[SAtalk] Can someone explain this?

2004-01-30 Thread Chris Barnes
to be classified as spam. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Ph

[SAtalk] tweaking .procmailrc to make things smoother

2004-01-29 Thread Chris Barnes
/mail/Spam/Filtered mailbox, I would rather a) run sa-learn on that message b) dump that message into /dev/null. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yah

[SAtalk] sa-learn from other computers in a cluster

2004-01-28 Thread Chris Barnes
t installed on their interactive machine, sa-learn isn't there. My question - do we need to install SA on each Linux machine, or is there some minor bits (the sa-learn module, DB_File, etc) we can simply copy over? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: W32.Novarg.A@mm virus

2004-01-27 Thread Chris Barnes
;t fun being the "helpdesk to the community"). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager

[SAtalk] Re: Should I just outright block *.biz domains?

2004-01-15 Thread Chris Barnes
that address is in replies to people that contacted me first. I do not send out email to more than 1 person at a time using that address (for any reason). Ergo - .biz addresses are no more defacto spam than a .com address. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: Bayes Learning

2004-01-15 Thread Chris Barnes
ayes a corpus of Ham. Getting them to do that is somewhat more problematic... -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Comp

[SAtalk] Re: OT: My REALY REALY Crazy idea!! ahahahahahah

2004-01-10 Thread Chris Barnes
ry. I just couldn't help myself. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager p

[SAtalk] Re: Mailing lists and compliance verbage

2003-12-22 Thread Chris Barnes
no reason to add the legaleeze verbage. If it's an opt-out email list, it's spam. Their adding the verbage will make it easier for SA to identify it. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL

[SAtalk] Re: Virginia Busts Spammers

2003-12-15 Thread Chris Barnes
property ala illegal drug offenses. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph:

[SAtalk] Re: False positive

2003-12-15 Thread Chris Barnes
ld have guessed exactly the opposite... -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

[SAtalk] Re: SA for IM?

2003-12-11 Thread Chris Barnes
rted getting 3-4 / day. Fwiw, I use Trillian Pro 2 for my IM client... (although I may investigate GAIM). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] False positive

2003-12-11 Thread Chris Barnes
d in dnsbl.sorbs.net] -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-

[SAtalk] Re: Re: BIG HUGE EVIL RULE NEWS!!!!

2003-12-08 Thread Chris Barnes
Scott Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ahh, I bet ya'll are NotePad experts as well! UltraEdit. It converts the "unix to Dos" format automatically. ;-) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Re: Delete mail with a score above n

2003-12-08 Thread Chris Barnes
Mike D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know how to config spamassassin to delete messages with a > score above a certain threshold? Surely the answer is to post the same question 3 times. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: Delete mail with a score above n

2003-12-08 Thread Chris Barnes
ll > d) how this question is better answered by using the mailing list > archive. :) only if people would check the archives... -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTE

[SAtalk] Why didn't this autolearn?

2003-12-05 Thread Chris Barnes
from AOL (by From) * 3.3 FORGED_AOL_HTML AOL can't send HTML message only * 1.1 MIME_HTML_ONLY_MULTI Multipart message only has text/html MIME parts * 0.1 MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME Message looks like Outlook, but isn't -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: More .procmailrc

2003-12-05 Thread Chris Barnes
standard" (that's what email listservs do). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager

[SAtalk] Re: bigevil.cf + rsync?

2003-12-05 Thread Chris Barnes
pretty nice. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 D

[SAtalk] Re: BIG HUGE EVIL RULE NEWS!!!!

2003-12-04 Thread Chris Barnes
x27;m too embarrassed to tell people I use pico... -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager

[SAtalk] Re: BIG HUGE EVIL RULE NEWS!!!!

