> Chris> Here was part of my confusion: client said he wants spamassassin > Chris> rules and spambayes advanced settings. I will have to clarify > Chris> this tomorrow morning. Also, as i have been reading the FAQ on > Chris> spambayes: it looks like spambayes runs on the client level? > Chris> Either a outlook plugin or thunderbird plugin. Spambayes does not > Chris> get installed at the server level? Do i have this correct? > > Amedee> Actually, in theory Spambayes *can* run at the server level, and > Amedee> for some people it does. It is quite versatile. It can run as an > Amedee> Outlook plugin, as a Thunderbird plugin (third party extension), > Amedee> as a POP proxy, as an IMAP proxy, as a procmail filter (that's > Amedee> how I use it) and there are probably a few other ways of using > Amedee> it.
>(Not sure how I missed Chris's response. Oh well...) > >What Amedee writes is true. In addition, on the python.org mail server we >have SpamBayes integrated with Postfix. I'm not sure how all the pieces fit >together, but SpamBayes runs while the SMTP connection is still open. I >maintain the training database. We also have minimal integration with >Mailman which allows us to score messages coming from Usenet >(comp.lang.python -> python-l...@python.org). >So, yes, you can run SpamBayes on a server in many cases. Alright, i think i have some answers for this client :) But i just want to make sure i am on the same page as spambayes: you can not enter any "rules" into spambayes (like mark all messages with the word viagra in the subject/body as spam)? I do see where to set the options (i assume this is where you lower/raise the spam score?). Where, typically, is the config/options file? I see the FAQ says "configured through a file called bayescustomize.ini or .spambayesrc". I assume the *.ini file is for a windows box and the .spambayessrc is for a *nix box? Thanks for all your patience with me as i learn about spambayes. _______________________________________________ SpamBayes@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Info/Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html