Mailman 3 January 2006 - SpamBayes

restoring filtered emails
by Andrew Jan. 23, 2006

Jan. 23, 2006

I had unintendedly filtered all of my emails. Is their way to restore these emails? (I did not set up the spam bytes correctly) Andrew

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additional users
by Sandi Tavel Jan. 23, 2006

Jan. 23, 2006

I am interested in adding additional users on this machine to Spambayes. Please tell me how to do it Thanks Sandi Tavel sandi(a)drtavel.com

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Spambayes eats my mails
by Alexander Schremmer Jan. 22, 2006

Jan. 22, 2006

Hi, after having configured IMAP access and the folders (INBOX, "unsure" and "spam"), I started "sb_imapfilter.py -c -t -l 5" as outlined in the README. But in the second run (after 10 minutes), it began to eat my mails, i.e. marking them as deleted (reproducible). Luckily, I pressed CTRL + C and saved them from `expunge`. I am using CVS HEAD. Any idea why that happens for me? Kind regards, Alexander

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Re: [Spambayes] Smiley button guffed
by Coe, Bob Jan. 20, 2006

Jan. 20, 2006

I finally located the right "outcmd.dat" and deleted it. That did force the toolbar back to its initial settings, so that I could start over. Thanks for the suggestion. > -----Original Message----- > From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org > [mailto:spambayes-bounces@python.org] On Behalf Of Coe, Bob > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:56 AM > To: Tony Meyer > Cc: spambayes(a)python.org > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Smiley button guffed > > > Well, I don't *have* an outcmd.dat. My wife's account does, > but mine doesn't. Maybe I already deleted it. What do I do now? > > Bob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony Meyer [mailto:tameyer@ihug.co.nz] > > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:41 AM > > To: Coe, Bob > > Cc: spambayes(a)python.org > > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Smiley button guffed > > > > > > > I've done that at least once before, but I've forgotten > what I did > > > about it. Restarting the toolbars didn't help, so there must be > > > some file I have to get from another installation of Spambayes. > > > > By restarting the toolbars, do you mean deleting them? I would have > > thought that deleting the SpamBayes toolbar and the restarting > > (letting SpamBayes recreate it) would have fixed it. > > > > Deleting outcmd.dat (the troubleshooting guide says where it is; I > > don't recall offhand) should also fix this. > > > > =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. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Outlook 2003 Toolbar problem
by Coe, Bob Jan. 20, 2006

