[Assp-user] Helping populate the corpus

2006-12-01 Thread Eric B.
I just had a thought I've been getting tons of spam over the last few months, that I still have in my email client's spam folder (just haven't gotten around to deleting it). Probably have over 30 or 40K spam msgs. Can I just take those and copy them all directly into the spam/ directory t

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Bob Coffman Jr - Info From Data
> But just wait, my book "ASSP For Dummies" will hit the shelfs shortly, > price is just 79$ for US citizen or 49 Euro for everybody else. >Ha! I protest! What's with the anti-americanism? Or is it because most of the worlds spam originates here? ;) Its because we can afford it ;) -

Re: [Assp-user] Cast your vote!

2006-12-01 Thread Lars Troen
> > The survey takes only 30 seconds. The survey takes only 30 seconds. > >http://www.junkfax.org/fax/spam/SpamFilterUserSurvey.htm Ok, I did my duty here :) Even if ASSP might be of the most efficient filters that exists right now it probably wont reach up to the top. This because the user

[Assp-user] Difference between "Accept All Mail" and "ISP/Secondary MX Servers"

2006-12-01 Thread Eric B.
Alright. Maybe it's because it's Friday night and the dense-cap is back on again, but I'm having trouble figuring out the diff between the "ISP/Secondary MX Servers" list and the "Accept All Mail" list. Is the only difference that mail that comes from Accept All Mail servers automatically get

Re: [Assp-user] Still having problems with RBL

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr (mobile)
which OS and which version of the Net-DNS module are you running? -- ME2 (mobile) -Original Message- From: "Cameron Biggart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, Dec 1, 2006 5:47 pm Subject: [Assp-user] Still having problems with RBL Hi all, I'm still running 1.2.5(2) (I can't get any of

[Assp-user] Still having problems with RBL

2006-12-01 Thread Cameron Biggart
Hi all, I'm still running 1.2.5(2) (I can't get any of the 1.2.6 builds to run for more than 40 seconds) but RBL doesn't seem to be working - here is a typical snip of the log for a mail transaction: Dec-2-06 09:44:38 Connected: 220.233.0.8:50570 -> 128.1.1.100:25 -> 128.1.1.100:8125 Dec-2-06

Re: [Assp-user] Limiting connections problem

2006-12-01 Thread Scott MacLean
At 12:59 PM 12/1/2006, Fritz Borgstedt wrote: > >The connections show usually 4-5 connections, none of which are the > >ones being limited, usually. > >what version are you running? The most recent. 1.2.5(2). - Take Surveys

Re: [Assp-user] IMail User/domain scavenging script for local usersand local domains

2006-12-01 Thread Cameron Biggart
- Original Message - From: "Matti Haack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy" Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [Assp-user] IMail User/domain scavenging script for local usersand local domains > Guten Tag Cameron Bi

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Charles Marcus
> But just wait, my book "ASSP For Dummies" will hit the shelfs shortly, > price is just 79$ for US citizen or 49 Euro for everybody else. Ha! I protest! What's with the anti-americanism? Or is it because most of the worlds spam originates here? ;) -- Best regards, Charles --

[Assp-user] Cast your vote!

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
JunkFax.org is having spam filter survey: > > Which spam filters work the best in real life use? Take our 30 > second spam filter survey. > > We all hate spam. But there is so much vendor hype, we decided to > survey the users of these products and find out what the users of > these filters

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Kevin
Fritz Borgstedt wrote: >> Just ask >> Fritz if all he runs are the default settings for instance. > > Yes, I run the default settings in production. > > But just wait, my book "ASSP For Dummies" will hit the shelfs shortly, > price is just 79$ for US citizen or 49 Euro for everybody else. > > F

Re: [Assp-user] Does all outgoing mail automatically go in the /notspam directory

2006-12-01 Thread Eric B.
>>Or is this entirely intentional, assuming that all outgoing mail is >>valid >>and thus, should contribute to the /notspam corpus? > > That is intentionally. > You can reduce that by red and np and the logging frequency. Perfect. Thanks for confirming. I thought I was going nuts for a moment l

Re: [Assp-user] Does all outgoing mail automatically g o in the /notspam directory

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
"Eric B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreibt: >Or is this entirely intentional, assuming that all outgoing mail is >valid >and thus, should contribute to the /notspam corpus? That is intentionally. You can reduce that by red and np and the logging frequency. --

[Assp-user] Does all outgoing mail automatically go in the /notspam directory?

