[Spambayes] Audit SpamBayes
Dale Schroeder
dale at BriannasSaladDressing.com
Tue Jun 23 15:04:57 CEST 2009
Chris Arnold wrote:
>> Chris> Here was part of my confusion: client said he wants spamassassin
>> Chris> rules and spambayes advanced settings. I will have to clarify
>> Chris> this tomorrow morning. Also, as i have been reading the FAQ on
>> Chris> spambayes: it looks like spambayes runs on the client level?
>> Chris> Either a outlook plugin or thunderbird plugin. Spambayes does not
>> Chris> get installed at the server level? Do i have this correct?
>>
>> Amedee> Actually, in theory Spambayes *can* run at the server level, and
>> Amedee> for some people it does. It is quite versatile. It can run as an
>> Amedee> Outlook plugin, as a Thunderbird plugin (third party extension),
>> Amedee> as a POP proxy, as an IMAP proxy, as a procmail filter (that's
>> Amedee> how I use it) and there are probably a few other ways of using
>> Amedee> it.
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>> (Not sure how I missed Chris's response. Oh well...)
>>
>> What Amedee writes is true. In addition, on the python.org mail server we
>> have SpamBayes integrated with Postfix. I'm not sure how all the pieces fit
>> together, but SpamBayes runs while the SMTP connection is still open. I
>> maintain the training database. We also have minimal integration with
>> Mailman which allows us to score messages coming from Usenet
>> (comp.lang.python -> python-list at python.org).
>>
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>> So, yes, you can run SpamBayes on a server in many cases.
>>
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> Alright, i think i have some answers for this client :)
> But i just want to make sure i am on the same page as spambayes:
> you can not enter any "rules" into spambayes (like mark all messages with the word viagra in the subject/body as spam)?
Not that I'm aware of.
> I do see where to set the options (i assume this is where you lower/raise the spam score?).
Yes. After some training, I've been able to lower the spam cutoff value
significantly.
> Where, typically, is the config/options file? I see the FAQ says "configured through a file called bayescustomize.ini or .spambayesrc". I assume the *.ini file is for a windows box and the .spambayessrc is for a *nix box?
It varies. I'm using SpamBayes on Debian linux as a server.
bayescustomize.ini resides in /usr/bin. I have no .spambayesrc file. I
run sbserver.py and configure primarily through the webpage located at
host:8880. For client installations, it's usually localhost:8880.
In Windows, when installed via Thunderbayes, it is located in the user's
profile under Application Data/Thunderbird. A standard install places
it in Application Data/SpamBayes. I've never used the Outlook plugin.
> Thanks for all your patience with me as i learn about spambayes.
Enjoy. It's a wonderful application.
Dale
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