Bug 1211637

Summary: Let KMail recommend bogofilter
Product: [openSUSE] openSUSE Tumbleweed Reporter: Christopher Yeleighton <giecrilj>
Component: KDE ApplicationsAssignee: E-Mail List <opensuse-kde-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity: Enhancement    
Priority: P5 - None    
Version: Current   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: x86-64   
OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed   
URL: help:/kmail2/the-anti-spam-wizard.html
Whiteboard:
Found By: Community User Services Priority:
Business Priority: Blocker: ---
Marketing QA Status: --- IT Deployment: ---

Description Christopher Yeleighton 2023-05-23 08:27:09 UTC 
1. KMail, unlike Thunderbird, does not have a spam detection engine built in.  It requires the system administrator to install one for the users.  When you tell a fresh KMail to apply spam filters to inbox, it responds with a disappointing message that no external spam detection engine has been found.  This would cause any lay user to turn away from KMail and use Thunderbird instead.

2. Dealing with spam is hard and requires software support, including on the client side, especially for users who use free mailboxes that spam their clients as allowed by their terms of use.

3. Of the spam detection engines recommended by KMail, bogofilter seems to be easiest to use.

4. It is hard for a lay user to install bogofilter after the initial disappointment.  You cannot find it in Discover and you must escalate to do it.

Therefore I postulate as in the summary.