[Spambayes] What does this mean?

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    Eric> I tried your suggestion of using "python2.5 setup.py install".

    Eric> I launch the proxy this way, "python2.5 sb_server.py"

That works, but you're running SpamBayes from your source repository, not
from the installed location.  Try running 

    /usr/local/bin/sb_server.py

instead, or if /usr/local/bin is in your PATH, simply

    sb_server.py

    Eric> I am no longer getting an error message when training, but I am now 
    Eric> getting this error message when I am using the configuration pages...
    
    Eric> 500 Server error
    ...
    Eric>    File "./spambayes/scripts/sb_server.py", line 889, in createWorkers
    Eric>      self.stats = Stats.Stats(options, self.mdb)

    Eric>    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/spambayes/Stats.py", line 60, 
    Eric> in __init__
    Eric>      self.from_date = self.messageinfo_db.get_statistics_start_date()

    Eric> AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 
    Eric> 'get_statistics_start_date'

    Eric> Is this something different or part of the same problem as before?

This is something new.  Are you trying to train before you're done
configuring the setup?  I wouldn't think you'd be creating a Stats object
(the beginning of what I quoted) at that point.

I'm not terribly familiar with the POP3 proxy (sb_server) anymore, and it
will probably be a day or two before I have a chance to take a look at the
problem.  In the meantime, double-check that you've completely configured
the server before trying to do any training.

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