[cairril]

I've been using a combo of Spamfire 1.6.2 and Eudora 6.2 for years because they meet all my needs. (No mocking allowed. ;-))

I'm now looking to get some new hardware and facing the inevitable conclusion that it's way past time to get some new software made by companies that actually exist. :-)

Here are features I'm looking for in each. Please share any suggestions. Thank you!

SPAM FILTER
- Ability to check multiple accounts
- Read messages directly on server so it doesn't trigger "read" to spammers
- Preview messages in web browser or in spam filter program
- Auto-updates of spam filters to keep up with current spam techniques
- Excellent training curve
- Ability to set my own filters
- Allow/disallow senders, domains, subjects, keywords
- Trigger email client after filtering spam
- Check for mail at user-set intervals
- Rate spam & allow user to view messages sorted by spam score
- Add safe senders automatically by importing/reading email address book
- Ability to rescue messages marked as spam & pass them through to email client
- Ability to import friends, spammers, filters, etc from Spamfire 1.6.2

EMAIL CLIENT
- Color code messages (15 colors)
- Ability to change color codes
- Sort by Inbox color and date
- Unlimited new storage folders
- Grouped sub-folders for storage
- Filters for routing messages automatically to particular folders
- (Ideally) Import address book from Eudora 6.2.4
- Read/import existing folders from Eudora
- Multiple signatures/From addresses
- Ability to turn off auto-spam filtering

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[rab777hp]

apple's mail is a great solution.

[tPet]

I use Apple Mail in combination with SpamSieve .. http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ .. and am extremely happy.

[cairril]

Thanks -- does Mail allow you to color-code messages?

I tried SpamSieve once. I went through the set-up very carefully but couldn't get it to work. When I contacted tech support, I received a very rude email in reply that basically implied I was an idiot and that I should just give it up. I did -- and vowed never to use it again.

I appreciate your time and replies!

[tPet]

Yes .. you can set the color of a message .. and use a Rule to automatically do it.

To be honest, I thought SpamSieve to be one of the easiest apps/utils I have ever used. Basically no set up at all - at least with Apple Mail. Maybe you tried a very early version. I would defintely give it another shot.