Why would I want do download mail I don't want? Because when I refresh my IMAP client or or POP3 my mail from the remote mailbox, the messages are at least par

Why would I want do download mail I don't want? Because when I refresh my IMAP client or or POP3 my mail from the remote mailbox, the messages are at least partially downloaded, and in my case fed to a local spamassassin daemon. Receiving dozens or hundreds of unwanted mail can cause the time required to process all my messages by my MTA increase significantly, and also spam that manages to make it into my inbox increases the time required for me to mentally process e-mail. > Ironically, conditioning people to respect the unsubscribe button has, probably, insidiously led to more spam making it into people’s inboxes than anything else in recent memory. I doubt this. > Making them eat bad spam rep score is the only weapon we have, to make them treat our inbox with respect. Use it. Doubt this also. A bit of manual vetting of your inbox goes a long way. And also avoiding inserting your mail address into bad websites which will sell them or whatnot, and when including it in text making sure to obfuscate it somehow. Spam filtering is vital, but it can't do all for you.