2003-12-03 Thread Chris Barnes
hat Madano jersey? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Depa

[SAtalk] Re: Rules Modification /Content Filtering Results

2003-12-02 Thread Chris Barnes
't use the publicly-available corpus. You would just want to go through and remove those spam messages that you DO want so that Bayes doesn't see them. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AO

[SAtalk] Re: Rules Modification /Content Filtering Results

2003-12-02 Thread Chris Barnes
grandma. Of the 35 spam messages I got today, 5 were porn type (selling enlargment stuff). I'm sure that if I visited a few select websites and gave them my email address, I could significantly up that number. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Bar

[SAtalk] Re: SA questions

2003-12-02 Thread Chris Barnes
traffic through sa-learn as well?". After all, it is legit email you get, right? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnb

[SAtalk] Re: Re: How to config Spam Assassin to reject spam > x.xx

2003-12-02 Thread Chris Barnes
is sent to /dev/null/ and what is sent to a mailbox for perusal for false positives (rare, but they do happen). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] Re: Re: How to config Spam Assassin to reject spam > x.xx

2003-12-02 Thread Chris Barnes
obert's decree remains correct. Getting back to Terry's question, yes, using a Milter type product will do what he is looking for. As will a simple procmail recipe. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Re: Delete Spam

2003-12-01 Thread Chris Barnes
y other week. Those that really are spam, I manually move from Probable to Spam. I then run sa-learn --mbox --spam mail/Spam then nuke the contents. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes A

[SAtalk] Re: Idea for spamassassin

2003-11-27 Thread Chris Barnes
ose your Bayes db pretty quickly. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 97

[SAtalk] Re: RE: Re[2]: http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/11/14/45FEspam_1.html?s=tc

2003-11-25 Thread Chris Barnes
ot mailbomb - just alot of well written replies to the article) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes C

[SAtalk] Re: Really bad Infoworld article

2003-11-24 Thread Chris Barnes
mp;M back when he was an undergrad!. (if it's the same Kevin Railsback) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM

[SAtalk] Re: Really bad Infoworld article

2003-11-24 Thread Chris Barnes
er group support be utilized. Doing otherwise would be like buying a commercial package, but throwing away the manual *and* tech support number. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTE

[SAtalk] Re: Really bad Infoworld article

2003-11-24 Thread Chris Barnes
t; at least, to point up a need to make a point "in favour" of the > commercial solutions. Perhaps the alternative would be to write the editors of InfoWorld about their evaluator. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Re: new to spamassassin

2003-11-11 Thread Chris Barnes
mail with a swear (as above) and > it gets blocked. how can I get that mail to them? procmail -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Ya

[SAtalk] rule to whitelist Listserv (tm) list traffic

2003-11-10 Thread Chris Barnes
work? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Ph

[SAtalk] Re: a new rule

2003-11-06 Thread Chris Barnes
;BAYES_99*[score: 1.]" and send that to /dev/null as well, right? Well, yeah, I could do that. But it: a) seems harder b) misses (1) above c) allows a definitive Bayes scores to be used in SAlearn -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] a new rule

2003-11-05 Thread Chris Barnes
How? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics fax: 979-845-2590 Te

[SAtalk] Re: Anti-SA article: "ISP Assassin"

2003-11-05 Thread Chris Barnes
imilar to tampering with postal mail. The author is a complete and utter moron. Too bad they didn't use their real name (typical) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] Am I nuts

2003-11-03 Thread Chris Barnes
st a "wierd way"? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 9

[SAtalk] Re: bayesian pollution

2003-10-31 Thread Chris Barnes
seeking recommendation on > what to do with these messages; if I should allow these messages to > be learned from, will there be any negative impact? Somebody was watching "The ScreenSavers" last night, right? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: stats script

2003-10-30 Thread Chris Barnes
dmail (or exim, or...) users wouldn't be able to use it? (sorry, I'm just not familiar with Posix) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yah

[SAtalk] Re: This isn't Porn???