2006-12-01 Thread Eric B.
Hi, I'm looking at my logs, and noticing that outgoing mail (except those with addresses on the NP lists) are getting copied into the /notspam directory. I had originally thought that the logging settings controlled what would get copied in the /notspam directory, but it seems that even though

Re: [Assp-user] Is this supposed to happen?

2006-12-01 Thread Eric B.
>> What is the simplest way to revert to the 0.57 version (as a Perl >> newbie)? - the only thing I can find is how to upgrade to the latest >> version, not how to downgrade to an older version. > > This link http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/ has the older package > versions. Add a local dir

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Guy Deslauriers
For whom ASSP is mainly addressed to, I would suggest you only write a pamphlet...and even then most wouldn't read it :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fritz Borgstedt Sent: December 1, 2006 12:46 PM To: Questions and Answers for users

Re: [Assp-user] Limiting connections problem

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
>The connections show usually 4-5 connections, none of which are the >ones being limited, usually. what version are you running? - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel an

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
>Just ask >Fritz if all he runs are the default settings for instance. Yes, I run the default settings in production. But just wait, my book "ASSP For Dummies" will hit the shelfs shortly, price is just 79$ for US citizen or 49 Euro for everybody else. Fritz

Re: [Assp-user] HELO

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Donnie Bachan (Island Wizards) wrote: > Thanks very muchI really needed it more as a guideline so I will > experiment with it and see how it goesThanks again... You're welcome. Feel free to ask questions. Sorry for the bad grammar/spelling in some spots, but I was typing very hastily at

Re: [Assp-user] HELO

2006-12-01 Thread Donnie Bachan (Island Wizards)
Thanks very muchI really needed it more as a guideline so I will experiment with it and see how it goesThanks again... Donnie Bachan Island Wizards P: 516-992-1658 C: 646-696-1366 W: www.islandwizards.com Get Your Mary Kay Cosmetics at http://www.marykay.com/malikab -Original Messag

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Andrew Macpherson wrote: > This has not been my experience. I'm confused but delighted that you > report otherwise. SpamCop themselves have made that claim from time to > time > over the past few years, and from time to time anti-spam activists have > demonstrated that claim to remain false. >

Re: [Assp-user] Is this supposed to happen?

2006-12-01 Thread Dave Emory
Scott MacLean wrote: > At 07:09 PM 11/30/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What is the simplest way to revert to the 0.57 version (as a Perl > newbie)? - the only thing I can find is how to upgrade to the latest > version, not how to downgrade to an older version. This link http://ppm.activestate

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Andrew Macpherson
--On Friday, December 01, 2006 13:01:23 -0500 Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | SpamCop doesn't have an unverified | hair-trigger. It takes *multiple* reports to get added to the SCBL | list. This has not been my experience. I'm confused but delighted that you report otherwis

Re: [Assp-user] Limiting connections problem

2006-12-01 Thread Scott MacLean
I thought of that too, I have it set at 30, no effect. At 09:39 AM 12/1/2006, Doug Traylor wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "Scott MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I have a serious problem with my ASSP installation that I can't seem > > to figure out. > >What do you have "SMTP Idle Time

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Fritz Borgstedt wrote: > Habeas was the only one who could sue spammer because of nfringe Habeas > copyrights and trademarks > > > Habeas is/was a normaö rbl. Ahh, right. I just re-read some things, and I see now that "IP addresses of those who infringe Habeas copyrights and trademarks" act

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 1 Dec 2006 at 16:40, Andrew Macpherson wrote: > > >> One should also remove Spamcop. It has an unverified hair-trigger, and >> documents itself as being unsuitable for use in a mail-filter context >> > > I agree, but many may not, and I think this highlights

