Hello, I was wondering if Spambayes is still supported. Working under Windows 8? Windows 10? Are there new
I am still using it under Windows 8 but it only works for the 32 bit version of outlook and you need to follow the installation directory instructions. -- Jesse Brandeburg
On Feb 13, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Henny Nekkers <h.nekkers@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering if Spambayes is still supported. Working under Windows 8? Windows 10? Are there new _______________________________________________ SpamBayes@python.org https://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
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 12:05:06AM +0000, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote:
I am still using it under Windows 8 but it only works for the 32 bit version of outlook and you need to follow the installation directory instructions.
-- Jesse Brandeburg
which isn't to say the authors support it. I've seen no official notice either here or on its web page regarding whether the authors have abandoned it or not. Having said that, I'm still using it on Linux, and until something better comes along (or it gets so old it can't be made to work anymore) will continue doing so.
On Feb 13, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Henny Nekkers <h.nekkers@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering if Spambayes is still supported. Working under Windows 8? Windows 10? Are there new
<snip> -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." ------------------------------- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) ------------------------------
Hi, there have not been releases since some time and if you have a look at the svn then you can see that there has not been any development at all for some years now: https://sourceforge.net/p/spambayes/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/ (last changes 2011). I'm not sure if this is anything official, or not, but there are some github repositories where some development is taking place: https://github.com/smontanaro/spambayes (2015) -> at least the username resembles the svn username on sourceforge a bit. There are some forks, too, that see some code changes and discussion. (Probably this can be seen as hint for a new release: https://github.com/smontanaro/spambayes/commit/71a53502184bbdaf4ce7308e28b88... ) I don't know anything about the outlook plugin, that seems to produce issues from time to time. But with the main part of spambayes being python software, it can run under any system that has a python interpreter. Also imap and pop3 are pretty old protocols and as long as they are used for mail transfer and the way mail is encoded, does not change, spambayes will still do its job even without any new releases. Just my 2cents. Achim Königs Am 15.02.2016 um 02:34 schrieb Fred Smith:
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 12:05:06AM +0000, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote:
I am still using it under Windows 8 but it only works for the 32 bit version of outlook and you need to follow the installation directory instructions.
-- Jesse Brandeburg which isn't to say the authors support it. I've seen no official notice either here or on its web page regarding whether the authors have abandoned it or not.
Having said that, I'm still using it on Linux, and until something better comes along (or it gets so old it can't be made to work anymore) will continue doing so.
On Feb 13, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Henny Nekkers <h.nekkers@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering if Spambayes is still supported. Working under Windows 8? Windows 10? Are there new
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If something breaks, many times Skip Montanaro will fix it, as he monitors this list; however, I don't believe any new development is happening. If you are not bound to the Outlook plugin, the sb_server version will work with just about any email client. Configuration and training are done through a web page (http://localhost:8880). If using Windows 7 or above, the recommended installation directory is C:\spambayes. Do not use the default install directory. There is also a script in the install directory to install SpamBayes as a Windows service, which I find to be a good option, especially when set to start automatically. Like Fred, I intend to run it until it no longer works. It's that good, although the proliferation of encrypted mail makes the job a bit harder by hiding the body of the message. The same applies when the body of the email is an image, something many spammers do. That being said, SpamBayes works well for me, even in a business environment where one server classifies mail for many users. Dale On 02/14/2016 7:34 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 12:05:06AM +0000, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote:
I am still using it under Windows 8 but it only works for the 32 bit version of outlook and you need to follow the installation directory instructions.
-- Jesse Brandeburg which isn't to say the authors support it. I've seen no official notice either here or on its web page regarding whether the authors have abandoned it or not.
Having said that, I'm still using it on Linux, and until something better comes along (or it gets so old it can't be made to work anymore) will continue doing so.
On Feb 13, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Henny Nekkers <h.nekkers@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering if Spambayes is still supported. Working under Windows 8? Windows 10? Are there new
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I've been using Spambayes as a plugin with David Harris' Mercury mailserver for many years. I suppose it's easier to keep it running with Mercury as this program too seems to lack in development:-) It's indeed unfortunate that no new developments are taking place, apparently. Yet - it still works as is, and it's still a very good tool. But like Fred Smith I hope for something better to come along; something which tries to keep on top of all the new tricks spammers invent. But will it? Or are we, the Do-It-Yourself guys, just left in the cold? Will I soon have to rely on the filters of big companies, which not only have their own take on what is spam (which is different from mine) but also take liberties with 'privacy' which I find hard to accept? Hans -----Original Message----- From: SpamBayes [mailto:spambayes-bounces+hans=mabelis.nl@python.org] On Behalf Of Brandeburg, Jesse Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 1:05 AM To: Henny Nekkers <h.nekkers@gmail.com> Cc: spambayes@python.org Subject: Re: [Spambayes] ... is Spambayes still supported? I am still using it under Windows 8 but it only works for the 32 bit version of outlook and you need to follow the installation directory instructions. -- Jesse Brandeburg
On Feb 13, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Henny Nekkers <h.nekkers@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
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