Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Good points. Something to add: I've been Googling "ASSP" and related words. I am finding discussions regarding ASSP with skepticism of the volume and load that can be handled. Is anyone here adept at performing some benchmark testing, or does anyone have any real-world high-volume stats they ca

Re: [Assp-user] Web admin interface

2006-08-03 Thread Lars Troen
What is your perl version? Newer versions of assp need version 5.8.x. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph ArmstrongSent: 4. august 2006 06:26To: Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP ProxySubject: Re: [Assp-user] Web admin

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >What causes this? The subject is not blank. Remove your empty Blackre File Definition. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join Sourc

Re: [Assp-user] Web admin interface

2006-08-03 Thread Joseph Armstrong
James, Thanks, yes, I do. The permissions are correct.       - Original Message - From: James Brown To: Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [Assp-user] Web admin interface Do you h

Re: [Assp-user] Web admin interface

2006-08-03 Thread James Brown
Do you have an Images folder in your ASSP directory?URL is the same.James.On 04/08/2006, at 1:40 PM, Joseph Armstrong wrote: I seem to be having problems connecting to the web admin interface since I updated from v1.1. If I reinstall the old version back, I get my connection again no problems. I h

[Assp-user] Web admin interface

2006-08-03 Thread Joseph Armstrong
I seem to be having problems connecting to the web admin interface since I updated from v1.1. If I reinstall the old version back, I get my connection again no problems. I have done this several times now, each reflecting the same result. Have there been any changes that may have affected t

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread Chris Norman
Sorry. My RedRE is blank. Should I put in the name of the redre.txt file? Thanks friend, C geniusfreak wrote: > On 8/3/06, Chris Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It says: >> >> Mail Matches Red RE: ' ' >> >> just like below. I dont' get it. >> >> It's something in my redre.txt file? >>

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread geniusfreak
On 8/3/06, Chris Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It says: > > Mail Matches Red RE: ' ' > > just like below. I dont' get it. > > It's something in my redre.txt file? > > Thanks! > C > > > geniusfreak wrote: > > On 8/3/06, Chris Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> For sure it wasn't. > >>

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread Chris Norman
It says: Mail Matches Red RE: ' ' just like below. I dont' get it. It's something in my redre.txt file? Thanks! C geniusfreak wrote: > On 8/3/06, Chris Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> For sure it wasn't. >> >> I replaced it with the default regex ASSP has and restarted assp and no

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread geniusfreak
On 8/3/06, Chris Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For sure it wasn't. > > I replaced it with the default regex ASSP has and restarted assp and now see > it as having a red re: > > > Thanks, > Chris > > In analyzer I see this: > > > > Mail matches Red RE: '' What exactly is in th

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread Chris Norman
The x where emails, so I x'd them out.. sorry if it caused any confusion. Best, C Chris Norman wrote: > For sure it wasn't. > > I replaced it with the default regex ASSP has and restarted assp and > now see it as having a red re: > > > Thanks, > Chris > > In analyzer I see th

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread Chris Norman
For sure it wasn't. I replaced it with the default regex ASSP has and restarted assp and now see it as having a red re: Thanks, Chris In analyzer I see this: Mail matches Red RE: '' has a greylist value of 0.857609 (adds 0.857609 0.857609)

Re: [Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread geniusfreak
Chris, Check your BlackRe (Expression to Identify Spam*) and make sure it's not blank. Blank RegEx strings can cause issues sometimes. Kevin On 8/3/06, Chris Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I see this in my log: > > Jul-29-06 10:05:29 xx.xx.xx.xx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bl

[Assp-user] What is "Black RE: ''" ?

2006-08-03 Thread Chris Norman
I see this in my log: Jul-29-06 10:05:29 xx.xx.xx.xx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Black RE: '' What causes this? The subject is not blank. Ideas? C - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join S

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Lars Troen
I don't think CVS (or SVN) plays much of a role here. Having it on sf.net is generally a good thing. If new releases had been announced on freshmeat, that would reflect an active project as well. The page http://freshmeat.net/projects/assp/ has not been updated for over 2 years. I guess a faceli

Re: [Assp-user] ASSP ClamAV

2006-08-03 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: >Therefore, I'm trying to >figure out if there is a con to not configuring ClamAV >on ASSP and turing off the ClamWinAV configured on >hMailServer. I believe the pro of my configuration is >that spam is first filtered and I'm

[Assp-user] New Wiki page (Headers and Body)

2006-08-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
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Re: [Assp-user] ASSP ClamAV

2006-08-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
The (*major*) con is that the definition file format for ClamAV changed and ASSP is not compatible with the current format used - and hasn't been in a very long time. I suggest you use another mail-hop for AV processing or use a product integrated with your MTA. Martin Ying wrote: > I'm using

[Assp-user] ASSP ClamAV

2006-08-03 Thread Martin Ying
I'm using a mail server (hMailServer) with ClamWinAV integration. I already have the integration configured and working. Therefore, I'm trying to figure out if there is a con to not configuring ClamAV on ASSP and turing off the ClamWinAV configured on hMailServer. I believe the pro of my configu

