Mailman 3 June 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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Re: [Spambayes] how to remove spam from subject forincorrectly makedmail
by Tony Meyer Sept. 3, 2005

Sept. 3, 2005

[Tony Meyer] >>I don't believe you can edit messages with Outlook Express [User Waldo] > Thanks, I was able to fix this via a plugin for Thunderbird > that allows you to edit headers. I presume that means that you're using Thunderbird, then. Do you know that the subject tags aren't required to use SpamBayes with Thunderbird? You ought to be able to filter on the X-Spambayes-Classification header, which avoids munging up the subject header. (Sad old Outlook Express can't filter on arbitrary headers, so needs the subject/to munging). I guess you might want the munging for some other reason. > Also I've switched to the imap client, but had to use an older > version due to not beeing able to connect to the mail server > with the newer version. What's the older version and what's the newer one? 1.1a1 ought to be much better than 1.0.x, but is in alpha. 1.0.4 should definitely be better than any earlier 1.0.x's. > the problem is that it occasionaly crashes and i have to > restart the filter. I don't suppose you have any more information than that? Like the message that it printed when it crashed? =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at 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] [spambayes-dev] FAQ short on logon & security
by Tony Meyer July 1, 2005

July 1, 2005

> I am still receiving spam. There is nothing to review. Have you changed your mail client to connect to localhost? =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at 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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SpamBayes lost its mind...
by Oded June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

All of a sudden, Spambayes started moving all of my good massages to the junk mail folder. I "retrained" it, without any noticeable improvements. How do I fix this problem? Oded ______________________

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Re: [Spambayes] Suggestion for SpamBayes: statistics for processedmessages
by Tony Meyer June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

> I'm using spambayes for 6 months now and I found it amazing! > Despite of this I've seen that there aren't any statistics for emails > processed by spambayes. Message processing statistics have been vastly improved in 1.1. If you're using the Outlook plug-in, then give 1.1a1 a try, and see what you think. The tracker for this request is: [ 765924 ] Spam / ham statistics <http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=765924&group_id=61 702&atid=498106> Feel free to add comments there if there are other statistics that you feel would be worth adding. > CVS would be great also because it could be useful when > importing data into an application like excel to make > statistical calculation or plot graphs showing spam trends... The statistics are output to the log file (with the Outlook plug-in) when Outlook is closed. You could grab them from there and put them in a file of some type. If you really feel that being able to "export" the statistics into a CSV file would be useful, then please either add this to the tracker above, or open a new one for it. (I could certainly see this being added, if there was demand for it). =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at 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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ErrorDB in 1.1a1 from CVS :/
by Vys0 June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

as in topic: have had 1.0.4, CVS'ed to 1.1a1, worked fine for 2-3 days, and today: ----------------------- [vys0@agnich spambayes]$ sb_server.py SpamBayes POP3 Proxy Version 1.1a1 (April 2005) Loading database... Listener on port 1210 is proxying www.maximail.pl:110 Listener on port 1211 is proxying zasp.zasp.pl:110 Listener on port 1212 is proxying hydral.com.pl:110 Listener on port 1213 is proxying nowyport.pl:110 Listener on port 1214 is proxying wiedzmin.org:995 User interface url is http://localhost:8880/ Can't connect to hydral.com.pl:110: (-2, 'Name or service not known') Can't connect to wiedzmin.org:995: (-2, 'Name or service not known') error: uncaptured python exception, closing channel <__main__.ServerLineReader connected wiedzmin.org:995 at 0xb7800c4c> (socket.sslerror:(8, 'EOF occurred in violation of protocol') [/usr/src/build/475206-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.3/asyncore.py|read|69] [/usr/src/build/475206-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.3/asyncore.py| handle_read_event|390] [/usr/src/build/475206-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.3/asynchat.py| handle_read|88] [/usr/bin/sb_server.py|recv_ssl|205]) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/sb_server.py", line 564, in onRetr msg.addSBHeaders(prob, clues) File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 452, in addSBHeaders self.RememberClassification(disposition) File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 401, in RememberClassification self.modified() File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 377, in modified self.message_info_db.store_msg(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 181, in store_msg self.db[msg.getDBKey()] = attributes File "/usr/src/build/475206-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.3/shelve.py", line 130, in __setitem__ self.dict[key] = f.getvalue() File "/usr/src/build/475206-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.3/bsddb/__init__.py", line 120, in __setitem__ DBRunRecoveryError: (-30978, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: Invalid argument') Exception bsddb._db.DBRunRecoveryError: (-30978, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery') in <bound method MessageInfoDB.__del__ of <spambayes.message.MessageInfoDB object at 0xb7800dec>> ignored Exception bsddb._db.DBRunRecoveryError: (-30978, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery') in ignored Exception bsddb._db.DBRunRecoveryError: (-30978, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery') in ignored Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/sb_server.py", line 564, in onRetr msg.addSBHeaders(prob, clues) File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 452, in addSBHeaders self.RememberClassification(disposition) File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 401, in RememberClassification self.modified() File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 377, in modified self.message_info_db.store_msg(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 181, in store_msg self.db[msg.getDBKey()] = attributes File "/usr/src/build/475206-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.3/shelve.py", line 130, in __setitem__ self.dict[key] = f.getvalue() File "/usr/src/build/475206-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.3/bsddb/__init__.py", line 120, in __setitem__ DBRunRecoveryError: (-30978, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: Invalid argument') --------------------- is it related to the conection error (gateway was down for some time). Hoping to get it to work finally ... :)

