[Spambayes] Problem with POP3 Proxy

[John Gallagher]

Thanks very much for the help. I'm up and running.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Meyer" <tameyer at ihug.co.nz>
To: "'John Gallagher'" <jagallagher at adelphia.net>; <SpamBayes at python.org>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 4:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Spambayes] Problem with POP3 Proxy


> #1 - Under Pop3  and SMTP proxy options configure,
> it asks for an entry in "SpamBayes Ports"
> I don't know what this means and would appreciate help
> on what to put in the box.

The way that the proxy works is that instead of connecting directly to your
mail server, it connects via a local proxy, which in turns connects to the
mail server.  The local proxy needs to be available on a certain 'port' (the
FAQ has a nicer written, diagrammatic, version of all this).

If you're only connecting to a single mail server, then just use 110 for the
POP3 port.  If you're connecting to multiple mail servers, then do something
like use 8110, 8111, 8112, and so on.

You're probably better off leaving the two SMTP proxy options blank, as
they're a bit problematic with the 1.0a9 release.  You don't need them
anyway, unless you're planning on training by forwarding mail (rather than
using the web interface).

> #2 - Under Setup Your Mail Client, it says to set my mail
> client to receive mail from localhost rather than the mail server.
> I understand what that means but I need help on getting
> to the screen that will allow me to make the change
> and also what do I key in for localhost.

For localhost, you key in "localhost".  It's a special DNS name that means
"this machine".

In Outlook Express, you get to the appropriate screen by doing:

   Tools->Accounts->Click the appropriate mail account->Properties->Servers
(tab)

=Tony Meyer

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