Chris Arnold wrote:
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)?
Not that I'm aware of.
I do see where to set the options (i assume this is where you lower/raise the
spam score?).
Yes. After some training, I've been able to lower the spam cutoff value
significantly.
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?
It varies. I'm using SpamBayes on Debian linux as a server.
bayescustomize.ini resides in /usr/bin. I have no .spambayesrc file. I
run sbserver.py and configure primarily through the webpage located at
host:8880. For client installations, it's usually localhost:8880.
In Windows, when installed via Thunderbayes, it is located in the user's
profile under Application Data/Thunderbird. A standard install places
it in Application Data/SpamBayes. I've never used the Outlook plugin.
Thanks for all your patience with me as i learn about spambayes.
Enjoy. It's a wonderful application.
Dale
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