Mailman 3 January 2005 - SpamBayes

RE: [Spambayes] Win32 Command Line
by Tony Meyer Jan. 10, 2007

Jan. 10, 2007

> I've been trying to find a way to run SpamBayes from the > command line against "raw" email files on Windows Server > 2003. Obviously, I'm trying to integrate this with a mail > server. Does anybody have any experience with this or > suggestions on where I can find more information? My initial > searches have come up empty handed. You need to be running from source, and the sb_filter script is probably a good place to start. You may wish to read: <http://spambayes.org/server_side.html>. =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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WHICH? Magazine PRE-PUBLICATION CHECK: Anti-virus software
by Cecilia de Souza April 7, 2005

April 7, 2005

Dear Marketing and PR teams RE: WHICH? Magazine PRE-PUBLICATION CHECK: Anti-virus software I am sending you a set of checking sheets for Which? Magazine. We are now checking information for a report on anti-virus software scheduled for publication in a forthcoming issue of Which? The reason we are checking this information is because we are considering including your organisation in the final report. Please bear in mind that this is still subject to editing, verification and final analysis, and therefore the content may change prior to publication. At this stage we also cannot guarantee that your company will definitely be included in the finished article. We would be very grateful if you would check the enclosed details. We would like you to tick all the sections you agree with (where indicated) and amend any sections that are incorrect or incomplete. It would also be helpful if you would complete, sign and return this information to us no later than Tuesday 4 January 2005. Whilst it is better for you to send us your comments and queries in writing, if necessary, since time is limited you may fax your reply through on 020 7770 7655. In the meantime, if you have any problems meeting this date, or have any other queries, please do not hesitate to ring me on 020 7770 7683. Thank you for your help with this report. Cecilia De Souza Verifier Which? Magazine 2 Marylebone Road London NW1 4DF Phone: 020 7770 7683 Fax: 020 7770 7655 Http://www.which.net <Http://www.which.net> <<Spambayes spam results.xls>> CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify us by e-mail or by telephone (020 7770 7000) and then delete the e-mail and any copies of it.

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RE: [Spambayes] Duplicate messages handled differently...?
by Tony Meyer Feb. 15, 2005

Feb. 15, 2005

> Well, it did not take long to have the opportunity to check the > "clues." I just received two messages (an eBay phishing spam). One > moved to my review folder, the other to my spam folder. The messages > appeared identical, and so as per your suggestion, I checked the > "clues." > > To my surprise, they appear identical as well... And they both scored 100%, which as spammy as you can get. This means that it's not a problem with correctly scoring the message, but with moving the message to the spam folder. Next time this happens could you grab a copy of your log file (SpamBayes->SpamBayes Manager->Advanced->Diagnostics->View Log) and send us a copy of that? Either there will be an error or there should be clues in the messages that are there that will let us figure out what's happening. =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. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html explains this.

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RE: [Spambayes] Outlook 2003 - can't access folders of otherMailboxaccounts - Log
by Harold Vandeventer Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

