For Any Thunderbird Users: Deleting Scam eMails Automatically ?

Check message filters and create something like this:



Also check your email provider's message filters as they are likely to have other options that will not be accessible via Thunderbird.

Hi:

Yep, I agree with Callender -- filters are a good way to do this.
Here links that explain all about message filters:
Message Filters
Organize Your Messages by Using Filters
One needs to configure the controls carefully - there can be a bit of "trial and error".
And it's a good idea to check the junk mail folder from time to time, just to be sure that "good" emails haven't been accidentally filtered as junk/spam.

Thunderbird also has built-in Junk Mail controls.
As with most other spam-filtering products, these controls must be "trained".
Here are links that explain the Junk Mail controls:
Junk Mail Controls
Thunderbird and Junk

Another approach is a 3rd-party spam filtering software application (which can be layered onto message filters and junk mail controls).
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It works great with all standard mail clients, including Thunderbird.
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Re: TBird support. The "Mozilla" folks don't spend much time at the mozilla.org support sites. I have always found the user community at forums.mozillazine.org to be VERY VERY helpful and responsive, for both Firefox and Thunderbird.

Hope this helps,

Should be under tools. I'm running the same version.



Note: Will be away from my computer immediately after writing this post.

Hi:

Yep, Callender's screen shot shows where to find them.
(The appearance may be slightly different on your computer if you use a different theme, but the general location in that dropdown menu is correct. Click on "message filters"...)

These links describe how to use filters:

Here links that explain all about message filters:

Message Filters
Organize Your Messages by Using Filters

Cheers,

Hi:

>>Can you please tell us: what version of Tbird are you using????
(Open TBird > from the menu bar, click "Help" > click "About Thunderbird")

>>Did you try to follow the instructions in this link, by clicking on the blue words right here >>>> Organize Your Messages by Using Filters ?
The article contains step-by-step instructions for working with filters.

(There is additional help here, in this other article at the Mozillazine forums -- click on the blue words here >>>> Message Filters)

For starters, you just need to click on the "Tools" item in the Menu Bar.
Then click "Message Filters" from the drop-down menu (screen shot 1).
Then click on the "New" button (screen shot 2).
Then follow the instructions in THIS TUTORIAL

The dialogs depicted in my screen shots may not look exactly the same on your system, depending on your version of Tbird and the theme (my pictures are from TBird 31.6.0 under the Nautipolis theme).

Thank you,