Re: [spambayes-dev] If we don't get some more Windows help pretty soon...
Dale Schroeder <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:30:06 -0500
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On 06/29/2011 6:08 AM, Erik Ohrnberger wrote:
>
> I gave up on spambayes. It was letting too much spam through. At one
> time, it was batting 100, but I guess the spammers got smarter or
> something.
>
> I'm using a gmail account now forwarded to a private (secret) inbox
> that my outlook pulls down.
>
As spammers change tactics, there may be a small window where new spam
gets through, but that is quickly shut with a little training.
SpamBayes still gets 95+% of spam coming into our network - impressive
considering all the messages that only have an image embedded or contain
many lines of hidden, gibberish text.
Although it may be common knowledge here, I have never seen this
mentioned. I tested sb_server on a Win7 Pro 64 bit system to see if it
functioned. I can report the Windows1.1a6 binary installed and
functioned quite well. If you want to run as a service you must do
"runas administrator" when loading the command prompt box for issuing
the "sb_service.exe -install" command; otherwise it is fairly standard.
The only issue I had was when configuring via the web interface. It
would save any changes, but always complained with the following:
500 Server error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "spambayes\Dibbler.pyo", line 476, in found_terminator
File "spambayes\UserInterface.pyo", line 883, in onChangeopts
File "spambayes\ProxyUI.pyo", line 569, in reReadOptions
File "sb_server.pyo", line 981, in _recreateState
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'state' referenced before assignment
Messages like these could scare away the timid, but they do not seem to
hinder functionality.
So, individuals who insist on using Outlook, could use sb_server like
the rest of us, if SpamBayes is essential to them.
Please continue the project.
Dale
> On Jun 29, 2011 4:04 AM, "Amedee Van Gasse" <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> > On Fri, June 24, 2011 22:09, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> If we can't find someone with the time and inclination to dig into
> >> problems
> >> running SpamBayes in a Win7 64-bit+Outlook 2010 environment pretty
> soon, I
> >> think it might be time to think about closing up shop. Other than the
> >> occasional, "Help! I deleted my Junk Suspects folder!" questions,
> the bulk
> >> of the problems reported here over the past year have related to the
> >> 64-bit
> >> Win7 environment. We really need to find some people who can help with
> >> this.
> >>
> >> If you have any ideas, please post them here.
> >
> > What do you mean by closing shop?
> > I would just add a notice on the website that SpamBayes is not
> compatible
> > with Windows 7 64bit + Outlook 2010, and leave it at that. It works
> > perfectly fine for my .procmailrc setup on Linux, and for many other
> > configurations.
> >
> > It's open source anyway. Anyone can checkout the repo, write a
> patch, and
> > ask for a pull (git terminology over here, I don't know which repo
> > SpamBayes uses).
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes
> > Info/Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes
> > Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
>
>
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On 06/29/2011 6:08 AM, Erik Ohrnberger wrote:
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cite="mid:[email protected]"
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<p>I gave up on spambayes. It was letting too much spam through.
At one time, it was batting 100, but I guess the spammers got
smarter or something.</p>
<p>I'm using a gmail account now forwarded to a private (secret)
inbox that my outlook pulls down.</p>
</blockquote>
<br>
As spammers change tactics, there may be a small window where new
spam gets through, but that is quickly shut with a little training.
SpamBayes still gets 95+% of spam coming into our network -
impressive considering all the messages that only have an image
embedded or contain many lines of hidden, gibberish text.<br>
<br>
Although it may be common knowledge here, I have never seen this
mentioned. I tested sb_server on a Win7 Pro 64 bit system to see if
it functioned. I can report the Windows1.1a6 binary installed and
functioned quite well. If you want to run as a service you must do
"runas administrator" when loading the command prompt box for
issuing the "sb_service.exe -install" command; otherwise it is
fairly standard. The only issue I had was when configuring via the
web interface. It would save any changes, but always complained
with the following:<br>
<br>
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<h3>500 Server error</h3>
<pre>Traceback (most recent call last):
File "spambayes\Dibbler.pyo", line 476, in found_terminator
File "spambayes\UserInterface.pyo", line 883, in onChangeopts
File "spambayes\ProxyUI.pyo", line 569, in reReadOptions
File "sb_server.pyo", line 981, in _recreateState
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'state' referenced before assignment
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<br>
Messages like these could scare away the timid, but they do not seem
to hinder functionality.<br>
So, individuals who insist on using Outlook, could use sb_server
like the rest of us, if SpamBayes is essential to them.<br>
<br>
Please continue the project.<br>
<br>
Dale<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid:[email protected]"
type="cite">
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 29, 2011 4:04 AM, "Amedee Van
Gasse" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>>
wrote:<br type="attribution">
> On Fri, June 24, 2011 22:09, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> If we can't find someone with the time and inclination
to dig into<br>
>> problems<br>
>> running SpamBayes in a Win7 64-bit+Outlook 2010
environment pretty soon, I<br>
>> think it might be time to think about closing up shop.
Other than the<br>
>> occasional, "Help! I deleted my Junk Suspects folder!"
questions, the bulk<br>
>> of the problems reported here over the past year have
related to the<br>
>> 64-bit<br>
>> Win7 environment. We really need to find some people
who can help with<br>
>> this.<br>
>><br>
>> If you have any ideas, please post them here.<br>
> <br>
> What do you mean by closing shop?<br>
> I would just add a notice on the website that SpamBayes is
not compatible<br>
> with Windows 7 64bit + Outlook 2010, and leave it at that.
It works<br>
> perfectly fine for my .procmailrc setup on Linux, and for
many other<br>
> configurations.<br>
> <br>
> It's open source anyway. Anyone can checkout the repo,
write a patch, and<br>
> ask for a pull (git terminology over here, I don't know
which repo<br>
> SpamBayes uses).<br>
> <br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes</a><br>
> Info/Unsubscribe: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes</a><br>
> Check the FAQ before asking: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html">http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html</a><br>
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