I may have stumbled over a solution to this problem. The PC is WinXP/SP2 with current "critical updates." It is running Office 2003 against Exchange 2003 mail store. Outlook is configured to run in Cached mode. This MIGHT be the key. I noticed the Folder list had names such as the following: Mailbox - <my name> Mailbox - <other name 1> Mailbox - <other name 2> <other name 3> <other name 4> The key is the error occurs only for those names where "Mailbox -" is displayed. Drilling down on <other name 3> and <other name 4> to specify filtering have been successful. I modified the account to remove the entries for "Mailbox - <other name 1>" and "Mailbox - <other name 2>", finished that wizard and then added them back. This time, the string "Mailbox -" did not appear in the Outlook folder list for name 1 and name 2. Just the name appeared. I was then successful in opening those folders to pick which folders should be filtered. ____________________________________ Harold Vandeventer Network Administrator DPRA Incorporated 200 Research Dr Manhattan, KS 66503 Voice: (785) 539-3565 ext 1026 FAX: (785) 537-0272 -----Original Message----- From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org [mailto:spambayes-bounces@python.org] On Behalf Of Brendon Lansdowne Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:38 PM To: spambayes(a)python.org Subject: RE: [Spambayes] Outlook 2003 - can't access folders of otherMailboxaccounts - Log Log Warning: option experimental_ham_spam_imbalance_adjustment in section Classifier is deprecated Loaded bayes database from '\\wld\dfs\staff files\brendonl\application data\SpamBayes\default_bayes_database.db' Loaded message database from '\\wld\dfs\staff files\brendonl\application data\SpamBayes\default_message_database.db' Bayes database initialized with 8541 spam and 886 good messages *** - message database has 9426 messages - bayes has 9427 - something is screwey SpamBayes Outlook Addin Binary Version 1.0.1 (November 2004) starting (with engine SpamBayes Engine Version 0.3 (January 2004)) on Windows 5.1.2600 (Service Pack 1) using Python 2.3.4 (#53, May 25 2004, 21:17:02) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] SpamBayes: Watching (for filtering) in 'Mailbox - infobs' SpamBayes: Watching (for filtering) in 'Mailbox - brendonbs' SpamBayes: Watching (for filtering) in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne (2)' SpamBayes: Watching (for filtering) in 'Mailbox - Accounts' SpamBayes: Watching (for filtering) in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' SpamBayes: Watching (for filtering) in 'Mailbox - Info' SpamBayes: Watching (for incremental training) in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Spam' Processing 0 missed spam in folder 'Top of Information Store' took 8.89582ms Processing 0 missed spam in folder 'Top of Information Store' took 8.07225ms Processing 0 missed spam in folder 'Top of Information Store' took 9.51182ms Processing 0 missed spam in folder 'Top of Information Store' took 9.48473ms Processing missed spam in folder 'Inbox' by starting a timer Processing 0 missed spam in folder 'Top of Information Store' took 10.7785ms FAILED to add the toolbar item 'SpamBayesCommand.Manager' - (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, None, None, None, 0, -2147467259), None) The above toolbar message is common - recreating the toolbar... Message 'RE:'RTCProd=006-892-999'sp2 issues' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Moving and spam training message 'Re: Your software' - Training on message 'Re: Your software' in 'Mailbox - Nui Krairit/Junk Suspects - trained as spam WARNING: Bayes database has 9428 messages, but training database has 9427 Message 'Inxepenisve V?lium ' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'Remote Control Hovercraft - Not Found In Stores ' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'Have we discovered the Fountain of Youth? ctt' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'Gain Up To 3+ Full Inches In Length ' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'you design it' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'ASXTradesProcessor - BS9 (Default Settings) at 192.168.1.119:7072 is DOWN' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'Rotating Databases SUMMARY report for 20041208 ' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'Why not help yourself?' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'Remote Control Hovercraft - Not Found In Stores ' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'you design it' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'you design it' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message ' FDA Approved' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message 'RE: [Spambayes] Outlook 2003 - can't access folders of other Mailboxaccounts' in 'Mailbox - Brendon Lansdowne/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Best regards Brendon Lansdowne ____________________ WebLink Email: Brendon.Lansdowne(a)weblink.com.au Ph: +61 2 9495 8400 Fax: +61 2 9495 8401 Suite 5, Level 2, North Tower 1 Railway Street, Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia www.weblink.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Tony Meyer [mailto:tameyer@ihug.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:40 PM To: Brendon Lansdowne; spambayes(a)python.org Subject: RE: [Spambayes] Outlook 2003 - can't access folders of other Mailboxaccounts > I clicked the folders in Filter which did not open then I checked for > a log file by scanning for spambayes*.log on all drives and did not > find such a log. If SpamBayes is running, then it is generating a log file. Often a default search will not include hidden folders, and the temp directory (where the log is) is hidden. The simplest way to get hold of the most recent log is: 1. Open the SpamBayes Manager dialog (from the SpamBayes toolbar) 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Click the Diagnostics button. 4. Click the View log button. (I notice that this isn't in the troubleshooting guide for some reason...I'll update it). =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. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html explains this. _______________________________________________ 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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RE: [Spambayes] Moving spam to the junk folder
by Harold Vandeventer Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

