Thanks Tony. Much appreciated. - Bill H.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Meyer > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 6:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Tony Meyer - Training question > > > > At this time I would like to know if you have changed your > > opinion on training since then. Here's what you said in a message > > to me on August 10, 2004 after reading my draft chapter. > [...] > > Yes, I would stick to what I said then. I would perhaps add that > after time it is probably worth adjusting the thresholds, so > that not > quite as much ends up in the unsure folder, but maybe that's too > advanced. > > > I basically distilled your advice down to "do no pre-training at > > all - train only on the UNSURE folder". > > *And* any mistakes. > > > Where do you stand on training these days, for people who simply > > will not or cannot follow a complicated set of instructions. > It still seems that 'fpfnunsure' (all mistakes and unsures) gives > generally good results with SpamBayes, and it's certainly the > easiest > method to use with the Outlook plug-in. I would (and do) still > recommend it. > > =Tony.Meyer -- We take security very seriously. All outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. To boost YOUR security visit The Hacker's Nightmare: http://HackersNightmare.com. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 16/09/2005 _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
