Outlook Tester Here

"Erik M. Brown via spambayes-dev" <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:07:52 -0500
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I know it's been a minute Skip, and I saw you post on an online forum =
asking for an Outlook tester for possibly a new version SpamBayes for =
Outlook, and I wanted to let you know that I am available anytime as a =
tester!

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I still use 1.1b2 on a Windows 10 machine running Outlook 2010.  I would =
LOVE to get a version working on a newer version of Outlook ( I have =
2013 on a Windows 11 machine), where the "Show Spam Clues" is working =
again as well.   I sure miss that feature.

=20

Let me know and I can have Windows 11 as the testing OS and I can get =
any version of Outlook as well.

=20

Take care,

=20

Erik Brown

=20

From: spambayes-dev =
[mailto:spambayes-dev-bounces+kirebrow=3Dyahoo.com-+ZN9ApsXKcEdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org] On Behalf =
Of Skip Montanaro
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 12:16 PM
To: John Cherney
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [spambayes-dev] Dev environment setup

=20

I've never done anything with Windows. Based on questions asked in the =
SpamBayes-related mailing lists, it seems most usage these days does =
come from Outlook users, who by-in-large aren't developers.

=20

Aside: Given that other email providers have implemented satisfactory =
spam filters (Gmail, Thunderbird, even Yahoo!), it's always struck me as =
odd that Microsoft hasn't seen fit to provide something for Outlook =
users.

=20

Skip

=20

On Tue, Nov 14, 2023, 9:48=E2=80=AFPM John Cherney =
<[email protected]> wrote:

Thank you for the info and support!=20

=20

Do either of you use the Outlook client, and if so, can you suggest and =
alternate spam filter? I agree gmail does a great job keeping out spam. =
I want to still use the Outlook client for my Microsoft email accounts. =
(Although I suppose I could be convinced to use their web client, but I =
think its spam filtering is just like the Outlook client)

=20

With the help of Google and StackOverflow, I was able to get the local =
code running with Python3.12 and get the Add In gets registered. But it =
has the same issue as with the original 1.1a6 install. Outlook complains =
that there is a runtime error on loading of the Add In, and the add-in =
is disabled. Any ideas on where I could go to see that exception? I was =
hoping something would go in the EventViewer, or in a log file =
somewhere, but I haven=E2=80=99t found anything yet.=20

=20

Thanks,

jwc

=20

From: Skip Montanaro <[email protected]>=20
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: John Cherney <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [spambayes-dev] Dev environment setup

=20

Thanks for responding Mark. As you indicated, SpamBayes has been on =
long-term hiatus. The biggest impressive for me are a) Gmail does a good =
job, and b) I've so far been unable to convince anyone with Windows =
packaging experience to update that side of things.

=20

That said, porting most of it to Python 3 isn't likely to be all that =
difficult. A couple of us have taken partial cracks at it.

=20

Skip

=20

On Mon, Nov 13, 2023, 10:13=E2=80=AFAM Mark Hammond =
<[email protected]> wrote:

I don't think SpamBayes has any current developers and most work dried =
up even before Python 3 was ready. Modern Outlook also hasn't been =
tested. So I suspect you are probably on your own here, but those of us =
left holding the keys would be happy to arrange any doc etc changes you =
might make get committed if possible.

Cheers,

Mark

On 2023-11-12 10:57 p.m., John Cherney wrote:

Is there a recommended set of versions of tools and libraries for =
Spambayes development? (In particular, is there a recommended setup for =
python 3.x?)=20

=20

I would like to get Spambayes to work on a Windows 10 64-bit machine. =
The current recommendation works on my machine: Use the 32-bit version =
of Office 365 Outlook and install Spambayes into a non-standard =
directory like C:/Spambayes. Given that the software works under those =
conditions on a 64-bit machine, it makes me think that there is some =
interaction (registry key, etc) missing for Outlook 64-bit to recognize =
Spambayes. Maybe this is something as simple as rebuilding the installer =
on a 64-bit machine? (Ok, realistically, I=E2=80=99m sure someone has =
already tried that.)

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Additionally, is there any way to see the runtime error being generated? =
Outlook 64-bit recognizes that Spambayes is there but generates this =
message in the Add-ins window: =E2=80=9CLoad Behavior: Not loaded. A =
runtime error occurred during the loading of the COM Add-in.=E2=80=9D =
Where can I see that runtime error? Maybe it=E2=80=99s a problem =
that=E2=80=99s already been solved? I remember seeing some DEP related =
issues with Outlook and/or the Spambayes plugin. I didn=E2=80=99t have =
any luck trying to disable DEP on the machine or disable it for Outlook =
(per the FAQ). Any other suggestions?