An update to the issue of the folders not properly refreshing... it simply started working this morning. What changed: to my knowledge, there have been two Microsoft XP/SP2 "critical updates" made during this past 3 months. Go the heck figure!! ____________________________________ Harold Vandeventer Network Administrator DPRA Incorporated 200 Research Dr Manhattan, KS 66503 Voice: (785) 539-3565 ext 1026 FAX: (785) 537-0272 -----Original Message----- From: Kent, James [mailto:JJKent@avemarialaw.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:22 PM To: Harold Vandeventer; Robert Mezzone; tameyer(a)ihug.co.nz; LCrosby(a)crosbygrp.com; spambayes(a)python.org Subject: RE: [Spambayes] Moving spam to the junk folder I am also seeing this exact issue. I have Exchange 2003 with Outlook 2000 Clients. It started after I started pushing out Windows XP SP2. I went to one machine and did a roll back to SP1 and the issue has went away. I think it is a MS issue. Possible firewall issue. I watched the firewall log on my local pc for any hits but didn't see any. I went through and put the Exchange 2003 server on static ports. From researching the MS end, the communication back from Exchange to outlook for "refresh" is done with UDP, which the outlook client is never hearing. This is still an issue at my site. ...Jim Kent, Network Administrator Ave Maria Law School _____ From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org on behalf of Harold Vandeventer Sent: Tue 1/25/2005 6:19 PM To: Robert Mezzone; tameyer(a)ihug.co.nz; LCrosby(a)crosbygrp.com; spambayes(a)python.org Subject: RE: [Spambayes] Moving spam to the junk folder The display refresh is probably not related to Exchange version; I've seen it with Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003. It is complex: I monitor two PCs, same version Windows (XP/SP2), Outlook 2003 (Cached mode or not appears unrelated), with mail folders on same Exchange Server. Upon clicking "Delete as SPAM" or "Recover from Spam" one of the PCs instantly updates the Outlook display; the other PC requires the "manual refresh" approach. Go figure! <VBG> ____________________________________ Harold Vandeventer Network Administrator DPRA Incorporated 200 Research Dr Manhattan, KS 66503 Voice: (785) 539-3565 ext 1026 FAX: (785) 537-0272 _____ From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org [mailto:spambayes-bounces@python.org] On Behalf Of Robert Mezzone Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:08 PM To: tameyer(a)ihug.co.nz; LCrosby(a)crosbygrp.com; spambayes(a)python.org Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Moving spam to the junk folder This is a known issue when certain versions of Outlook and Exchange are used together. I can check the version numbers if you are interested. I bellieve it's newer versions of Outlook with older versions of Exchange, i.e. Outlook 2003 and Exchange 5.5 exhibit this behavior. You have to switch folders in order for the folder contents to refresh. The message is there, it's just not being displayed. hth. Robert -----Original Message----- From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org <spambayes-bounces(a)python.org> To: 'Louise S. Crosby' <LCrosby(a)crosbygrp.com>; spambayes(a)python.org <spambayes(a)python.org> Sent: Tue Jan 25 17:53:46 2005 Subject: RE: [Spambayes] Moving spam to the junk folder > Since I've upgraded to Outlook 2003 and the newest > Spam Bayes, when I send an email to the Junk folder > by highlighting the email and clicking on "Remove as spam", > the email stays in the Inbox until I go to Tasks or some > other folder or to another program. Is there someplace > I need to check that I want the email moved to Junk immediately? Actually, the move is carried out immediately, but Outlook doesn't update the display. It's quite common for people to experience this with both Outlook 2002 and 2003 (always with Exchange, I think). Annoyingly, we don't know what causes this (and it didn't use to happen, and doesn't appear to be caused by something we are doing differently). We are looking into it, though, so hopefully will find a solution soon, and will include that in an upcoming release. For the moment, this doesn't actually cause any problems - your Outlook display is just slightly out of date, which quickly resolves itself. =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. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html <http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html> explains this. _______________________________________________ Spambayes(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes> Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html <http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html>