2003-10-30 Thread Chris Barnes
re it can be autolearnt. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph:

[SAtalk] Re: Re: sendmail and spamassassin

2003-10-29 Thread Chris Barnes
ve just answered a question I had on another group! -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Comput

[SAtalk] Re: sendmail and spamassassin

2003-10-29 Thread Chris Barnes
o have a mail server without procmail. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

[SAtalk] Re: Re: [OT] What is next step?

2003-10-25 Thread Chris Barnes
e how many spams I get addresses to the messed up address or (harder to measure) if my amount of spam goes down. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] Re: Spamassassin updates

2003-10-16 Thread Chris Barnes
I have now and start fresh. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

[SAtalk] Re: Spamassassin updates

2003-10-16 Thread Chris Barnes
x27;ll like gentoo then. ;-) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager

[SAtalk] Re: ham id's as spam

2003-10-15 Thread Chris Barnes
cognize the fact that the user has used "HOTMAIL.COM" in uppercase, while the X-Originating-Email tag is using lowercase. Is this a bug? (seems like one to me) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM:

[SAtalk] ham id's as spam

2003-10-09 Thread Chris Barnes
AIL.COM" in uppercase, while the X-Originating-Email tag is using lowercase. Is this a bug? (seems like one to me) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] Re: Upgraded from 2.60beta to 2.60 final, now problems

2003-10-07 Thread Chris Barnes
al. Done. bug report # is 2561. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

[SAtalk] Re: Upgraded from 2.60beta to 2.60 final, now problems

2003-10-02 Thread Chris Barnes
Malte S. Stretz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 01 October 2003 17:36 CET Chris Barnes wrote: >> [...] >> What am I missing? > > TFM, the FAQ and sa-learn --import. Ok, good suggestion. Did that and it told me: import failed, original files saved with &qu

[SAtalk] Re: where do i defined what should happen with SPAM mails

2003-10-01 Thread Chris Barnes
the faint of heart... -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics fax: 979-

[SAtalk] Upgraded from 2.60beta to 2.60 final, now problems

2003-10-01 Thread Chris Barnes
nd it seemed to work ok (meaning, it didn't give me any errors). What am I missing? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbar

[SAtalk] Dumb question: where to get DB_File

2003-09-24 Thread Chris Barnes
DB_File? (RH 8) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

[SAtalk] Re: Spam slipped through, why no Bayes?

2003-09-19 Thread Chris Barnes
RLMX_TAG_80 2 header LOCAL_PERLMX_TAG_70 /X-PerlMX=~ /\b Probability=7[0-9]\%/ score LOCAL_PERLMX_TAG_70 1 Ok, so what's wrong with my rule? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL

[SAtalk] Re: Spam slipped through, why no Bayes?

2003-09-19 Thread Chris Barnes
decided against doing it (it said performance could take a serious hit). Instead, I just put my modification into the system wide config. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM:

[SAtalk] Spam slipped through, why no Bayes?

2003-09-18 Thread Chris Barnes
shows: 0.000 0 1658 0 non-token data: nspam 0.000 0495 0 non-token data: nham 0.000 0 91398 0 non-token data: ntokens -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Re: SpamAssassin 2.60 rc3 released

2003-08-30 Thread Chris Barnes
(I didn't install the bayes_DB the first time). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

[SAtalk] Re: heads-up: 2.60 will drop support for bayes dbs in non-DB_File formats

2003-08-28 Thread Chris Barnes
rephrase), is DB_File installed as a matter of routine (assuming one does not opt to use something else such as MySQL or another database engine)? Fwiw, I am currently running 2.60 pre-rc1. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Re: user_prefs question

2003-08-27 Thread Chris Barnes
mall number of packages, it should be relatively easy to figure out what each is using. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes C

[SAtalk] Re: Re: SAProxy

2003-08-26 Thread Chris Barnes
nts, as opposed to spectacular for out > of the box SpamAssassin. Ah, ok. Thanks. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Com

Re: [SAtalk] help with procmail script

2003-08-26 Thread Chris Barnes
e Alan recommended turned out to be the best solution (at least for me). + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Syst

