Training only occurs if you and/or your users report the mail which is incorrectly flagged. When you get mail which is spam and isn't flagged, report it. When you get mail which isn't spam but is flagged report it. That allows the spam db to be corrected and truly reflect what YOU define as spam. Without reporting the Bayesian filters are effectively useless. That doesn't prevent the spamdb from being created and updated, it only prevents it from being accurate. Initially the only non-spam mail you have for comparison is the mail you send out, and that is normally much lower in volume than inbound.
If you have any volume of mail you should find the spam/ham errors will stabilize in a few days or weeks depending on your volume and reporting diligence, and once it does, that's when you go live and turn off the testmode. The effective use of client filters to identify and separate the pre-flagged spam should make the training period a great improvement over what you have now and as users see the error level drop they'll understand the importance of reporting accurately. You should also verify your Bayesian confidence setting. I believe it defaults to 0.8 which will flag most everything coming in. At 01:37 PM 7/17/2006, you wrote: >Once I get ASSP backup, I will leave it in test mode for a while; leaving it >in testmode will train the spam filter... right? Also if no training >occured, then why is my spamdb file almost a gig in size? > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier >Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >_______________________________________________ >Assp-user mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