Re: [Assp-user] Limiting connections problem

2006-12-01 Thread Scott MacLean
The connections show usually 4-5 connections, none of which are the ones being limited, usually. When I got it to happen from my own IP, and I could establish two simultaneous connections from my IP (but no more) those two connections would show up on the connections screen. At 03:13 AM 12/1/

Re: [Assp-user] HELO

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Donnie Bachan (Island Wizards) wrote: > Micheal, > > Can you share those RegExs? > > Thanks much. I have been meaning to finish a wiki article about it, but I have fallen behind on it. I'll post them here for now. I was really hoping to have properly comment them, because some of the things I

Re: [Assp-user] HELO

2006-12-01 Thread Donnie Bachan (Island Wizards)
Micheal, Can you share those RegExs? Thanks much. Best Regards, Donnie Bachan Island Wizards P: 516-992-1658 C: 646-696-1366 W: www.islandwizards.com Get Your Mary Kay Cosmetics at http://www.marykay.com/malikab -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread paul+as
On 1 Dec 2006 at 16:40, Andrew Macpherson wrote: > One should also remove Spamcop. It has an unverified hair-trigger, and > documents itself as being unsuitable for use in a mail-filter context I agree, but many may not, and I think this highlights the dangers of putting a list of 'recommend

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >"The Habeas >Infringers List (“HIL”), which is a DNS-based list of the IP >addresses >of those who infringe Habeas copyrights and trademarks." > >Based on that quote, I think it should be removed from the interface >as

Re: [Assp-user] Is this supposed to happen?

2006-12-01 Thread Eric B.
>>Ahh, I see. >> >>Could this be anything to do with the NET::DNS v0.59 problem? Some >>people have reported strange >>results when using that version on windows. > > What is the simplest way to revert to the 0.57 version (as a Perl > newbie)? - the only thing I can find is how to upgrade to the l

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Kevin
Andrew Macpherson wrote: > > --On Friday, December 01, 2006 08:23:29 -0800 Kevin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | > | Agreed, we need a "recommended settings" article with suggestions and > | solutions for common needs that people look to ASSP for. > > I think you're missing something here.

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Andrew Macpherson wrote: > --On Friday, December 01, 2006 11:32:08 -0500 Micheal Espinola Jr > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | > | Based on that quote, I think it should be removed from the interface as > | a suggested provider to use. > > One should also remove Spamcop. It has an unverified hair

Re: [Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Andrew Macpherson
--On Friday, December 01, 2006 11:32:08 -0500 Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | Based on that quote, I think it should be removed from the interface as | a suggested provider to use. One should also remove Spamcop. It has an unverified hair-trigger, and documents itself as b

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Andrew Macpherson
--On Friday, December 01, 2006 08:23:29 -0800 Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | Agreed, we need a "recommended settings" article with suggestions and | solutions for common needs that people look to ASSP for. I think you're missing something here. There are default values. The BSD port f

[Assp-user] DNSBLs that are listed in the interface

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I am going through them all and am documenting them, with notations, on the wiki page: http://www.asspsmtp.org/wiki/DNSBL Coming across hil.habeas.com, I dont understand why its listed in the ASSP providers list. After some research, I found that, "The Habeas Infringers List (“HIL”), which

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
>once you understood what the general concept The *general* concept never changed, all is described in the docs. Someone just should change this "outdated" to "core" documentation and you have it. But nobody bothers to read it. My way of communication is the GUI. fritz -

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Kevin
eric B. wrote: > Being a rather new to ASSP, I will take a look at the interface as well and > point out where I find/found it unclear. Maybe someone else will be able to > pick up on the thread afterwards for additional clarification. Overall, > however, I have to say that in general, I didn't f

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >Gimme a couple of days and I'll go through it as well, and post back >my >comments/thoughts here. Please no additional work. I need support in expanding the GUI - not comments. fritz --

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please! 1

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
>Personally, what I would like to see is the guy descriptions shortened >and have links to ASSP documentation. I think that would be easier to >maintain. That is not what I think. But you are invited to give me any link to any documentation I should built in. And all others please go on, if y

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please 1!

