majority of my filtering, 
> and for the most part, I hardly notice that it's there.  
> After everything is set up, the user just has mail in two 
> extra folders ('unsures' and 'spam), which need to be 
> reviewed occasionally (unless you're confident enough to put 
> the spam straight in the trash).  If you find a misclassified 
> message, just drag & drop it back to the correct folder.  
> That's it, basically.  (You can do various things via buttons 
> on the toolbar, but you'll probably find you don't have to).
> 
> Setup is a bit more complicated, but if you're able to do it 
> for them, then that wouldn't be a problem.  You could even 
> install a prebuilt database that would catch most of the spam 
> that goes through your site.
> 
> I'd highly recommend trying the plugin out yourself and 
> seeing if you think that your users would be able to handle it.
> 
> =Tony Meyer
> 
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