Michael Tsai sez: >I'm not aware of any spam types that consistently get through >SpamSieve, when it's properly configured and trained. If certain >kinds of messages keep ending up in your inbox, please report them: > ><http://c-command.com/spamsieve/manual-ah/what-information-should> > >so that I can see if in fact they got through SpamSieve, and what can >be done about it.
Thanks for the pointer, Michael. I also followed the link on that page to "Why is SpamSieve not catching my spam?" tutorial. My filter was set to only operate if the From,Sender or Reply To: address was not in my addressbook. I noticed that some of the spam not making it through was being marked Good automatically in the log for various reasons or possibly not being evaluated, so I've changed the filter setting to Always as suggested on the Why...? page. Initial tests look promising, and I'm sure SpamSieve will quickly pick up on my common email correspondents. I turned on the false negative message saving in case it doesn't work out, so I can report more. One interesting thing: The Why...? page says: >To test that the rule works, select a spam message in your mail program. >Use the Train Spam (Apple Mail or Entourage) or Mark as Spam (PowerMail) >command to tell SpamSieve that it is spam. Drag this message to your >inbox and select it again. Then manually apply the rule [Spam: Evaluate]. However, every time I drag the spam to reapply the rule from the Filter menu, the log shows that I am manually choosing to make it NOT spam again. There is a setting in PowerMail to manually mark as good any mail dragged out of the Spam folder, so that could be a bit confusing. Once I found that setting, I figured I was fine, so I'll wait to see if it gets a real false positive now before I drag-and-drop from the Spam folder. You might need to update the page to note the setting and tell people to uncheck it to apply this test. I've begun using Mail a lot for another account and have read SpamSieve can handle both mail clients at once. I may set that up soon. SpamSieve is a great product surpassed only by not having to download the junk in the first place. :) Thanks again! -- Michael Lewis Off Balance Productions [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.offbalance.com
