Yes. If you set bayes_path to an absolute path, it will be a global database.
Bowie Russell Jones wrote: > Okay, but other than that it'll begin using a global database for > every email account it is protecting, correct? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bowie Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:10 PM > Subject: RE: Global configuration question > > > > Russell Jones wrote: > > > Alrighty, now that I've had some time to look at it, I would like > > > to make sure I understand this correctly. > > > > > > In the man page for it, it says: bayes_path /path/filename > > > (default: ~/.spamassassin/bayes) > > > > > > So, if I change the ~/.spamassassin/bayes to, for example, > > > /var/spamassassin/bayes, then instead of each user having their > > > own bayes database, all information learned from all of the mail > > > accounts handled by this server will be stored in the > > > /var/spamassassin/bayes folder, and will be used accordingly, > > > correct? > > > > Almost. With that setting, the database will be in the > > /var/spamassassin folder in files that start with "bayes". > > > > Like the man page says: "/path/filename" > > > > "/var/spamassassin" is the path and "bayes" is the filename. > > > > If you want a /var/spamassassin/bayes directory, you should do this: > > > > bayes_path /var/spamassassin/bayes/bayes
