As far as I know, SpamBayes does no contention management (locking) on its databases. As a result, there's no robust way to share a database among multiple processes. So I think that even if you solve the current problem, you won't be able to get this approach to work. If you need to filter mail for multiple users with a single database, you'll probably need to set up server-side filtering, so only one process uses the database.
Personally, I think the individualized nature of the database is one of SpamBayes' greatest assets. One man's ham is another's spam. Even if you get it working, using a single database to filter for multiple users seems likely to provide a lower quality of filtering (from your users' point of view) than individual databases would. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mag. Arno > Schoblocher > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 10:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Spambayes] users should share database > > Hello, > > I tested the outlook add-in twice now but I could not make it > work: I am > trying to have a central database for all users, however, it > does not work > because the user-based ini-file on the central network drive > has always the > same name (eg. outlook.ini, or MS Exchange Settings.ini) for > every user. > > So, for one user the network share works, if another user starts he > overwrites the existing "outlook.ini" file with his personal > data also named > "outlook.ini" (eg. outlook folder names). > > My problem behind is that I would like to know if I can > install Spambayes on > a Windows 2000 SP4 Terminal Server running Outlook XP (Office > XP), however, > I could not find any useful instruction for installation in > readme-files and > the mail archives. > > How do I install the Spambayes outlook addin with a central > spam database on > a Win2k Terminal Server or Win2k Pro with multiple users? I > would very much > appreciate if someone could add an article about how to > install Spambayes on > a Windows multi user system (Win2k Pro or Win2k/2k3 server) > additionally to > the existing documentation. > > Maybe I am doing something wrong. I installed the software > (with change user > /install on the TS), run > outlook_addin_register.exe hkey_local_machine > edit the ini-file to use the network share. > > When starting Outlook the wizard comes up, however, everybody > writes to the > same ini-file. > > Regards > > arno _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
