After a while, that will happen automatically.
SpamBayes works by examining the characteristics of messages that you
classify as spam. Initially, you have classified no messages, so it has
no information as to what your spam looks like, and it files everything
as possible spam. You train SpamBayes by reclassifying any messages that
it gets wrong. Typically, that means dragging a message from the junk
suspects folder to your inbox or to the junk folder, or selecting the
message and using the Spam or Not Spam button ("Recover from Spam" or
"Delete as Spam" in v1.04, I think).
After you've manually classified enough messages, you'll find that
SpamBayes puts almost all messages where they belong. I typically have
excellent results once I have trained a few dozen messages. You should
continue to reclassify any that it gets wrong, as this will improve
future classification.
If you're using the Outlook/Exchange junk mail controls, you may want to
have SpamBayes filter the Outlook "Junk E-mail" folder as well as your
inbox. I'd recommend the current 1.1 alpha if you want to do this,
because it can move any good messages from the junk folder to your
inbox. 1.04 can't do that, so you have to remember to look in your junk
folder for any messages that Outlook thought were junk but SpamBayes
classified as ham - not the most intuitive thing to do!
Please "reply to all" when responding. This ensures that your responses
are retained for the benefit of anyone who searches the list archive in
the future.
________________________________
From: Hal Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:09 AM
To: Jesse Pelton
Subject: RE: [Spambayes] help
Can you advise me how to make mail coming in to junk suspects folder to
come into the normal in box?
Hal Martin
Elliott Insurance Inc
7529 W Jefferson Blvd.
Ft Wayne, In. 46804
260 434 1952 Ph
260 434 1954 Fx
-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse Pelton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:07 AM
To: Hal Martin; spambayes@python.org
Subject: RE: [Spambayes] help
Sounds like you're in business!
[Copying this message to the list so everyone knows where this stands.]
________________________________
From: Hal Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:03 AM
To: Jesse Pelton
Subject: RE: [Spambayes] help
Yes I found the buttons after I emailed you.
I have started marking some of incoming a junk e mail.
I use windows XP I believe I have spambayes 1.0.4
Thank you for your response
Hal Martin
Elliott Insurance Inc
7529 W Jefferson Blvd.
Ft Wayne, In. 46804
260 434 1952 Ph
260 434 1954 Fx
-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse Pelton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:48 AM
To: Hal Martin; spambayes@python.org
Subject: RE: [Spambayes] help
What have you done so far? Have you installed it? If so, do you see some
new buttons in the Outlook toolbar?
It would be helpful to know what version of SpamBayes and Windows you
have. Among other things, I think that which buttons you see depends on
the SpamBayes version, and different versions of Windows have different
issues.
________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Hal Martin
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:27 AM
To: spambayes@python.org
Subject: [Spambayes] help
I down loaded you product, but I don't know how to use it.
Are there simple directions printed anywhere?
I've read your web page but didn't seem to find how to use it.
I use outlook exchange 2002.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hal Martin
Elliott Insurance Inc
7529 W Jefferson Blvd.
Ft Wayne, In. 46804
260 434 1952 Ph
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