The method for creating filters is easy, just start clicking on list boxes and typing in what you want it to search for, where, and what to do when it gets a match. These can then be destinations for your filters - nice if you're subscribed to any mailing lists. Then it gets ugly. The chief problem is unresponsiveness and sluggishness. Unresponsiveness is seen when downloading new mail - it won't let you read mail already downloaded or even scroll the list until it's finished transferring the current batch.
Sluggishness is seen navigating through lists of mail.
It's our opinion that Star Office is not suitable for those who deal with large volumes of e-mail. You'll really regret it if you try. Newsreading Star Office has a newsreader. And after you try it, you'll probably be glad you didn't delete your old one. What Star Office's newsreader and e-mail client can do that may be appealing, if you're a person of very low bandwidth demands, is to check your subscriptions and mail accounts every few minutes to see if there are any new messages.