Jan. 20, 2006

Based on my experience (see my notes of 1/17 and 1/18), I suggest you shut down DEP completely and see if that cures your problem, as it did mine. If it does cure the problem but you have your heart set on using DEP, you can then turn it back on and start fiddling with the exception list. My computer allows DEP to be turned off in BIOS. I suppose YMMV if your computer doesn't work that way. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org > [mailto:spambayes-bounces@python.org] On Behalf Of Danny Burk > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:37 AM > To: Tony Meyer > Cc: spambayes(a)python.org > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Outlook 2003 Toolbar problem > > > Hi again Tony: > > Since my first email 10 minutes ago, I tried two more things. > One game me an interesting result. > > 1) If I don't have any mail message highlighted and I click > on "Delete As > Spam", I get the normal error message ("No filterable mail > selected" or > something like that) before Outlook shuts down. > > 2) I changed the DEP settings again ("Turn on DEP for all > programs and > services except..." and listed Outlook.exe as my only > exception). After > making the change and rebooting, I uninstalled SpamBayes and then > reinstalled it. Same shutdown result. Interesting result when > I uninstalled > SpamBayes: the toolbar was still there on the list of > possible toolbars and > when I clicked on it, I still got the shutdown (this is with > SpamBayes > UNinstalled! I reinstalled SpamBayes and then disabled the > COM Add-in for > SpamBayes. The toolbar disappeared. Then I uninstalled again and > reinstalled. The toolbar appears when it should now, but the > shutdown is > continuing. > > Just thought I'd add some more curiosities to see if we can > get this thing > fixed! > > Thank you. > > Danny Burk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Danny Burk" <dburkdburk(a)hotmail.com> > To: "Tony Meyer" <tameyer(a)ihug.co.nz> > Cc: <spambayes(a)python.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:21 AM > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Outlook 2003 Toolbar problem > > > > Hi Tony: > > > > I wondered whether you had any suggetions on what further > steps I can > > take to get this wonderful product working again. To recap: > > > > I'm using: > > XP Professional SP2 > > Office 2003 SP2 > > SpamBayes 1.0.4 > > > > Outlook 2002 and SpamBayes were working wonderfully together. > > > > This problem seems to have been around from the very start of when I > > loaded > > Outlook 2003 (about 1 month ago). > > SpamBayes is still sorting messages (pretty accurately) in > Outlook 2003, > > but > > when I click on anything in the SpamBayes toolbar, Outlook > ends with a > > nice > > message asking me if I want to send a report to Microsoft. > When Outlook > > reloads, if I had clicked on "Delete as Spam" or "Remove from Spam", > > whatever I clicked on worked for the highlighted messages > (they were in > > fact > > reclassified). When I try to get into the SpamBayes menu > (to retrain, for > > example), as soon as I click on "SpamBayes" on the toolbar, > Outlook shuts > > down. > > > > I have uninstalled SpamBayes. > > I ran Detect and Repair on Outlook. > > I reinstalled SpamBayes. > > No change in the symptoms. > > > > I also changed the setting in DEP to "Turn on DEP for all > programs and > > services except..." and then listed Outlook.exe as my only > exception. > > After I rebooted, same result with Outlook and SpamBayes. > > > > Is there any additional information I can give you or > anything else I > > should > > try? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Danny Burk > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tony Meyer" <tameyer(a)ihug.co.nz> > > To: "Danny Burk" <dburkdburk(a)hotmail.com> > > Cc: <spambayes(a)python.org> > > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Outlook 2003 Toolbar problem > > > > > >>>>>> Anytime I click on anything on the toolbar including > the option > >>>>>> to configure Spambayes, Outlook shuts down. > >>>>> > >>>>> Have you tried the suggestions in the Troubleshooting Guide? > >>> > >>> Yes I have. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, disabled and > reinabled > >>> in Outlook. I've turned DEP on for all programs and put > Outlook in > >>> as not being included. > >> > >> Did you try the toolbar specific suggestions, such as deleting > >> outcmd.dat? What about doing a "Detect and Repair" on Outlook? > >> > >> =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. > >> > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Smiley button guffed
by Coe, Bob Jan. 20, 2006

Jan. 20, 2006

Well, I don't *have* an outcmd.dat. My wife's account does, but mine doesn't. Maybe I already deleted it. What do I do now? Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Meyer [mailto:tameyer@ihug.co.nz] > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:41 AM > To: Coe, Bob > Cc: spambayes(a)python.org > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Smiley button guffed > > > > I've done that at least once before, but I've forgotten what I did > > about it. Restarting the toolbars didn't help, so there must be > > some file I have to get from another installation of Spambayes. > > By restarting the toolbars, do you mean deleting them? I would have > thought that deleting the SpamBayes toolbar and the restarting > (letting SpamBayes recreate it) would have fixed it. > > Deleting outcmd.dat (the troubleshooting guide says where it is; I > don't recall offhand) should also fix this. > > =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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I want to retrain spambayes in a small way, can it be done?
by Olson, Carol Jan. 19, 2006

Jan. 19, 2006

I have spambayes fairly well trained, but it will still allow a newer spam in (one that has been created or newly sent to me since I've trained the product). How do I add just one new item like that to the list it will filter out, w/o going through retraining it all together? Sincerely, Carol Olson :) Associate Professor & Developmental (ACSK) Mathematics Coordinator Mathematics, Physics, & Technology Department - Developmental Education Program S.M.A.R.T.H. Division NorthWest Arkansas Community College One College Drive Bentonville, AR 72712 Phone: (479) 986-6906; Office: MAT 17 FAX: (479) 986-6928 or (479) 619-4160 Email: colson(a)nwacc.edu Web Page: http://faculty.nwacc.edu/colson

