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Re: Thanks for a great program

[gregor h. <gre...@co...>]

On 27 Feb 2004 at 9:36, Gary Kuznitz wrote:

> The AntiSpam3 add on to Pegasus is excellent.  I can't thank you enough for 
> creating/shareing it. I have been looking for a way to relieve some of my 
> frustration with spam and this is an excellent help in the battle.

Thanks for your positive feedback!
 
> First I have found that in order to drop an email on the AntiSpam window I must 
> size my mail box to allow for part of the AntiSpam window to show through.  

That's a known "problem" (also mentioned in the Readme, 5.2), because 
only on of PMail's child windows can have the focus.

> I 
> was wondering if it would be a lot easier if instead of having an AntiSpam 
> window, to program it so a person could drag the email to the AntiSpam icon in 
> the tool bar?  

That's an interesting idea, but at the moment I see no possibility in 
PMail's plugin interface to realize it.

> What I am doing is:
> 3.	If there is no valid email address I move the window to the left so I can 
> see the X in the upper right to close the window.

You could do a DNS lookup as a second step and then drag&drop the 
line down to the complaint area; the email will then get sent to 
$do...@ab...

> a.	Open the AntiSpam window two inches to the left of it's current position.  I 
> realize that if I used a PC with a higher resolution this wouldn't be a 
> problem.  I wouldn't be able to read the letters on this screen if I did.

In fact AntiSpam should remember it's position. Just drag the window 
to the place you like, close it and click on the AntiSpam button 
again; at least on our test computers the AntiSpam window re-appears 
on the last position.

> b.	When the AntiSpam window opens it would be nice if it would automatically 
> search for an address without me double clicking on it.

I think that's not a good idea because the whois lookup needs an 
internet connection, and therefore an automatic check would be a 
nuisance for dialup users.

> c.	After the AntiSpam searches for an email address it would be nice if it 
> would automatically add that address to the complain window.
> d.	After the AntiSpam adds an address to the complain window it would be nice 
> if it would put a check mark in the box so it's ready to send it out.

I do understand your wishes but we have decided that we want to leave 
the decision if and to whom someone sends a complaint entireley to 
the user. AntiSpam helps in the process but the decision and the 
responsibility must in our option remain at the person in front of 
the screen.

> e.	After it I click on the send button it would be nice if the program would 
> mark my original email as read and delete it.

I don't know if that's possible, but I'll put that one on our list.
 
> Any and all comments are certainly welcome.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions!

Regards
Gregor
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Thanks for a great program

[Gary K. <do...@th...>]

Hi,

The AntiSpam3 add on to Pegasus is excellent.  I can't thank you enough for 
creating/shareing it. I have been looking for a way to relieve some of my 
frustration with spam and this is an excellent help in the battle.

I may be using it incorrectly.  Since I am not as familiar with it as other 
people that have been using it for a long time, I'd like to find out if I'm 
using it correctly.

First I have found that in order to drop an email on the AntiSpam window I must 
size my mail box to allow for part of the AntiSpam window to show through.  I 
was wondering if it would be a lot easier if instead of having an AntiSpam 
window, to program it so a person could drag the email to the AntiSpam icon in 
the tool bar?  It's just a nicety that would make it a tiny bit easier to use.  
I don't have the real estate on my screen.

If I had a hand full of spam it wouldn't matter.  But since I need to go into 
production (if you know what I mean) I'd like to make sure I am using AntiSpam 
in the most efficient manner.  What I am doing is:
1.	Dragging the email to the AntiSpam window.
2.	Double clicking on the line that is not a localhost or a private IP address 
to get the email address.
3.	If there is no valid email address I move the window to the left so I can 
see the X in the upper right to close the window.
4.	Double clicking on the same line to add the email address to the complain 
box.
5.	Putting a check mark in the address in the complain box.
6.	Pressing the send button.
7.	Right clicking on the original email and marking it read.
8.	Deleting the original email out of my spam folder.

Of course I have no right to request anything since you two have provided an 
excelent program.  But just in case you are up to suggestions. (or maybe I'm 
not using AntiSpam correctly)  What I would like to see is:
a.	Open the AntiSpam window two inches to the left of it's current position.  I 
realize that if I used a PC with a higher resolution this wouldn't be a 
problem.  I wouldn't be able to read the letters on this screen if I did.
b.	When the AntiSpam window opens it would be nice if it would automatically 
search for an address without me double clicking on it.
c.	After the AntiSpam searches for an email address it would be nice if it 
would automatically add that address to the complain window.
d.	After the AntiSpam adds an address to the complain window it would be nice 
if it would put a check mark in the box so it's ready to send it out.
e.	After it I click on the send button it would be nice if the program would 
mark my original email as read and delete it.

If the above suggestions were implimented it would eliminate 6 of the 8 steps I 
need to do for each and every spam email I want to report.  When processing 
thousands of these it would sure be a large help to remove that many steps.  
(Unless of course I am doing something wrong in my processing)

Any and all comments are certainly welcome.

Thank you,

Gary Kuznitz

BugFix for AntiSpam 3.0

[gregor h. <gre...@co...>]

We fixed a bug in the usage of temporary files that caused AntiSpam 
to attach wrong spam mails to the complaints if several spams were 
dropped on the main window simultanously.

Please download the new version at:
http://antispam.sourceforge.net/

Gregor
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AntiSpam 3.0 (stable) released

[gregor h. <gre...@co...>]

After some testing with release candidate 4 and adding some small 
features (cf. ChangeLog or Readme) we are happy to announce the 
release of the final version 3.0.

http://antispam.sourceforge.net/

Gregor
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AntiSpam3 rc4 uploaded

[gregor h. <gre...@co...>]

Changes:
* Editing the addresses can be done with F2.
* New feature: a default list for addresses to send complaints to 
(cf. readme.[txt|shtml])
* "Cancel" should read "Cancel" again instead of "Abbrechen"

http://sourceforge.net/projects/antispam/

Enjoy!

Gregor

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AntiSpam 3.0 - RC3

[gregor h. <gre...@co...>]

The third release (candidate) within 3 days - exciting times :-)

With the help of some testers Philipp has managed to compile a 
version that's working under XP, too. Thanks to everybody!

The files can be downloaded (as always) from:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/antispam/

Gregor
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AntiSpam3.0-rc2 uploaded

[gregor h. <gre...@co...>]

I just uploaded r(elease) c(andidate) 2 of version 3.0 which fixes a 
problem with the "Options" button under W2K and XP.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/antispam/

Thanks to the helpful people sending reports and doing tests!

Gregor
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AntiSpam 3.0 released

[gregor h. <gre...@co...>]

The first release of the new version of AntiSpam can be found at
http://antispam.sourceforge.net/

Feel free to download and test; any feedback is highly welcome.

Philipp&Gregor aka Toastfreeware

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General info

AntiSpam is an extension for Pegasus Mail by David Harris. It semi-
automates the process of complaining about unsolicited mail (aka 
"spam").

Designed originally for Pegasus Mail 3.12c it still works with the 
4.01, 4.02, 4.02a, 4.11 versions and also with the new 4.12 (preview) 
version (but not with the withdrawn 4.10 release).

AntiSpam does not block, delete, filter, etc. any spam, neither on 
the server nor locally. It's function is to help users with writing 
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