Mailman 3 June 2009 - SpamBayes

Please Advise
by Tammy Owen June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

Hi, I'm an IT person and have used Spambayes for years and LOVE it. However, I am unable to get it installed on computers that are running Windows XP Professional and Outlook 2007. When Outlook first comes up, it wants to disable the Spambayes add-in; I re-enable it but then Outlook crashes. I've tried turning off DEP for Outlook - that didn't help; I've tried bin\outlook_addin_register.exe from the Spambayes directory but that didn't help. Do you have any other suggestions? This computer is on a Windows 2003 server network; I'm logging into the Domain (not the local computer); I have Administrative rights. Thank you in advance for your help. Tammy Owen Technology Services Director HAAR/NALMLS 535 Monroe Street Huntsville, AL 35801 (256) 536-3334 #28 (256) 337-3865 www.huntsvillerealtors.com

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I think Spambayes may have started having problems with Outlook 2003
by Jean Larsen June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

I have Vista, which I just upgraded to sp 3. However the problems I have had began before the update. First I kept getting notices that I should reconfigure SpamBayes. I did that using the second option (can't remember what it says now). Basically SpamBayes stopped working at that point. I tried to manually train it, but the same spam kept remaining in the Inbox. When I tried to send an email, I got an error (no number) and was unable to send any email. I rebooted to see if that would cure it. It did cure it the first time, but then I started getting the errors again and no amount of rebooting would cure it. I also found that I was unable to access any of the menus in Outlook. I could click on them (like "New Email") and nothing would happen. My techie suggested that I do a system restore. Outlook worked after that, but Spam Bayes did not. I again got the suggestion to reconfigure. I tried to do that, but continued to have problems with SpamBayes. At that point I decided to upgrade Vista to see if the upgrade cured any of the problems I was having. It didn't cure anything and I was unable to send any email. I was receiving email the entire time. So I decided to uninstall SpamBayes and then reinstall it. I uninstalled it, but when I opened Outlook, the SpamBayes tool bar was still there. So now I am turning to you for assistance. Can you suggest anything to help me> Text Box: Take care, Jean jmlarsen(a)bellsouth.net Jean M. Larsen 1111 SE Westchester Drive Port Saint Lucie FL 34952 Home: (772) 335-2974 Cell: (772) 812-9555

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Re: [Spambayes] Audit SpamBayes
by Chris Arnold June 23, 2009

June 23, 2009

> Chris> Here was part of my confusion: client said he wants spamassassin > Chris> rules and spambayes advanced settings. I will have to clarify > Chris> this tomorrow morning. Also, as i have been reading the FAQ on > Chris> spambayes: it looks like spambayes runs on the client level? > Chris> Either a outlook plugin or thunderbird plugin. Spambayes does not > Chris> get installed at the server level? Do i have this correct? > > Amedee> Actually, in theory Spambayes *can* run at the server level, and > Amedee> for some people it does. It is quite versatile. It can run as an > Amedee> Outlook plugin, as a Thunderbird plugin (third party extension), > Amedee> as a POP proxy, as an IMAP proxy, as a procmail filter (that's > Amedee> how I use it) and there are probably a few other ways of using > Amedee> it. >(Not sure how I missed Chris's response. Oh well...) > >What Amedee writes is true. In addition, on the python.org mail server we >have SpamBayes integrated with Postfix. I'm not sure how all the pieces fit >together, but SpamBayes runs while the SMTP connection is still open. I >maintain the training database. We also have minimal integration with >Mailman which allows us to score messages coming from Usenet >(comp.lang.python -> python-list(a)python.org). >So, yes, you can run SpamBayes on a server in many cases. Alright, i think i have some answers for this client :) But i just want to make sure i am on the same page as spambayes: you can not enter any "rules" into spambayes (like mark all messages with the word viagra in the subject/body as spam)? I do see where to set the options (i assume this is where you lower/raise the spam score?). Where, typically, is the config/options file? I see the FAQ says "configured through a file called bayescustomize.ini or .spambayesrc". I assume the *.ini file is for a windows box and the .spambayessrc is for a *nix box? Thanks for all your patience with me as i learn about spambayes.

