> The instructions say :"and set SpamBayes to collect mail from > localhost on that port, rather than from your mail server, and > forward to localhost (on any free port)" > > How the heck do you do this? If I simply put "localhost" in the > first box on the config screen, SpamBayes never sees the email. > > Explicit instructions for a dummy would help
The instructions next to the option on the config page are meant to be explicit (suggestions for improvement are gratefully received). If you need to enter a port that isn't 110, then you put a colon and then the port. For example, if SpamBayes should be collecting mail from localhost on port 8110, because that's where AVG is delivering it (you'll need to look in the mail client to know where it is coming from), then you'd put "localhost:8110" (no quotes) in the first box. If AVG is using port 110 itself, then you'll have to get SpamBayes to use a different port. In this case, you'd want to have "localhost" (no quotes) in the first box, and (e.g.) "8110" (no quotes) in the second. Your mail client should then connect to localhost on port 8110. =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at python.org) in your replies (reply-all), and please don't send me personal mail about SpamBayes. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html explains this. _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
