Mailman 3 November 2006 - SpamBayes

new button for spambayes
by Martin Nov. 16, 2006

Nov. 16, 2006

Hi, Hopefully this is the right way to contact members of the Spambayes project. I thought I'd contribute a bit and make a some small button (in the RSS or XML style you see nowadays) for spambayes, since you don't seem to have any of those, with an improvised logo (well, a simplified version considering the space). I tried to use the colors found on the spambayes web site. I hope you'll use it! If you like it, we could consider making a bigger logo and button. Bye! -- Martin Free Anti Spam http://www.freeantispam.org

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SpamBayes Possible Bug
by Pete Sturley Nov. 15, 2006

Nov. 15, 2006

Hi Sorry but I can't make any sense of your bug reporting, having created an account etc. so I'm resorting to this method. Since installing SpamBayes 1.04 on my Outlook 2003 SP2 system, I am now getting errors whenever I open an appointment in the calendar. I'm not sure if it's anything to do with you but it's a bit of a coincidence that it's started happening since installing your add-on. I hope you can help as I really like SpamBayes and it seems to be working very well. Kind regards Pete Sturley This is what I get: Visual Studio Just-In-Time Debugger An unhandled exception ("Object expected") occurred in OUTLOOK.EXE [184] or An unhandled exception ("'h' is not an object") occurred in OUTLOOK.EXE [184] List of debuggers follows. Do you want to debug using the selected debugger? Click No. Repeats numerous times till eventually continues. Here is my SpamBayes log: Loaded bayes database from 'C:\Documents and Settings\Pete Sturley\Application Data\SpamBayes\default_bayes_database.db' Loaded message database from 'C:\Documents and Settings\Pete Sturley\Application Data\SpamBayes\default_message_database.db' Bayes database initialized with 48 spam and 1636 good messages SpamBayes Outlook Addin Binary Version 1.0.4 (March 2005) starting (with engine SpamBayes Engine Version 0.3 (January 2004)) on Windows 5.1.2600 (Service Pack 2) using Python 2.3.5 (#62, Feb 8 2005, 16:23:02) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] SpamBayes: Watching (for filtering) in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' SpamBayes: Watching (for incremental training) in 'Personal Folders/Junk E-mail' Processing missed spam in folder 'Inbox' by starting a timer 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 'New George Michael Double CD - down to GBP 6.99 delivered' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Yes' Message '[#XDV-478188]: Web Server Down' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'inalienable VGLV' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'all-important LADF' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Moving and spam training message 'all-important LADF' - Training on message 'all-important LADF' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox - trained as spam Moving and spam training message 'inalienable VGLV' - Training on message 'inalienable VGLV' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox - trained as spam Message 'Stop Living Check-to-Check' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'Unsure' Message '[#XDV-478188]: Web Server Down' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Moving and spam training message 'Stop Living Check-to-Check' - Training on message 'Stop Living Check-to-Check' in 'Personal Folders/Junk Suspects - trained as spam Message 'RE: MBYB Images on Home Page' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message '[#XDV-478188]: Web Server Down' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'RE: MBYB Images on Home Page' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message '[#XDV-478188]: Web Server Down' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'Re: [#XDV-478188]: Web Server Down' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'RE:Application Tracker Request from UKPA website [#3171694]' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No' Message 'RE: Toast' in 'Personal Folders/Inbox' had a Spam classification of 'No'

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Outlook Warning Message
by Ken Fulks Nov. 14, 2006

Nov. 14, 2006

I have installed Spambayes on several computers in our church office to eliminate a significant amount of spam that they receive. Most users are very happy with the program and its effectiveness, and the fact that they do not need to do anything for it to work. However, on only one computer, an Outlook warning pops up every time they create a new email message. The warning states that "Another program is trying to access the Outlook address book. Do you want to allow this access?" The user can then select whether to allow the access for anywhere from 1-10 minutes. This does not happen on the other 4 computers using Spambayes with Outlook. All of the computers are similar model Dell Dimension desktops with Pentium 4 processors, Windows XP Pro with SP2 and all updates. All use Office 2002 and the Outlook version that comes with that. They are connected in a peer to peer network and email service is provided by Yahoo mail, which is why they get tons of spam. (I am not in charge of which service we use, just a volunteer network support person.) The Windows Knowledge base recommends using the Outlook Add-In Manager to disable the particular add-in. (Tools/Options/Other/General-advanced Options/Add-In Manager) However, then Spambayes does not work. Do you have any suggestions on how to eliminate this warning message whenever a new email is created in Outlook? Thanks, Ken PS. I learned about Spambayes from Maximum PC magazine.

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cutoff settings
by Matt Fischer Nov. 14, 2006

Nov. 14, 2006

What are the default ham/spam cutoff settings? (And where are they?) I want to change my cut-offs so that I have less Unsure and more Spam, as I get 10-20 Unsures per day and 99.999999% are Spam.

