Spam global/personal Bayes filter

MZRascoff · 5 Nov 2007, 06:04 AM

Hi all,
I am an enhanced user. I have reported a lot of email as spam - over 200 I believe - yet apparently FM is still using the "global" Bayes filter, rather than my personal one (see below from some spam I got today). Why is this? Does it have to be specially turned on? How do I do that?

Matthew

X-Spam-hits: BAYES_80 2, HS_INDEX_PARAM 0.001, HTML_MESSAGE 0.001, RCVD_IN_PBL 0.905,
RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL 0.5, URIBL_JP_SURBL 1.501, URIBL_RHS_DOB 1.083,
URIBL_SBL 1.499, BAYES_USED global

n5bb · 5 Nov 2007, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MZRascoff

...I have reported a lot of email as spam - over 200 I believe - yet apparently FM is still using the "global" Bayes filter ... Why is this? Does it have to be specially turned on? How do I do that?...

At the bottom of the Options>Spam/Virus Protection screen you will see a section titled Spam Bayes Status. This pane shows you how many spam and non-spam have been learned. You must teach the Bayes filter with at least 200 spam and 200 non-spam for the filter to be activated. After you reach that point, the switchover to User is automatic. Do not clear the database unless you have mis-learned a huge number of messages, since this will reset the per-user Bayes filter.

Bill

MZRascoff · 5 Nov 2007, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n5bb

At the bottom of the Options>Spam/Virus Protection screen you will see a section titled Spam Bayes Status. This pane shows you how many spam and non-spam have been learned. You must teach the Bayes filter with at least 200 spam and 200 non-spam for the filter to be activated. After you reach that point, the switchover to User is automatic. Do not clear the database unless you have mis-learned a huge number of messages, since this will reset the per-user Bayes filter.

Bill

Thanks! Very helpful.

Matthew

Berenburger · 5 Nov 2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by n5bb

Do not clear the database unless you have mis-learned a huge number of messages, since this will reset the per-user Bayes filter.

Hey? That's new for me. Is that option recently announced. Probably I missed it.

5 Nov 2007, 06:04 AM	#1
MZRascoff Essential Contributor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York Posts: 249	Spam global/personal Bayes filter Hi all, I am an enhanced user. I have reported a lot of email as spam - over 200 I believe - yet apparently FM is still using the "global" Bayes filter, rather than my personal one (see below from some spam I got today). Why is this? Does it have to be specially turned on? How do I do that? Matthew X-Spam-hits: BAYES_80 2, HS_INDEX_PARAM 0.001, HTML_MESSAGE 0.001, RCVD_IN_PBL 0.905, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL 0.5, URIBL_JP_SURBL 1.501, URIBL_RHS_DOB 1.083, URIBL_SBL 1.499, BAYES_USED global