[spambayes-dev] A question?

[Mark Hammond]

SpamBayes uses the MAPI API to work with messages.  SpamBayes adds a couple
of new fields to messages, but does not change any headers (themselves
stored as a MAPI field)  MAPI itself manages the "database of messages".

Look at msdn.microsoft.com for information on MAPI.

Mark.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: spambayes-dev-bounces at python.org
[mailto:spambayes-dev-bounces at python.org]On Behalf Of Sanjay Darisi
  Sent: Wednesday, 1 October 2003 2:36 PM
  To: spambayes-dev at python.org
  Subject: [spambayes-dev] A question?


  Hello all,

  I am developing a similar spam filter as spambayes.  I am looking into the
source code of spambayes outlook plugin. I have few questions regarding how
it handles email messages. Could anyone please let me know how spambayes
outlook plug-in handles email messages? Does it add any new fields to the
email? Does it use the outlook database of emails, if so does it change
email headers or something? Where is the email database stored? So, like
when a new email message arrives in the inbox, what actions does the outlook
plugin performs on the email? What fields does it change? and what fields
does it add? Could anyone take a little bit of time in explaining me these
basic principles of the outlook plugin? I am a novice to this project and
would like to know more about the way outlook plugin works, particularly
email database handling part. I guess i have asked the question at the right
place.

  Thank you in advance,
  Sanjay.
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