[Spambayes] Spambayes with Outlook 2010 64-bit version - plugin refused

[Amedee Van Gasse]

On Wed, May 9, 2012 00:03, Thomas Strangert wrote:
> You have probably already received a ton of emails saying just this, but:
>
> Spambayes with Outlook 2010 64-bit version is a no good combo. Outlook
> refuses to load the COM plugin, complaining that it's not a valid Office
> Add-in.
>
>
> Screenshot:
> [cid:image001.gif at 01CD2D76.86663B10]
>
>
>>From the site http://www.spambayes.org/, below, I take it as people have
>> managed to install the plugin on Win7 - Outlook 2010, but my guess is
>> that it's the 32 bit version of Outlook?
>
> Mail Program
>
> Operating System
>
> Stable Release
>
> Test Release
>
> Notes
>
> Outlook 2010
>
> Windows 7
>
> 1.1a6<https://sourceforge.net/projects/spambayes/files/spambayes/1.1a6/spambayes-1.1a6.exe/download>
>
> 1.1a6<https://sourceforge.net/projects/spambayes/files/spambayes/1.1a6/spambayes-1.1a6.exe/download>
>
> A number of people have reported that SpamBayes will not work on Windows 7
> unless you install it in a non-default location. Installing in
> C:\SpamBayes should do the trick.
>
>
> I haven't looked at the sources, you think it would be so-so "easy" to
> port it to a 64-bit version? Any plans to do that or am I on my own here?

SpamBayes is Open Source and has a license that allows you to modify the
program. So if you want to port it to a 64-bit version on your own, then
you are allowed to do that. It would be awesome if you would share your
modifications.

Amedee


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