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Spam-bayes not working
by John Hadfield Nov. 14, 2006

Nov. 14, 2006

Hello I installed the Spam-Bayes software on my computer. I can find two files: About Spam-Bayes and Troubleshooting guide. I can't find any other files after completing the installation. There is no toolbar or anything else in Outlook Express. Should I de-install and re-install again to see if I can get it to work? Best regards John Hadfield TRADESTAR UK LTD 6 Scott Close, Bicester, Oxfordshire Tel: +44 01869 240 560 Fax +44 01869 240 916 email: hadfield(a)tradestar.net www.tradestar.net

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Stopped working
by RR - RF Nov. 14, 2006

Nov. 14, 2006

Hello I have been using Spambayes for some time now with MS Outlook 2003 (11.8010.8107) SP2 without any problems. My OS is Windows XP Pro with SP2. Spambayes version 1.0.4 I recently had some adware slip into the computer which I had cleaned out. When checking my mail I tried to use Spambayes and it did not work. I checked to see if it was still installed as an add-in with Outlook and at least it was still on the toolbar but checking the Tools> options> other> advanced options (under general)> Com add-ins, I noticed that Spambayes was unchecked . I placed the check mark in the box, clicked OK, closed and restarted Outlook and it still did not work. I checked following the above and the box was unchecked again. I tried this a couple of times and still it did not work. I proceeded to reinstall Spambayes and it still did not work. I uninstalled Spambayes and reinstalled it and still the same results. I had the tool bar for Spambayes but it still is not working. The Add-in Manager does not show Spambayes but the Com Add-Ins does show the program there but still unchecked. I repeated the above a few times with no results. Again, the program has been working great for some time now but it has just stopped working. I have had other hits here with adware on the computer before and it did not affect Outlook or Spambayes. There are no traces of any BHOs or adware in the computer at this time. Is it possible that something in the registry is causing Spambayes to not operate? If so, how do I fix this situation? Spambayes seems to be the only program / add-in that works with Outlook and I would like to get it working again before my folders explode with the recent evasion of spam with word lists in them to try to get around the filters. These word lists in the subjects and bodies of the emails seem to be working for the spammers lately, but your program is catching about 80 percent of the junk. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Sincerely, RF

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Re: [Spambayes] outlook add-in stopped functionning. Imossible de re-install
by Jeff Nov. 13, 2006

Nov. 13, 2006

-----Original Message----- Ok, I reactivated the addin, restarted and checked the Advanced Options/COM is active. It now appears that Spambayes is filtering email since it's going into the Junk Suspect folder, but I don't have the move to spam or recover from spam buttons I used to have. Install them? Jeff >From: jyppro(a)free.fr [mailto:jyppro@free.fr] >Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 12:26 PM >To: Jeff >Subject: Re: [Spambayes] outlook add-in stopped functionning. Imossible de re-install > > >Selon Jeff <jeff(a)ezsolution.com>: > >> I am still having the same problems as Yiannis. Uninstalled Spambayes, >> Firefox 2.0, Zone Alarm and then reinstalled Spambayes and I cannot >> get it to work. >> >> Jeff >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SpamBayes(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes >> Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html >> > > >All problems are in outlook : > >Outlook has disabled Spambayes and keep information in memory : > >Menu: > >?/About Microsoft Office Outlook/disactivated elements/ you must activate spambayes Restart > outlook Tools/Options/Others/Advanced Options/COM complements to activate if necessary

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Outlook 2003 Solution
by jyppro＠free.fr Nov. 13, 2006

Nov. 13, 2006

All problems are in outlook : Outlook has disabled Spambayes and keep information in memory : Menu: ?/About Microsoft Office Outlook/disactivated elements/ you must activate spambayes Restart outlook Tools/Options/Others/Advanced Options/COM complements to activate if necessary

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Translation to Hungarian
by Varga Bálint Nov. 13, 2006

Nov. 13, 2006

Hello Developers, I've been using SpamBayes for one year, and I'm very happy with it. In my experience this is the strongest spam filter I've ever tried, congratulations. If you need somebody to translate the English language file to Hungarian, I would be happy to help! Best regards, Bálint Varga Varga Winery Ltd. <http://www.vargabor.hu/> www.vargabor.hu Tel.: +36-70/3828140 Fax.: +36-1/424-0799 E-mail: <mailto:balint.varga@vargabor.hu> balint.varga(a)vargabor.hu Skype: balintvarga

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STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE, PROTECT OUR KIDS, STOP GAY MARRIAGE, STOPP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
by WE WANT OUR FREEDOM BACK Nov. 13, 2006

Nov. 13, 2006

NOW THERES SOMETHING YOU CAN DO www.wewantourfreedomback.com

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