(The cat lives across the street and it's companion man lets it out when he is sitting on the front porch. So the cat stays around the house and doesn't cross the street at least.)
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Another thought - cats like schedules, if this guy is fairly predictable in when he appears on the porch with his cat, could you 'train' Jools to move to another room? Say if he shows up around 7pm each night for an after dinner smoke, then a half hour before lure Jools to a room with a door you can close with a tasty treat. Shut her up for a short while with her treat and a toy. Let her out when it's no longer likely she'll see the other cat. It will only take a week or two before she'll walk you to the other room to get her treat.

And i'm not sure how you'd train a cat to redirect the aggression, but one of my cats, Annie, for years "killed" a beanie baby whenever she was stressed and needed to dominate something. Annie learned this trick from a foster kitty who stayed with us and arrived with his own beanie baby. Even today, if there is a lot of posturing between Annie and Stinky Cat I can be pretty sure Annie will drag a stuffed animal or three out of the nursery to slaughter in the bathroom after we all go to bed.

As for the Rescue Remedy, it didn't really make any difference in Annie's usual behavior - it just ended the attacks on Romeo for a day. It was like she was affected by a case of "I don't care" while she went about her business.

keep us posted

Purrs,
Elizabeth

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