Mailman 3 August 2006 - SpamBayes

spambayes quit working and won't reinstall
by Norm Dingle Feb. 7, 2007

Feb. 7, 2007

I am running Outlook 2003 and had Spambayes running fine. All of a sudden it quit working. I have read the trouble shooting manual and nothing seems to work. I have uninstalled Spambayes and reinstalled several times. The log file says it is registered. When I go to the Advanced options/Comm Addinns dialog Spambay show in the list but unchecked. I check it and then restart Outlook. No Spambayes. The addin dialog then shows it unchecked again. Right now I don’t have any other ideas about what to try. Thanks Norm -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/90 - Release Date: 9/5/2005

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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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Spam in Images
by Alan Arndt Nov. 5, 2006

Nov. 5, 2006

Over the past month or more I have noticed a large increase in the amount of spam I receive with the Spam text translated into images. The actual text of the message is benign gibberish designed to pass Bayesian filters. They have even taken the step of inserting random bits into the image so that no two images have the same signature. I've received many multiple messages with the same fundamental image. I haven't thought of a decent way to filter these types of things. I hope someone else can and that it can get implemented into SpamBayes. Until recently I was very please that only a few messages a day (of 20-50) make it through. Does anyone have any good suggestions? I can certainly send plenty of samples if someone needs them Thanks, Alan Arndt alan five eighty two at do it now.com

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BadIMAPResponseError: "Cannot find saved message"
by Matt Stegman Nov. 1, 2006

Nov. 1, 2006

Hello, I've just started using Spambayes 1.1a2, and I'm quite happy with it (I had been using the Outlook plugin until now). However, I'm seeing an intermittent problem with sb_imapfilter.py. It will routinely crash while talking to the IMAP server, and always with the same error message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/sb_imapfilter.py", line 1284, in ? run() File "/usr/bin/sb_imapfilter.py", line 1266, in run imap_filter.Filter() File "/usr/bin/sb_imapfilter.py", line 1067, in Filter self.unsure_folder, self.ham_folder) File "/usr/bin/sb_imapfilter.py", line 970, in Filter msg.Save() File "/usr/bin/sb_imapfilter.py", line 723, in Save raise BadIMAPResponseError("recent", "Cannot find saved message") __main__.BadIMAPResponseError: The command 'recent' failed to give an OK response. Cannot find saved message Usually it'll run OK for a day or two, but sometimes for just a few hours before crashing. If I don't notice for a while and messages pile up in the inbox without being classified, Spambayes will sometimes crash before classifying a dozen or less messages, when I start it again. I've tried training several times, and have never seen this error; it's only appeared when classifying. Also, the server runs Courier IMAP, but I don't know the version. I'm using IMAP over SSL, on port 993. I found that I'm not the first person to see this error message: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/spambayes-dev/2004-November/003232.html I ran imapfilter with -i4 as suggested there, and saw the following just before the crash. The pattern repeats what looks like 100 times - I see a loop in the code at line 717, I guess this loop fails against my IMAP server sometimes. 06:50.02 untagged responses dump: MYRIGHTS: ""acdilrsw"" EXISTS: "31" "33" "34" "35" PERMANENTFLAGS: "(\* \Draft \Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen)" READ-WRITE: "" FLAGS: "(\Draft \Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Recent)" APPENDUID: "1063604858 55181" "1063604858 55182" "1063604858 55183" "1063604858 55184" "1077921887 9359" UIDVALIDITY: "1063604858" 06:50.02 > GFNI156 NOOP 06:50.03 < GFNI156 OK NOOP completed Now, this run was after a few messages had piled up since the last time Spambayes had crashed. Here's what looks like happened: messages 1-19 in the INBOX were previously classified. New messages were 20-31. Spambayes classified messages 20-24, the first four were ham and the last was spam. The messages were written out OK; 32-35 are copies of the ham with added headers, and the spam ended up in the spam folder. So if I'm reading the output right, Spambayes was looking for messages 31, 33, 34, and 35. That looks odd - if 32-35 were just written out, why is Spambayes querying message 31 and not 32? The full output is attached; hopefully it can help. -- Thanks for any help, Matt Stegman

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Help
by Jason Hayden Sept. 7, 2006

Sept. 7, 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 5 spam. I am using Outlook Express. The problem I am having is that Spambayes is not set up correctly. I have entered my email client info into spambayes, but I am not sure what you mean by entering the computer's address into the email client. Do you mean the IP address? If so, where should I enter it? Jason Hayden

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Re: [Spambayes] Request
by Coe, Bob Aug. 30, 2006

Aug. 30, 2006

Yeah, probably. But you'd have to avoid using the "Empty Deleted Items Folder" button or taking advantage of any default behavior that automatically flushes your deleted messages. To me, the effect would be to trade a minor nuisance for a major one. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: skip(a)pobox.com [mailto:skip@pobox.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:07 AM > To: Coe, Bob > Cc: spambayes(a)python.org > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Request > > > Bob> You'd have to keep re-creating the subdirectory, > wouldn't you? The > Bob> operation of emptying a Deleted Items folder > normally kills off all > Bob> subdirectories. > > In that case (I'm not an Outlook user, so take this with a > grain of salt), couldn't you just create a dummy mail folder > in the directory containing one message that you never delete? > > Skip >

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Re: [Spambayes] Request
by Coe, Bob Aug. 30, 2006

Aug. 30, 2006

You'd have to keep re-creating the subdirectory, wouldn't you? The operation of emptying a Deleted Items folder normally kills off all subdirectories. Bob _____ From: spambayes-bounces(a)python.org [mailto:spambayes-bounces@python.org] On Behalf Of Me Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:45 PM To: spambayes(a)python.org Subject: [Spambayes] Request How about allowing spam to be placed in a sub-directory of the Deleted Items directory? Thanks,

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Request
by Me Aug. 29, 2006

Aug. 29, 2006

How about allowing spam to be placed in a sub-directory of the Deleted Items directory? Thanks,

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Proposal
by Johan.Goedermans＠swisscom.com Aug. 29, 2006

Aug. 29, 2006

Hello SpamBayes Developer Here is my proposal: SpamBayes is filtering so good, that all mails in the Junk-Archiv are 100% Spam. Therefore I would prefer an extra entry "Delete Permanently" in the Pull-Down menu. Now, I can only choose "Untouched", "Moved" and "Copied". If I could choose "Delete Permanently", then I could work more efficiently, because I could save my time which I now have to spend on deleting regularly the spam mails in the Junk-Archiv. Best regards, Jo Jo Goedermans Ziegeleistrasse 24 CH-3612 Steffisburg Tel: 031 342 56 45 _______________________

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Hi to all!!
by Enzo Aug. 29, 2006

Aug. 29, 2006

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