=20

Thanks,

jwc

=20

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D'>I know it's been a minute Skip, and I saw you post on an online forum =
asking for an Outlook tester for possibly a new version SpamBayes for =
Outlook, and I wanted to let you know that I am available anytime as a =
tester!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I still use 1.1b2 on a Windows 10 machine running Outlook 2010.=C2=A0 =
I would LOVE to get a version working on a newer version of Outlook ( I =
have 2013 on a Windows 11 machine), where the &quot;Show Spam =
Clues&quot; is working again as well.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I sure miss that =
feature.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Let me know and I can have Windows 11 as the testing OS and I can get =
any version of Outlook as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Erik Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
spambayes-dev =
[mailto:spambayes-dev-bounces+kirebrow=3Dyahoo.com-+ZN9ApsXKcEdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org] <b>On =
Behalf Of </b>Skip Montanaro<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 15, =
2023 12:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> John Cherney<br><b>Cc:</b> =
[email protected]; [email protected]<br><b>Subject:</b> =
Re: [spambayes-dev] Dev environment setup<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I've =
never done anything with Windows. Based on questions asked in the =
SpamBayes-related mailing lists, it seems most usage these days does =
come from Outlook users, who by-in-large aren't =
developers.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Aside: Given that other email providers have =
implemented satisfactory spam filters (Gmail, Thunderbird, even Yahoo!), =
it's always struck me as odd that Microsoft hasn't seen fit to provide =
something for Outlook users.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Skip<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Tue, Nov 14, 2023, 9:48=E2=80=AFPM John Cherney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you =
for the info and support! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Do either =
of you use the Outlook client, and if so, can you suggest and alternate =
spam filter? I agree gmail does a great job keeping out spam. I want to =
still use the Outlook client for my Microsoft email accounts. (Although =
I suppose I could be convinced to use their web client, but I think its =
spam filtering is just like the Outlook client)<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>With the =
help of Google and StackOverflow, I was able to get the local code =
running with Python3.12 and get the Add In gets registered. But it has =
the same issue as with the original 1.1a6 install. Outlook complains =
that there is a runtime error on loading of the Add In, and the add-in =
is disabled. Any ideas on where I could go to see that exception? I was =
hoping something would go in the EventViewer, or in a log file =
somewhere, but I haven=E2=80=99t found anything yet. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks,<o:p>=
</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>jwc<o:p></o:=
p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b>=
 Skip Montanaro &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> =
Monday, November 13, 2023 2:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br><b>Cc:</b> John =
Cherney &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;; <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: =
[spambayes-dev] Dev environment setup<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks for =
responding Mark. As you indicated, SpamBayes has been on long-term =
hiatus. The biggest impressive for me are a) Gmail does a good job, and =
b) I've so far been unable to convince anyone with Windows packaging =
experience to update that side of things.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>That said, =
porting most of it to Python 3 isn't likely to be all that difficult. A =
couple of us have taken partial cracks at =
it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Skip<o:p></o=
:p></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Mon, Nov =
13, 2023, 10:13=E2=80=AFAM Mark Hammond &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5=
.0pt'><div><p>I don't think SpamBayes has any current developers and =
most work dried up even before Python 3 was ready. Modern Outlook also =
hasn't been tested. So I suspect you are probably on your own here, but =
those of us left holding the keys would be happy to arrange any doc etc =
changes you might make get committed if =
possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p>Mark<o:p></o:p></p><d=
iv><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On =
2023-11-12 10:57 p.m., John Cherney =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Is there a =
recommended set of versions of tools and libraries for Spambayes =
development? (In particular, is there a recommended setup for python =
3.x?) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I would =
like to get Spambayes to work on a Windows 10 64-bit machine. The =
current recommendation works on my machine: Use the 32-bit version of =
Office 365 Outlook and install Spambayes into a non-standard directory =
like C:/Spambayes. Given that the software works under those conditions =
on a 64-bit machine, it makes me think that there is some interaction =
(registry key, etc) missing for Outlook 64-bit to recognize Spambayes. =
Maybe this is something as simple as rebuilding the installer on a =
64-bit machine? (Ok, realistically, I=E2=80=99m sure someone has already =
tried that.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Additionally=
, is there any way to see the runtime error being generated? Outlook =
64-bit recognizes that Spambayes is there but generates this message in =
the Add-ins window: =E2=80=9CLoad Behavior: Not loaded. A runtime error =
occurred during the loading of the COM Add-in.=E2=80=9D Where can I see =
that runtime error? Maybe it=E2=80=99s a problem that=E2=80=99s already =
been solved? I remember seeing some DEP related issues with Outlook =
and/or the Spambayes plugin. I didn=E2=80=99t have any luck trying to =
disable DEP on the machine or disable it for Outlook (per the FAQ). Any =
other suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks,<o:p>=
</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>jwc<o:p></o:=
p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p><=
/pre><pre>spambayes-dev mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a =
href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes-dev" =
target=3D"_blank">https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes-dev<=
/a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>____________=
___________________________________<br>spambayes-dev mailing list<br><a =
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target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br><a =
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