[SAtalk] Re: SAProxy

2003-08-25 Thread Chris Barnes
t is SAProxy? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics fax: 979-845-25

[SAtalk] Re: Which ham to trian sa-learn

2003-08-19 Thread Chris Barnes
spam, but see no disadvantages (and some possible advatages) to feeding it all the ham. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnb

[SAtalk] Re: help with procmail script

2003-08-18 Thread Chris Barnes
]> wrote: Off the top of my head as well, wouldn't something like this be more complete? > 0f # First, remove all spamassassin markup > /usr/bin/spamassassin -d #Then, run through local spamassassin: > 0fw > /usr/bin/spamassassin -P -- + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: Newbie

2003-08-18 Thread Chris Barnes
nt 2.55 or maybe even the 2.6 beta). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

[SAtalk] help with procmail script

2003-08-18 Thread Chris Barnes
ntly looks like: DROPPRIVS=yes :0fw | /usr/bin/spamc -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Syste

[SAtalk] Re: Help understanding spamc and bayes

2003-08-15 Thread Chris Barnes
/spool/mail/cbarnes after checking my inbox to make sure there are no false negatives, but before actually reading/deleting my new email. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED

[SAtalk] Re: archives for seeding bayes?

2003-08-15 Thread Chris Barnes
going to lead to innacurate results. I understand not feeding it other people's ham, but I don't see a problem using other people's spam - assuming it's "normal looking spam". -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Bar

[SAtalk] Re: [Spamassassin-saproxy] Outlook Add-In for SpamAssassin is here

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
der (which since I use the UW Imap server, keeps the messages in the mbox format). I simply feed SA-learn the folder name and it churns away on it. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Re: sa-learn running as cron job

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
Gareth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to set-up a cron job to process these daily using sa-learn. I was thinking about doing this as well, but how do you get sa-learn to run "for each user"? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] sa-learn question

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
m on their inbox and other non-spam folders (in ~/mail) Q1: is this smart/dumb? - will sa-learn get confused if it sees (for example) "To: Chris Barnes" when running for the user "Shelly" in the everyonespam? Q2: how can I create the cronjob to

[SAtalk] Re: question about SA headers (FAF)*

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
I just blowing smoke? > Thanks in advance. If it matters, consider this to be a "yeah, me too" request. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] Re: sa-learn and forcing Bayes to begin

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
Justin Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > actually, it's only 200 of each. Actually, I just checked some of my headers - apparently Bayes is kicking in now. Sorry for the mis-information. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: wow, this was a nice change

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
ey didn't do something with it - like send it to their postmaster... -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: ch

[SAtalk] Re: Newbie

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
p the memory to at least 256mb (if not 512). But then, memory for that type box is realatively cheap. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[SAtalk] Re: Newbie

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
AWESOMELY powerful). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Dep

[SAtalk] Re: Adding new rules

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
e in where please? New rules are genereally put into the /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf file (at least on my conf with RH and sendmail). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Hmm, I wonder

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
erlMX test gives it a 90% or higher, have SA add 3 to the score). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Syste

[SAtalk] sa-learn and forcing Bayes to begin

2003-08-14 Thread Chris Barnes
00 of each. 1000 of each seems like overkill (at least for me). Is there a setting I can use to get SA to use a lessor number? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBar

[SAtalk] Re: Newbie - Why no score for equal From: and To: address?

2003-08-10 Thread Chris Barnes
: and From: match). Now if you want to look for a case where the From: line is YOUR email (something spammers mostly do), you'll probably need a custom rule for that. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Re: Newbie

2003-08-07 Thread Chris Barnes
e default install will include SA 2.53. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager

[SAtalk] Re: feature suggestions for "typical" users

2003-08-05 Thread Chris Barnes
rs giving them a starting point for helping their users. And helping the end users is really ALL of our jobs (spoken like the 10-year helpdesk veteran I am). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM:

[SAtalk] Re: Installed, now what?