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Re: [Spambayes] Multiple XP Users Confuses sb_service
by Coe, Bob Jan. 19, 2006

Jan. 19, 2006

Since you're using Outlook Express, you must be using the proxy server implementation of Spambayes. Your problem evidently stems from the fact that the proxy server provides only a single thread between the POP3 server and the two users. Assuming that you don't mind if you and your wife share a single Spambayes database, you can solve the problem by feeding the two incoming mail streams into Spambyes (i.e., don't bother to differentiate your mail from your wife's), then splitting the output of Spambayes using a second proxy server. (I know it sounds kludgy, but it ought to work.) One proxy server (there may be others) that will do that is VPOP3, an excellent and affordable product of a software house in England. (Google will find you their Web site.) With two proxy servers in series, you'll have to play some games with port numbers, but VPOP3 is almost infinitely configurable, so that's not hard to do. I've never used the Spambayes proxy server, so I don't know for a fact that you can easily make it get its input from two POP3 accounts. But if not, you can probably have your ISP throw all your mail (yours and your wife's) into a single POP3 account. That won't inconvenience you, because VPOP3 is going to split it up again anyway. The point of all this is that you and your wife are no longer competing for Spambayes's attention. It does its job in the background without intervention from either user. Bob -----Original Message----- From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org [mailto:spambayes-bounces@python.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Forbes Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:16 AM To: spambayes(a)python.org Subject: [Spambayes] Multiple XP Users Confuses sb_service I'm stumped by this problem. My wife and I use Outlook express, and we each have our own account on our XP machine. When we both use the sb_tray program, the last one to start it up on his/her account apparently dictates where SpamBayes will retrieve its configuration information. Seeing this, I decided that maybe the best thing to do was to install the sb_service to provide a central mechanism for filtering spam on our computer. The service starts automatically, and that seems to work fine. I can login to either of our accounts and retrieve email. However, the sb_tray program seems confused. Whoever runs the program first prevents the other one from running it. The first person to run it gets an active tray program through which he/she can review messages and configure the server. If I login to the second account, the sb_tray program doesn't work -- it says SpamBayes isn't running. Even if I shut down the first user's instance of the tray program, the second user can never seem to get an active connection to the service. Is this a known bug? How can two outlook express users review messages via the sb_tray program? Thanks. Kyle

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Multiple XP Users Confuses sb_service
by Kyle Forbes Jan. 19, 2006

Jan. 19, 2006

I'm stumped by this problem. My wife and I use Outlook express, and we each have our own account on our XP machine. When we both use the sb_tray program, the last one to start it up on his/her account apparently dictates where SpamBayes will retrieve its configuration information. Seeing this, I decided that maybe the best thing to do was to install the sb_service to provide a central mechanism for filtering spam on our computer. The service starts automatically, and that seems to work fine. I can login to either of our accounts and retrieve email. However, the sb_tray program seems confused. Whoever runs the program first prevents the other one from running it. The first person to run it gets an active tray program through which he/she can review messages and configure the server. If I login to the second account, the sb_tray program doesn't work -- it says SpamBayes isn't running. Even if I shut down the first user's instance of the tray program, the second user can never seem to get an active connection to the service. Is this a known bug? How can two outlook express users review messages via the sb_tray program? Thanks. Kyle

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Problem with POP3 Proxy: Unable to Review Messages for Training
by george_breslauer＠charter.net Jan. 19, 2006

Jan. 19, 2006

I am using SpamBayes POP3 Proxy Version 1.0.4 (March 2005) (binary), with version 2.3.5 (#62, Feb 8 2005, 16:23:02) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] of Python; my operating system is Windows 5.1.2600.2 (Service Pack 2). I have trained 0 ham and 9 spam. The problem I am having is that Spambayes does not appear to be allowing me to train automatically through the Review Messages page. When I go to the Review page, it tells me: "There are no untrained messages to display." The only way I seem to be able to achieve the training, appears to be to copy and paste the message source (including headers), into the "Train on a message, mbox file or dbx file" field. This is how I trained the exisitng 9 spam messages, which I had to do individually. Is there something I've neglected to setup or is there a way of overcoming this? Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give me. George Breslauer

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