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problem
by Gioseffi Dino June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

Hi, Spambayes doesn't work. I run the program but I don't see the folder Spambayes in the application data. With outlook 2000 and windows NT was fine and great, now with Windows xp professional and Outlook 2003 it doesn't work. I try to reinstall the program a lot of time but it's always the same: I don't see the add in bar in outlook. In the tools, options, other, advanced options, com add in I see the tools, I check it, press ok, but when I re open com add-ins it is unchecked...quite strange. Could you help me???? Attached the log files Dino Gioseffi Coverage & Corporate Finance Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. Piazzetta Enrico Cuccia, 1 20121 Milano Phone: +39 028829928 - Mob.: +39 335 54 03 910 Fax: +39 028829945 e-mail: dino.gioseffi(a)mediobanca.it <mailto:dino.gioseffi@mediobanca.it <mailto:dino.gioseffi@mediobanca.it> >

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Re: [Spambayes] Query: Reviewing trained messages
by Tony Meyer June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

> I have recently configured SpamBayes on my office computer > and I find it efficient as more and more messages are trained. > My concern is how do I review trained messages so that I may > correct any wrong entry? Is there any viewer for the "hammie.db" > file? Are you using Outlook Express & sb_server? (Your message looks like that is the case - if not, please let us know as what is below may be wrong). Messages stay in the SpamBayes cache for a limited amount of time (7 days, by default). After that amount of time, you basically can't untrain any of those messages. If you find that you make a mistake using the review page, then you can use the "Find Message" box on the main page of the web interface to find the message (as long as it's within the 7 days) and correct the training. Does this answer your question? =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at 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] installation query
by Tony Meyer June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

> [...] if ever > i wish to install it on other units, what database files > (filenames) should I copy to the new installation so that my > trained messages (and other working settings) will be carried over. Please see FAQ 3.6: <http://spambayes.org/faq.html#can-i-share-move-my-training-data-from-one-co mputer-to-another> =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at 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] Spam Database available?
by Tony Meyer June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

> My question is there available a collection of recent SPAM emails > available that I can access to train SpamBayes? You can get spam from <http://spamarchive.org> and the SpamAssassin Public Archive <http://spamassassin.apache.org/publiccorpus/>. Generally this isn't a good idea, though. You should try to just train on spam that you get, as that will look most like any future spam that you get. I agree with Jesse that doing train-on-error (including unsures) is the best way to go. <http://entrian.com/sbwiki/TrainingIdeas> has much more about this. > The problems started when it would classify obvious "SPAM" as > "HAM" but when you went to correct it, the email was not in the > review screen, If mail doesn't appear in the review page (and you haven't changed any of the caching options, and it's less than 7 days ago), then it most likely *wasn't* classified as ham, it probably failed to be classified. Check the message for a "X-Spambayes-Exception" header. If there is one, then it indicates that something went wrong while trying to classify. If you can't figure out what the problem is (the FAQ may help), then ask here, including the content of the exception header. > With 1.04 I already have over 100 SPAM emails that it has > received and still all it says is that it's "unsure" it > almost never categorizes anything as "SPAM" anymore. See FAQ 4.7: <http://spambayes.org/faq.html#why-did-spambayes-mark-this-obvious-spam-unsu re>. The most likely cause is a database imbalance, but we need to see clues to know for sure. =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at 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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