2006-12-01 Thread eric B.
>> It would be nice, if some people (Doug??))), would pick some part of >> the GUI and expand it, so that fewer questions arise. Just copy that >> part and send me the expanded part. >> Thanks. > > Who? Me? > > I'll see what I can do. :o) Being a rather new to ASSP, I will take a look at

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please! 1

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Guy Deslauriers wrote: > Fritz > > I'll take a shot at this portion of the GUI, should any questions for > clarification arises, be indulgent 'cause I've been using ASSP for a little > more than 2 months. Before either of you (or anyone else) get started on this, please email me off-list. I

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please! 1

2006-12-01 Thread Guy Deslauriers
Fritz I'll take a shot at this portion of the GUI, should any questions for clarification arises, be indulgent 'cause I've been using ASSP for a little more than 2 months. Thanks What's your ETA on this??? gd -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: [Assp-user] Help! Please! 1

2006-12-01 Thread Doug Traylor
- Original Message - From: "Fritz Borgstedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Assp-user] Help! Please! 1 > It would be nice, if some people (Doug??))), would pick some part of > the GUI and expand it, so that fewer questions arise. Just copy that > part and send me the expanded part. > Thanks

Re: [Assp-user] Limiting connections problem

2006-12-01 Thread Doug Traylor
- Original Message - From: "Scott MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I have a serious problem with my ASSP installation that I can't seem > to figure out. What do you have "SMTP Idle Timeout" set to? If nothing, set it to "60". Doug ---

Re: [Assp-user] How to get assp to learn from Spam Assassin

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >What I am looking for is *someway* to tell ASSP that the message has >been rejcted by SA, and that ASSP should drop all whitelisting >information on that network (I have the *Netblocks options turned on) >and host. may be

Re: [Assp-user] How to get assp to learn from Spam Assassin

2006-12-01 Thread B. Cook
Fritz Borgstedt wrote: > Please make your configuration clearer. > > Um.. 64.72.x.y:25 [ASSP] -> 127.0.0.1:25 [Exim] [Exim] has the exiscan patch in it so it can talk directly to spamassasin and clamd In my exim config I have acl_smtp_data defined as going to acl_check_data: ### ### START A

Re: [Assp-user] bug: PB scoring and logging issue when essage is NP and fails

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr (mobile)
Will do, thanks. -- ME2 (mobile) -Original Message- From: "Fritz Borgstedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, Dec 1, 2006 4:14 am Subject: Re: [Assp-user] bug: PB scoring and logging issue when essage is NP and fails Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schre

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2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
It would be nice, if some people (Doug??))), would pick some part of the GUI and expand it, so that fewer questions arise. Just copy that part and send me the expanded part. Thanks. [0,0,0,'heading','Experimental'], [baysConfidence,'Bayesian Confidence Level',3,textinput,'','(.*)',undef,'Spam-Mail

[Assp-user] Help! Please! 3

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
It would be nice, if some people (Doug??))), would pick some part of the GUI and expand it, so that fewer questions arise. Just copy that part and send me the expanded part. Thanks. [0,0,0,'heading','RBL'], [ValidateRBL,'Enable Realtime Blacklist Validation',0,checkbox,1,'(.*)',updateRBL, 'Sende

[Assp-user] Help! Please! 2

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
It would be nice, if some people (Doug??))), would pick some part of the GUI and expand it, so that fewer questions arise. Just copy that part and send me the expanded part. Thanks. [0,0,0,'heading','Validate Sender'], [denySenderRe,'Expression to Identify Sender You Want To Block at Any Cost*',60

Re: [Assp-user] how to use assp such as service on linux

2006-12-01 Thread Dickson, Paul
Yeah, I noticed that too. My original start.dat had that in there, from pre v1.0. At some point someone changed it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graziano Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 2:23 AM To: Questions and Answers for users of AS