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Audit SpamBayes
by Chris Arnold June 22, 2009

June 22, 2009

Hello all! New to the list and i have a "basic" question: how do you audit spambayes to make sure it has been integrated correctly and is working the way it is configured to work? The reason i am asking: i have been asked to take over/help out with a companies mail server which uses postfix/squirrelmail and spamassassin. This setup has only been in production for about 2 weeks and spambayes has only been implemented for about 1 week. Some emails that contain the words viagra and the like are coming through as ham and have been asked to audit spambayes and maybe configure some rules for spambayes.

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Re: [Spambayes] Audit SpamBayes
by Chris Arnold June 22, 2009

June 22, 2009

>Spambayes does not use or understand the concept of rules, Sorry, this was meant for spamassassin. >but if it has >only been in use for a week, I suppose that it hasn't been trained yet. >How many ham and spam mails have you trained on? This was my first question to the client and he did not give me a number, he just said he felt like it should be trained by now. I am meeting him tomorrow morning and will see if i can get some numbers. Is there a command to run that will show the spambayes DB and exactly how many have been trained in all categories? _______________________________________________ SpamBayes(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Info/Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html

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DNS error: "nothing to lookup"
by David Abrahams June 20, 2009

June 20, 2009

I'm seeing this error during my spambayes training runs: {'domain': 'boost-consulting.com', 'protocol': 'udp', 'server': ['209.216.206.167'], 'rd': 1, 'opcode': 0, 'timeout': 10, 'timing': 1, 'qtype': 'A', 'port': 53} Error, fixme nothing to lookup Question was Original question was Type was A Interestingly (?), the domain and server in question is the same one running the training. Is this a known problem? Thanks, -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com

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Many different databases
by David Abrahams June 20, 2009

June 20, 2009

I notice a proliferation of choices in SpamBayes of where to store my training data (pickle, ZODB, etc.) Is any one of these markedly better than any other? -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com

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Re: [Spambayes] fighting spam
by James Calfee June 20, 2009

June 20, 2009

Sorry you did not like my project; please see Thomas'e remarks below. Next you might want to consider someone more professional to relay the message. James Calfee wrote: > The idea is stop open relays from sending spam and let people know there > computers are sending spam so they can fix it. > > Thomas Hruska wrote: >> James Calfee wrote: >>> I see you have a popular project on Sourceforge. I have a similar >>> dis-taste for SPAM (don't we all), so I have made a considerable >>> investment by writing a SPAM complaint program. >>> >>> I was wondering if you know someone, say Mark, that is interested in >>> helping me integrate with Outlook. I'm a big Linux user but I'm >>> willing to use the tools need to build and maintain the add-on so I >>> can reach more users and get more spammers and their drones shut-down. >>> >>> Please have a look, the web site is http://spamcomplaint.net ... >>> >>> thanks, >>> Jimmy >> Soooo....your tool basically makes the spam problem worse. Can I complain about your tool? -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/

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fighting spam
by James Calfee June 20, 2009

June 20, 2009

I see you have a popular project on Sourceforge. I have a similar dis-taste for SPAM (don't we all), so I have made a considerable investment by writing a SPAM complaint program. I was wondering if you know someone, say Mark, that is interested in helping me integrate with Outlook. I'm a big Linux user but I'm willing to use the tools need to build and maintain the add-on so I can reach more users and get more spammers and their drones shut-down. Please have a look, the web site is http://spamcomplaint.net ... thanks, Jimmy

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What does this mean?
by Eric Johnson June 19, 2009

June 19, 2009

Training... 500 Server error Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/spambayes/Dibbler.py", line 476, in found_terminator getattr(plugin, name)(**params) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/spambayes/ProxyUI.py", line 302, in onReview self.flush() File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/spambayes/Dibbler.py", line 712, in flush return self._handler.flush() File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/spambayes/Dibbler.py", line 221, in flush while (self.producer_fifo or self.ac_out_buffer) and not self._closed: File "/usr/lib/python2.6/asyncore.py", line 391, in __getattr__ return getattr(self.socket, attr) AttributeError: '_socketobject' object has no attribute 'ac_out_buffer' This is Spambayes 1.1a4 installed on a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.04. Could someone explain to me what I broke? Thanks, Eric

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