In that case once you've got you spam corpus going I'd let it autolearn and little else..students may send the 'maybe spam' to the wrong box deliberately to cause 'fun'.
-- Martin Hepworth Snr Systems Administrator Solid State Logic Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Holbrook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 November 2007 16:16 > To: Jackson, Jeff; Martin.Hepworth; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > users@spamassassin.apache.org > Cc: Josh Sindy > Subject: RE: HAM in Outlook to SA Learn > > Jeff: > Thanks. That looks promising, I do not use mutt but that gets me pretty > close. My biggest issue is incoming I process the mail on my sa | > postfix | etc setup but on the way out I let exchange handle the > traffic. I have no path from my exchange server back to my sa solution. > I am finding that getting the good mail back to SA is presenting a > problem. My bad mail is held on the SA end and never reaches the > exchange server so processing SPAM with sa learn is a breeze. > > My biggest issue now is figuring a way to get the good stuff off the > exchange server so SA can learn the spam, I know I can do that with IMAP > but I am still trying to figure a way to do it without using that type > of procedure. My company is a Microsoft shop so we also have a bit of a > learning curve. I may be chasing a pipe dream though? > > I have this vision of how the system is supposed to work, I am trying to > make it so simple on the end user that they really have no idea that > their mail is being filtered. Sort of like Steve Jobs doesn't want any > buttons on apple equipment, I don't want users to do anything. I am > trying to make the system as transparent as possible. My final > deployment may involve thousands of college students, therefore I wish > to have them do nothing. At this point, I have the entire system in > place and it rocks but I just haven't quite nailed my HAM dilemma. > > Anyway, thank you and the rest of the community for your input. > > Best Regards, > Jason Holbrook > Chief Technology Integrator / Partner > Empower Information Systems > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > weblog.empoweris.com > www.empoweris.com > Skype: holbrook.jason > Gtalk: jaholbrook > 757-320-2667 (Direct) > 757-273-9399 (office) > 757-715-1944 (cell) > 866-477-1544 (toll free) > > > This message is being sent by or on behalf of Empower Information > Systems. It is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to > which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that > is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt > from disclosure. If you are not the named addressee, you are not > authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or > any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender Jason Holbrook immediately by e-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete all copies of this message. > > Empower Information Systems operates under a zero spam policy. If you > believe this message to be spam, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************************************** Confidentiality : This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee only and may be confidential. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please advise the sender by replying to this e-mail immediately and then delete the original from your computer. Opinion : Any opinions expressed in this e-mail are entirely those of the author and unless specifically stated to the contrary, are not necessarily those of the author's employer. Security Warning : Internet e-mail is not necessarily a secure communications medium and can be subject to data corruption. We advise that you consider this fact when e-mailing us. Viruses : We have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and any attachments are free from known viruses but in keeping with good computing practice, you should ensure that they are virus free. Red Lion 49 Ltd T/A Solid State Logic Registered as a limited company in England and Wales (Company No:5362730) Registered Office: 25 Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RU, United Kingdom **********************************************************************