Mailman 3 February 2004 - SpamBayes

[slightly OT] spammer 'random' words that are addressee-related?
by Denis Haskin Aug. 18, 2004

Aug. 18, 2004

(This isn't *quite* a spambayes question but I think there are knowledgable people here <grin> who can point me in the right direction to get more info. Feel free to declare this too off-topic and send me someplace else.) Like many of you (I'm sure), I'm sysadmin/network ops/hardware tech/customer support/etc for my family's home network. My wife showed me some spam she got this morning that included the usual 'random' words in the subject, but she was wondering if the words maybe weren't so random. The words seemed related to 2 email lists she's on. Now maybe this is just complete coincidence, but is it possible in fact that her email address was harvested somewhere and words were picked up from the harvesting context to be used when constructing spam to her? This seems like a lot of effort for not a lot of return... Also, we're *pretty* sure that both of these email lists are pretty well protected (e.g. they're not archived in any public place as far was we know). Also, they're obscure and small enough that I find it hard to believe it would be worth spammers' while to 'infiltrate' these lists (as they do with yahoo groups). It also occurred to me that perhaps someone else on these lists has a virus which is harvesting this from a local PC and sending it off to a spammer? Anyone have any thoughts? Is there any web site that catalogs known spamming tactics? Thanks, dwh

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RE: [Spambayes] Service Stopped working under XP
by Tony Meyer March 23, 2004

March 23, 2004

> Yesterday morning, my service just stopped working. I can still run > SpamBayes from the command prompt through python, but no > matter how I try, the service starts and then stops. > > I have been looking for logs but can't find them. Services are good at hiding those sorts of things :) There should be logs in your temp directory, which is probably 'C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Temp'. If not, you can get the service to output to a console window by running 'pop3proxy_service.py debug'. =Tony Meyer --- Please always include the list (spambayes(a)python.org) in your replies (reply-all), and please don't send me personal mail about SpamBayes. This way, you get everyone's help, and avoid a lack of replies when I'm busy.

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SpamBayes proxy, Outlook Express & anti-virus
by Katz, Amir March 4, 2004

March 4, 2004

I'm running SB at home with OE and MacAfee VirusScan. Every so often the AV pops up and reports that a virus was found in file <xyz>.exe which is located in what seems to be SB's working directory. My assumption is that SB assembles the mail's attachments prior to examining the full message and as soon as an attachment (which is an .exe file) is created, the AV kicks in and correctly shoots it. Questions: 1) Is this scenario correct? If no, what really happens? 2) If yes, is there a way to tell SB not to assemble attachments and avoid the remote chance that the exe will remain there? Thanks, Amir Katz, CISSP "The C Programming Language - A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language."

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Help
by Rick March 4, 2004

March 4, 2004

I don't know if threre is a fix or work around. I use spambayes and love it but I also like to you Firetrust benign with it but I have a conflict as they both can't seem to share port 110. Can you be of any help. Thanks Rick

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Problem with POP3 Proxy
by hxamaranth＠hotmail.com March 1, 2004

March 1, 2004

I am using SpamBayes POP3 Proxy Version 0.4 (February 2004) (binary), with version 2.3.2+ (#49, Oct 23 2003, 15:50:06) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] of Python; my operating system is Windows 4.10.67766222.1 ( ). I have trained 0 ham and 0 spam. The problem I am having is with setting up SpamBytes in Outlook Express. On the configuration page I am using "mail.comcast.net" on Port 25 as shown in my Comcast account settings in Outlook Express. The outgoing smtp server is "smtp.comcast.net" on port 110. According to the configuration page: Remote Servers: The SpamBayes POP3 proxy intercepts incoming email and classifies it before sending it on to your email client. You need to specify which POP3 server(s) you wish it to intercept - a POP3 server address typically looks ike "pop3.myisp.net". If you use more than one server, simply separate their names with commas. You can get these server names from your existing email configuration, or from your ISP or system administrator. If you are using Web-based email, you can't use the SpamBayes POP3 proxy (sorry!). IN YOUR EMAIL CLIENT'S CONFIGURATION, WHERE YOU WOULD NORMALLY PUT YOUR POP3 SERVER ADDRESS, YOU SHOULD NOW PUT THE ADDRESS OF THE MACHINE RUMMING SpamBayes. The address of the local machine? What does that mean? It's a desktop computer, it doesn't have an address. I tried using "localhost" but that did not work. Do I need to use "http://localhost" or something of that sort?

