RE: [vps-mail] Bayesian AND BlackLists

["Jim Smith" <maillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I got brave and tried using Bayes on my VPS2 but I can't see that it is
making any difference. Here's what my home/jimsmith/.spamassassin/user_prefs
file looks like:

required_hits           5.0
rewrite_subject         0
subject_tag             *****SPAM*****
report_safe             0
use_terse_report        0

use_bayes               1
auto_learn              1
skip_rbl_checks         0
ok_languages            all
ok_locales              all

I'm not sure if Bayes is working or not; I didn't see a reduction in missed
spam. Here are my follow-up questions:
1. What do I put in here to have the Bayes filtered items separated from the
other Spamassassin stuff?
2. Is there something else that I need to install (such as Bayes?) on the
server in order for Bayes to work?
3. Is there a site that I can read up on Bayes? I'm not clear how it works
but I'm assuming it compares the email to a database of some sort. I don't
know what the "auto learn" is but wouldn't mind 'teaching' it if that is
worthwhile.

Thanks,

Jim Smith


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           Jim Smith, Blarneystone, LLC.
  Website Design, Hosting, Development & Enhancement
   E-MAIL:      jimsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   WEBSITE:     http://www.blarneystone.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Scott Wiersdorf
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:39 PM
> To: vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [vps-mail] Bayesian AND BlackLists
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 04:49:19PM -0500, Jim Smith wrote:
> > > For version 2.54 (the version available on the vinstall),
> > > the local.cf file should specify...
> >
> > Is the local.cf file for the entire server? I see a user_prefs
> file in my SA
> > folder. Would I put it in there for an individual's filter?
>
> Yes. All of the below options are available in user_prefs. See 'man
> Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf' for an idea of what options are available in
> user_prefs versus local.cf.
>
> Scott
> --
> Scott Wiersdorf
> scott@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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