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RE: [Spambayes] spambayes download
by Tony Meyer Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

[Tom Connor] >> I tired 2 mirrors; Voxel and Aleron. Each time the download page >> seemed to keep reloading. [Bobe Coe] > You weren't the only one. As I recall, it happened to me > twice with 1.0.2 and once with 1.0.3. In each case > perseverance paid off, and it finally downloaded > successfully. I think I was using the UNC mirror. Ah - this is a known sourceforge problem, I believe. I happens with some releases and mirrors (not just SpamBayes). Last I heard they were still working on figuring out what the problem was. =Tony.Meyer

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RE: [Spambayes] Outlook Toolbars don't work
by Taed Wynnell Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

This is the same issue that I'm having with both 1.02 and 1.03 (thus, it wasn't the DLL issue). 1.01 works fine. My system configuration is WinNT 4.0 SP 6a plus hotfixes and Microsoft Outlook 2002 SP 3 plus hotfixes. I set the "log file verbosity" to 3 (I don't know what the maximum value is; I can't find that documented) and re-installed 1.03, and this is all that shows up: Registered: SpamBayes.OutlookAddin Registration complete. The same log for 1.01 has lots of information in it.

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RE: [Spambayes] Duplicate messages handled differently...?
by Tony Meyer Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

> As per your suggestion below, I have been looking at the logs > just after identical messages are moved to my Spam folder and > also into my Review folder. > > When that happens, the log shows only the message that is > moved to the Spam folder, as, for example: > > Message 'PayPal Account Security Measures' in 'Desktop/Inbox' > had a Spam classification of 'Yes' > > The message that is moved to the Review folder seems not to > be mentioned in the log at all. I thought for a moment that a > copy of the message was being generated on my machine, but > that is not the case, as they each have distinct Message-IDs. Is there any way that Outlook could be moving the message (a rule, for example)? It really shouldn't be possible for SpamBayes to process a message without generating the log entry. If you disable/uninstall (doesn't effect training/configuration) do any messages end up in the Review folder? If so, then something else is obviously to blame (I can't see how, but maybe a second SpamBayes instance? Or Outlook, or another plugin?). If not, then maybe it is SpamBayes somehow - but I can't think of where to even start looking in the code. =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. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html explains this.

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SPAM Automatic filtering
by Bish, Brian Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

I have been using Spambayes for quit a while with much success. I have recently noticed that incoming emails in my INBOX were not being automatically filtered to my JUNK Mail folders as before. I upgrade to the most recent version of SpamBayes (1.03), in case their might have been a bug fix for something, but that does not seem to have helped. Any ideas? I am using the Outlook Plug-in. Outlook version is 2000- SR1 running on Win 2K Here is my log file. <<spambayes1.log>> Regards, Brian

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RE: [Spambayes] Upgrading issue?
by Tony Meyer Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

> If I download and install the current version, over that much, > much older version, will I be required to begin training anew? No. All your configuration and training will be retained. (Although retraining would allow you to take advantage of any improved tokenization - but if the results are good as they are, then leaving things alone is a good idea). Note that when changing from .81 (or earlier) you should uninstall first, then install the new version (whereas for, e.g., 1.0 to 1.0.1 you can just install over the top). This still won't effect your configuration or training, however. =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. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html explains this.

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