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Fritz Borgstedt wrote: > ASSP was uploaded to CVS starting with version 1.0.12 (after Hanna > left the Project). > Hanna himself never used CVS. > While thats true, that doesn't mean it isn't an issue that effects the visibility of ASSP as an Open Source project. I am only making parallels t

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy schreibt: > >...and how obvious is it to determine where the work is actually be >done - and more importantly, why is it being done off-site? All >these details are difficult to determine, and easily overlooked. ASSP was uploaded to CV

Re: [Assp-user] Rough Draft of Quick Start Guide is Complete

2006-08-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Thanks Travis. I'll review it this afternoon and give my editor a chance to look it over this afternoon as well. I'll post it to the Wiki this evening. Travis Forghani wrote: > I have completed the rough draft of the quick start guide. There are no > Unix instruction as I know very little ab

[Assp-user] Rough Draft of Quick Start Guide is Complete

2006-08-03 Thread Travis Forghani
I have completed the rough draft of the quick start guide. There are no Unix instruction as I know very little about Unix. I will send the Quick Start Guide to Micheal. He will handle posting it to the wiki. I will continue to work on it as needed. -- sincerely, Travis Forghani IT Adminis

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
($.02 disclaimer) Most likely its because of the nature of how it is presented.  The site and documentation are unorganized, as is the development. The actual development and work has been excellent in my opinion, but that is not obvious to the casual observer who looks at the SF site and see

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Travis Forghani
Documentation!  But that is about to change. sincerely, Travis Forghani IT Administrator Bowman Enterprises, Inc. Cell: 919-795-9298 Office: 919-894-3662, Ext. 34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Alon Almog
I just don’t get it… Every IT pro I know that has tried ASSP fall in love with it! I’ve heard horrible reviews about some of those below… I just can’t understand why ASSP isn’t more popular…   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dickson, Paul Sent: Thu

[Assp-user] Update

2006-08-03 Thread Travis Forghani
Attached is the updated version of the Email Interface How To for users doc. -- sincerely, Travis Forghani IT Administrator Bowman Enterprises, Inc. Cell: 919-795-9298 Office: 919-894-3662, Ext. 34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whic

[Assp-user] A note about two whitelist options

2006-08-03 Thread Travis Forghani
I figured the notes below would be good for others to consider since the recent realization of what a redlist actually does. In the Whitelist Options section option Only the envelope-sender is added/compared to the whitelist states, "Normal operation includes addresses in the FROM, SENDER, REP

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Dickson, Paul
Fools! All fools!   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lars Troen Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:24 AM To: Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Subject: Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"   ASSP was no

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Lars Troen
ASSP was not part of this test. It seems that only the following programs were tested: Annoyance, Antispam, Bayesspam, bmf, Bogofilter, CRM114, dbacl, DSPAM, lfile, qsf, SpamAssassin, SpamBayes, SpamOracle and SpamProbe   Lars -

Re: [Assp-user] Redlist

2006-08-03 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Fritz Borgstedt wrote: > Would it be sufficient, to have the redlist doing this or should redre > doing the same? That's a great question. I think it would be beneficial to split the functionality, and have it only effect the redRe. Certainly, and email addresses can be added to that if absolu

Re: [Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Dickson, Paul
I guess the link would help:) http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/08/03/0123206.shtml From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dickson, Paul Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:47 AM To: Questions and Answers for users of ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP

[Assp-user] "Proving which spam filters work Best"

2006-08-03 Thread Dickson, Paul
Downloading the presentation now.  While I’m hoping he took a look at ASSP, some how I doubt it.  Should be an interesting presentation none the less. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join Sou

Re: [Assp-user] This will go into the Quick Start Guide

2006-08-03 Thread Travis Forghani
I will adjust appropriately. sincerely, Travis Forghani IT Administrator Bowman Enterprises, Inc. Cell: 919-795-9298 Office: 919-894-3662, Ext. 34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that

Re: [Assp-user] This will go into the Quick Start Guide

2006-08-03 Thread Travis Forghani
Alon, Thank you for the response but we have realized that how  I described the redlist is incorrect. sincerely, Travis Forghani IT Administrator Bowman Enterprises, Inc. Cell: 919-795-9298 Office: 919-894-3662, Ext. 34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is intended only for the use of the in

Re: [Assp-user] Redlist --> Confusion Gone... I think

2006-08-03 Thread Travis Forghani
Fritz, Yes, I know that the mail would be saved in the incomingOkMail  directory if it exists and if it doesn't then it wouldn't be saved at all.  Also, did you read the quote I pasted on what I used to think Redlist functionality was.  It would be nice if the Redlist functioned the way I thou

Re: [Assp-user] This will go into the Quick Start Guide

2006-08-03 Thread Fritz Borgstedt
There is some important functionality missing: version 1.2.x introduced the combined report. In general, it works as if you send two reports with one. So you can whitelist by sending a notspam-report and having set: Spam/Ham Report & Whitelist Add/Remove If set Ham Reports will add addresses to t

Re: [Assp-user] This will go into the Quick Start Guide

2006-08-03 Thread Alon Almog
The verbiage is indeed very clear and correct. Although as a rule I don’t send an explanation email more than 10-15 lines long… some users have a tendency to ignore or postpone reading these emails.   I usually start out with sending an email explaining SPAM and NOTSPAM, and even in tha