[Assp-user] Help! Please! 1

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
It would be nice, if some people (Doug??))), would pick some part of the GUI and expand it, so that fewer questions arise. Just copy that part and send me the expanded part. Thanks. [0,0,0,'heading','Network Setup'], # except for the heading lines, all config lines have the following: # $name,$

Re: [Assp-user] whitelist question

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >2. > >James. No, there are options to force otherwise. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and

Re: [Assp-user] whitelist question

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Look into the code. You are joking, right? fritz - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through bri

Re: [Assp-user] whitelist question

2006-12-01 Thread James Brown
On 01/12/2006, at 11:26 PM, Graziano wrote: > Thank you , > > another question please , to understand well how works assp . If assp > receive a whitelist email > > 1) assp executes bayes , HELO , SPF and RBL checks and then bypass > them > because whitelisted > > OR > > 2) assp bypass all filt

Re: [Assp-user] whitelist question

2006-12-01 Thread Graziano
Thank you , another question please , to understand well how works assp . If assp receive a whitelist email 1) assp executes bayes , HELO , SPF and RBL checks and then bypass them because whitelisted OR 2) assp bypass all filters and process the email immediately . I am asking this because

Re: [Assp-user] How to get assp to learn from Spam Assassin

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Please make your configuration clearer. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys

Re: [Assp-user] whitelist question

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >Hello > >The email on whitelist bypass also HELO , SPF and RBL checks ? >Or the email on whitelist works(bypass) only with Bayesian filter ?. > > >Thank you >Graziano Graziano, it would be nice if you read the web GUI. You w

[Assp-user] How to get assp to learn from Spam Assassin

2006-12-01 Thread B. Cook
Hello all, I really like the assp package, but I'm having a *heck* of a time trying to get it to do any bayes things successfully.. - So to stop the phone calls; it's been disabled - With the greylisting in place the boxes are now able to keep up the demand/load that SA puts on them. I found th

[Assp-user] whitelist question

2006-12-01 Thread Graziano
Hello The email on whitelist bypass also HELO , SPF and RBL checks ? Or the email on whitelist works(bypass) only with Bayesian filter ?. Thank you Graziano - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceF

Re: [Assp-user] HELO

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >While if I set score "1" for these 2 HELO checks , assp will block >email >without assigning >a score , so it will never go on black PB . > >Is it right/correct ? No. Blocking includes scoring, at least it is meant to do i

Re: [Assp-user] HELO

2006-12-01 Thread Graziano
Thank you . If I set score "3" for these 2 HELO checks , assp will assign a score only for PB , so after some time the sender using a wrong HELO will be on black PB . While if I set score "1" for these 2 HELO checks , assp will block email without assigning a score , so it will never go on bla

Re: [Assp-user] bug: PB scoring and logging issue when essage is NP and fails

2006-12-01 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >OK. Just to confirm: something that is an NP match will always get >its >IP PB White listed, and never removed or scored Black ? That was the idea. After you mentioned it, I changed it to: If you explicitly ignore NP and SP

Re: [Assp-user] IMail User/domain scavenging script for local users and local domains

2006-12-01 Thread Matti Haack
Guten Tag Cameron Biggart, am Freitag, 1. Dezember 2006 um 04:37 schrieben Sie: CB> After not being able to get Matti's iMail vbscript to run on my server I CB> tried to hack it to see where it was breaking. CB> CB> The version I have running at my site CB> (12 domains & 392 users/aliases) is a s

Re: [Assp-user] Limiting connections problem

2006-12-01 Thread paul+as
On 30 Nov 2006 at 21:34, Scott MacLean wrote: What does the connections screen shaow when this is happening? paul - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the

Re: [Assp-user] HELO

2006-12-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Graziano wrote: > Hello > > anyone can explain me what is the difference between > > Validate Format of HELOs > If activated, the HELO is checked against the expression below > If the Regular Expression matches, the HELO is validated as being ok. Meaning it *wont* be blocked. > and > > Invali