[Spambayes] Messages fail to filter

[Ryan Malayter]

How many messages of each type (spam/ham) did you train with? You might
not have enough spam trained to get accurate results yet.


Also, 'score messages but don't perform filter action' does exactly what
it says: it SCOREs messages, but it does not FILTER (move) them. You
want to SCORE them and FILTER them.


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Reid [mailto:Rick.Reid at uk.anker-systems.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 12:30 PM
To: spambayes at python.org
Subject: [Spambayes] Messages fail to filter


Hi
 
I have installed SpamBayes(binary version) version 0.81 as an add-in to
Outlook XP running on XP Pro.
I have followed all the instructions but new mail is not getting
filtered at
all whether it is spam or not.
I have read the troubleshooting guide and could find no explanation
because
I have filtering enabled and all messages fail to give a Spam reading.
I have looked through the bug reports but can find nothing similar.
 
If I choose the 'Filter Messsages' option from the addin and ask it to
filter my Inbox and ask it to 'Score messages but don't perform filter
action', it does so and marks up the Spam column successfully.
I have definitely set my Inbox as the folder to be monitored as messages
arrive.
 
I really like the look of SpamBayes and surely I must be doing something
fundamentally wrong? I have checked and rechecked the settings and I am
sure
they are right. 
Could this be a bug? I doubt it, surely there must be other users with
the
same config?
 
Can you help me? Would any more info be useful?
 
 
Regards 
Rick Reid 
System Consultant 
tel. +44 (0)870 9051318 
email rick.reid at uk.anker-systems.com 
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