On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 08:12:36 -0500, "Jack Gostl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've been watching this for awhile, and there is now a pattern to what I'm >seeing. > >I'm running a configuration with multiple users sharing a bayes files. This is >an interim move to facilitate the spamassassin upgrades, and like many interim >moves its been going on for a long time. > >When I first build the bayes files from my personal folders and my spam >archives, things were great. 99.8% of the spam caught or better. Then, usually >after a week or so, the number starts to drop. Right now, its down to 97%, in >another day or two it will be down below 95%. With the amount of spam we >receive, that is a lot of missed junk mail. > >So I blow away my bayes* files, rebuild, and I'm back up to darn near 100% >caught. For about a week. Then the deterioration begins again. > >Has anyone else encountered this? Is this an artifact of too many users >sharing a spam file? > >Also.... I retrain each night, feeding any missed spams plus any new hams >received back through sa-learn. I can't see how that makes it worse, but who >knows. > >Thanks - Jack Do you have autolearn enabled?