2003-08-01 Thread Chris Barnes
Chris Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm. How do I "configure my system to run spamd in the background" and > where does the mailer "invoke spamassassin" that I would change to > spamc? (see, I told you I didn't have alot of experiance) A quick not

[SAtalk] Installed, now what?

2003-08-01 Thread Chris Barnes
un spamd in the background" and where does the mailer "invoke spamassassin" that I would change to spamc? (see, I told you I didn't have alot of experiance) -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

[SAtalk] Dummy Guide for installing SA

2003-07-26 Thread Chris Barnes
a blackbox. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes --- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites

[SAtalk] exim/courier/amavis/spamassassin on RedHat

2003-07-21 Thread Chris Barnes
Is anyone running a combination of exim/courier-imap/amavis/spamassassin on a RedHat (9) box? Exim especially doesn't seem to be available on RH. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNB

[SAtalk] Procmail script to handle SA marked messages

2003-07-16 Thread Chris Barnes
il I found out that the asterisk is a wildcard to procmail. So will this work? # Check to see if SpamAssassin marked it # if so, put it into a folder named "Filtered" > 0 * !Subject:**SPAM** $HOME/mail/Filtered -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] Re: Hormel sues

2003-07-07 Thread Chris Barnes
or the beloved hot dog condiment. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes -

[SAtalk] Re: "Naughty" test names

2003-07-01 Thread Chris Barnes
ement. Let me guess, your HR person's name is Catbert... Q: how are they seeing this to begin with - it's in the header, not the body. Are they using some oddball email program that is showing them the headers? -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Re: [SAtalk] how much work to install and maintain

2003-06-19 Thread Chris Barnes
tions and then beating them, thus > ensuring your excellent employee review & raise. ;) Of course, Belanna Torres (ST:Voyager) was considered great too, and her comment was "if I say 3 hours, it will take 3 hours. I don't pad my estimates". Personally, I liked her better. + +

Re: [SAtalk] how much work to install and maintain

2003-06-19 Thread Chris Barnes
st because one exists). I don't know how fast SA changes, but I would guess this is a couple hours every 6-12 months Personally, I think he's blowing smoke into dark places. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

Re: [SAtalk] Really OT: Microsoft buys out RAV

2003-06-11 Thread Chris Barnes
" clock. So unless you didn't apply any security patches (gasp), I'm sure your 2 NT servers were not continuously running from 96 to 99. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMA

Re: [SAtalk] Really OT: Microsoft buys out RAV

2003-06-10 Thread Chris Barnes
bad, bad thing + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager ph: 979-845-7801 Department of Physics

Re: [SAtalk] Gibberish email addresses

2003-06-09 Thread Chris Barnes
last 4 of their student ID #). If someone else came around with the same initials and last 4, their address was cnb123a. All I'm saying is that you might be elminating alot of legit addresses... + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

[SAtalk] using SA w/ Rav (antivirus)

2003-06-09 Thread Chris Barnes
ming & outgoing email)? 2) Is anyone using both Rav & SA now (so I can pick your brain)? 3) (more for the developers) Has there been any thought about merging SA with a package like Rav? + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes

Re: [SAtalk] Question about BAYES tests

2003-06-09 Thread Chris Barnes
I put the domain name above in case the developers care to contact them about how they are misusing the product... + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yaho

Re: [SAtalk] Question about BAYES tests

2003-06-06 Thread Chris Barnes
client... ala Outlook Express, Eudora, and Pegasus. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Systems Manager

Re: [SAtalk] Question about BAYES tests

2003-06-06 Thread Chris Barnes
Kai Schaetzl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Barnes wrote on Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:03:20 -0500: > >> I am more concerned about the false positives. Looking at the >> headers of those messages that are legit, it seems that the biggest >> score comes from the BAYES tes

[SAtalk] Question about BAYES tests

2003-06-06 Thread Chris Barnes
mail) they have a MUCH higher chance of being tagged as a spammer. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Computer Syste