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RE: [Spambayes] Training Database Status
by Katz, Amir Feb. 29, 2004

Feb. 29, 2004

If SB is doing a good job, why do you care? Alternatively, you can sign up to some high-volume newsletters and mailing lists. -----Original Message----- From: P Gard [mailto:peeg67@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 22:56 To: spambayes(a)python.org Subject: [Spambayes] Training Database Status My database has 600 "ham" and 14,000 "spam". I obviously get huge amounts of spam. Spambayes is very accurate, but the ratio is huge. How can I get more "ham" trained to decrease the ratio? I have used all folders with "ham", and have nothing more to use! I hate to turn off the spam feature and just train for good messages, as I get about 250 spam messages per day! Any help would be great. Thanks.. _________________________________________________________________ Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying Guide. http://special.msn.com/home/firsthome.armx _______________________________________________ Spambayes(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html

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Training Database Status
by P Gard Feb. 29, 2004

Feb. 29, 2004

My database has 600 "ham" and 14,000 "spam". I obviously get huge amounts of spam. Spambayes is very accurate, but the ratio is huge. How can I get more "ham" trained to decrease the ratio? I have used all folders with "ham", and have nothing more to use! I hate to turn off the spam feature and just train for good messages, as I get about 250 spam messages per day! Any help would be great. Thanks.. _________________________________________________________________ Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying Guide. http://special.msn.com/home/firsthome.armx

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spambays/outlook/deleted box question
by Alyssa Franks Feb. 29, 2004

Feb. 29, 2004

Prior to installing Spambays I set up a bunch of rules in Outlook (not express) for my junk mail. I've got perhaps thousands of junk email addresses in my junk senders list. This seems (I think) to be causing spambay some problems. the reason why I think it's doing this is because for some unknown other reason unrelated to this problem I get two emails of the same spam. One correctly goes into the spambays Junk E-Mail folder the second goes into my Deleted items folder. I think spambays grabs one email & the outlook rules grabs the other. Got any suggestions? thanks in advance! alyssa "It was a good day on Mars." - MATT WALLACE, manager of the Spirit robotic rover mission.

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RE: [Spambayes] How do I remove SpamBayes
by Tony Meyer Feb. 29, 2004

Feb. 29, 2004

> I would like to know how to remove SpamBayes > from my system. I have noted that you have > not included an Uninstaller. If you installed with one of the installers, then, yes, an uninstaller is included. You uninstall like you uninstall almost any Windows program. 1. Open the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel. 2. Find "SpamBayes" or "SpamBayes Outlook addin", depending on which version you have. 3. Click uninstall. > I spend more time in training SpamBayes than I do > reading my e-mail (the wanted messages). > Seems to me it does not work. You are, of course, most welcome to simply uninstall SpamBayes. If you do want to use it though, we can probably help you figure out what you're doing wrong, so that it does work. An example "show clues" from a message that gets incorrectly classified would greatly help, if that is the case. =Tony Meyer --- Please always include the list (spambayes(a)python.org) in your replies (reply-all), and please don't send me personal mail about SpamBayes. This way, you get everyone's help, and avoid a lack of replies when I'm busy.

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How do I remove SpamBayes
by Gary Norris Feb. 29, 2004

Feb. 29, 2004

I would like to know how to remove SpamBayes from my system. I have noted that you have not included an Uninstaller. I spend more time in training SpamBayes than I do reading my e-mail (the wanted messages). Seems to me it does not work. Gary

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