[Spambayes] pop3proxy.py

Neale Pickett neale@woozle.org
16 Sep 2002 11:12:06 -0700


So then, Richie Hindle <richie@entrian.com> is all like:

> Hi,
> 
> I've just committed a spam-classifying POP3 proxy (pop3proxy.py) to the
> spambayes project.  It adds a score header to each mail as it's retrieved,
> so you can use your email client's filters to deal with them without
> needing to fiddle with your email delivery system.

Coolness!

>  o The score header it adds looks like 'X-Bayes-Score: 0.99' but it should
>    probably be 'X-Hammie-Disposition:...' - is that peculiar to hammie, or
>    is it up for grabs?  There's no single 'formatheader' or similar in
>    hammie.py, but I'll be happy to refactor one in and make pop3proxy use
>    it.

I hold no claim to the header.  I think as long as the header you add is
formatted the same, you should use the same name.  If you format it
differently, probably best to give it a different name.  Better yet, if
you come up with a better format, check the change in to hammie.py
too :)

>  o Since this is my first commit to the project, I've made sure to only
>    commit my file and to leave everything else alone.  That means I
>    haven't added an entry for pop3proxy.py in README.txt - should I go
>    ahead and do that, or send patches to the list for review until people
>    are convinced I'm not going to break everything?  8-)

I was told to modify README when submitting new files, and I consider
myself pretty much in the same boat as you (enthusiastic outsider).  So
I think you should probably modify the README, but I'm not authoritative
:)

Neale