I installed the Bayes Filter Plugin but apparently it is not working. It doensn't classify any email as junk mail. Something obviously is wrong.
Bayes Plugin 2.0.4, Not Filtering Junk Mail
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I'm quite certain - with the SpamPal in DNSBL mode - my the Bat! retrieves the headers only. After the filtering is done by SpamPal - the Bat! either ignores or downloads the mail leaving the spam|false_positives on the server. If you do not believe me - test it yourself - get and capture your POP3 traffic.
winXP-SP3 Pro, the Bat! v4.0.38
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Absolutely corect.
SPAM, SPAM, and more SPAM. Yes The Bat is a nice program, but the spam filter sucks. WHY? We have version 3.85 and still the same problem. Can the developer do something about better SPAM filtering before we downloaded from the server. If anyone has a "bright" idea I like to hear about it. (don't tell me about Mailwasher, SpamPal etc.) Solution is long overdue!!!!!!!! |
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That sounds nice, but that's impossible for a mail client. In order to check whether a message is spam, the client needs to read it first, whether you want to call it reading or downloading, it still is the same thing: getting data from the server. Of course you can create a reading step and a downloading step, just to show they are two different things, but that means that you've got to download the good messages twice. I can't imagine that you'd like that as an alternative. When you don't want to download spam the only option is server side filtering. But if you don't run your own server you'll need your ISP to do that for you. there are a lot of ISPs that offer this service, either for free or for some fee, so it might be available for you. For those who are interested in plug-ins, Ritlabs download page offers three available aanti-spam plug-ins BayesIt that's also included with TB, BayesFilter a free plug-in and AGAVA a plug-in with both a free and a (slightly more capable) paid for version. After the release of AGAVA's free version I've heard enthousiastic reviews from users, so you might consider that.
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Everything is possible. Maybe not 100%, but I am sure something can be done. Maybe combination of ideas like SpamAssasin. MailWasher, SpamPal, all the plugins etc. (I hope you get the idea). Like I said, maybe not 100%, but anything close to that will be nice. What about special SPAM forum right here, so we can all share ideas. About filters About settings About plugins etc. I downloaded and install the AGAVA plugin. Found very little info and no price (but it does say it's good for 30 days) What's the price? What does it do? (just read the readme file: no price, but has URL to go to) $14 to buy? I am prepared to pay $140 for any plugin that will take care of the spam. As you can see a developer that will come up with AnitSpam plugin/program could possibly make more money then developing email prog. (INTERESTING Huh?) You see what I mean? Even the plugins that are made to help SPAM don't have to much info and that's rediculous TheBat it self should have easier filtering system. Easier to mark JUNK and not to go trough various clicks to mark it. Also once umark as a NOjunk it should go back to inbox. The Bat is good email prog, but the spam issue has being neglected. That's my oppinion! BTW: thanks for the help |
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I'm using two licensed versions of antispam plugins together:
1 - agava antispamservant () 2 - antispamsniper () The first is very very good Also the second is very good and it can delete spam messages directly from servers and it also can be use with Voyager I use both together and the results are absolutely good, it just take an initial period for training the plugins, then all goes well. If you want to buy them both it all costs 26 euros, otherwise there are also the free versions for the two plugings. I haven't tested them, maybe you can start with the free versions of both plugins and then upgrade to paid versions if you like it. Use them both and spam would be only a bad memory....(more or less  ) |
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Looks GOOD - thank you Paolo
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It looks my nightmare is over. I went from 5-10,000 spams per day down to 5-10.
Thanks to PAOLO I stumbled at the best kept secret on the web - antispamsniper () ASS Anyone who has problem with spam and using TB should have this plugin - period! I tried a lot of plugins and this one works excellent. Just like to share my experience. I only like to know WHY the plugin (even information)is not included on theBat website. It's rediculous and stupid to keep anybody from this great and the best working plugin. I am still pissed off that it took me so long to find it.. For the people that said it can't be done? Well, it can!!! |
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Hummmm, what about the first question from Tim? I think that everybody "forgot" it.
I am having some problems as Tim, and I did not find anything that could help me. Unfortunately.  |
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Look into my answer to Tim.
You're supposed to train the plug-in. It'll start to work after sufficient training. 200 hams and 200 spams should do the trick. My problem back when I was trying BayesIt and BayesFilter was that I had a rather low spam/ham ratio 3-4 spams a day on an average flow of 400 msgs a day. Made it hard to train the plug-ins.
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I will say - again and again - any Bayes-"filter" is wrong way.
The ultimate solution (unfortunately available on server only) is the Grey-Listing combined with the DNSBL. Here, at client, the SpamPal proxy in DNSBL mode works almost as good as the server-side solution. All one has to do is to set up the Selective download mode in the Bat!, that's all...
winXP-SP3 Pro, the Bat! v4.0.38
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What ever happen to any solutions here.
Would be nice to see some update. |
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