Thanks JamesDR, I am using POP3. The thing is that this does not happen all the time. In fact, this has happened only 3 or 4 times in the last 100-200 spams. I did not set any filters in Pine but there may be some set by default. I will also check for the Pine log and Pine filter log.
Thanks. On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, JamesDR wrote: > Saleem Hasan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am new at spam filtering and have recently installed SA 3.1.1 on a > > RedHat E L 3 mailserver. I am using a procmailrc to invoke SA and > > .procmailrc for individual users. There are two spam folders, one for > > score between 5 and 10 and the other for spam score >= 10. I read the faq > > on rounding issues in Filtering and Labeling but my problem is slightly > > different. I find that 3 or 4 times I have received messages in my Inbox > > (Pine) that score 9 or more when scanned manually with SA. I have a > > spamtrap to which I can send false negatives but this is different because > > SA scores the message (manually) at a level where it should send it to > > either one of the spam folders and not to Inbox. It would be > > understandable if, due to insufficient learning, SA scored the message > > low and placed it in the Inbox. I have received a couple of hundred spam > > messages and 3 or 4 such messages (with scores 9, 13, 19) have gone to > > the Inbox. > > > > Thanks > > > > Saleem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sounds like a Pine issue... If SA is scoring the mail properly, you'll > want to take a look at why Pine may not be putting those mails in the > proper place... That said I don't use Pine, I use Thunderbird and it > doesn't have an issue with the Spam marking (however, I don't sort the > mail out to different boxes (folders if you will)) > > How does mail in general get your Inbox? I'm assuming that it gets there > via POP3. If so, again what are your filters in Pine doing? Is there a > log for Pine filters? > > All shots in the dark I know, but SA isn't a MDA or a MUA, but a scanner. > > -- > Thanks, > JamesDR >
