How can I get Evolution's Spam Filter to Work

[Robert Locke]

On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 09:06 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 19:48 -0400, Robert Locke wrote:
> > On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 16:28 -0700, Schlaegel wrote:
> > > I recently switched from Thuderbird to evolution. I have since been
> > > diligently flagging all of the spam I get, but to no avail.
> > > 
> > > I am simply running the evolution rpms available from fedora.
> > > 
> > > The spam I flag seems to permanently reside in the junk folder, but
> > > new spam does not seem to automatically get flagged. Also, there seems
> > > to be no way to automatically have the junk folder clean itself out.
> > > 
> > > So, (1) am I missing something to turn on automatic junk/spam
> > > filtering, and (2) is there a reason to have evolution keep spam
> > > sitting in my junk folder?
> > > 
> > > -Schlaegel
> > > 
> > 
> > Check under Edit-Preferences/Mail Preferences/Junk Tab/Check incoming
> > mail for junk.  If you want spamassassin to filter, that needs to be
> > checked.  Just be forewarned that it does slow down the "retrieval" of
> > mail....
> > 
> > --Rob
> > 
> I see no checkbox to say to use spamassassin to filter spam. That is
> done when you check: Check incoming mail for junk. But spamassassin is
> used. Where did you find it?

Where did I find what?  Methinks we are looking at the same screen.
"Check incoming mail for junk".  It does not make mention of
spamassassin on the screen, but that is what is used....

--Rob