force autolearn

[Dave]

On 6/13/06, Matt Kettler <mkettler at evi-inc.com> wrote:
> Dave wrote:
> > In the future, I'll set up the MTA to not process mail that doesn't
> > have an end user. In the interim, is the original question possible?
> > Force autolearn using a custom rule?
>
> As I said before, custom rules are factored into the autolearning, and are
> treated no differently that the rules that come with SA.
>
> However, you will need at least TWO rules to force autolearning as spam. One
> rule alone cannot force autolearning, no matter how high the score of that rule is.
>
> In order to learn as spam, a message must have at least 3.0 worth of points from
> header rules, AND 3.0 worth of points from body rules.  This is a hard-coded
> requirement that exists regardless of what your autolearn threshold is.
>
>
> You also can't force autolearn to learn anything that would have scored very low
> on the BAYES scale to begin with. ie: regardless of score, and no matter how
> many rules fire, the autolearner will not learn as spam anything that would have
> hit BAYES_00 or BAYES_05.
>
> (note: I'm assuming SA 3.1.0 here.. the exact sets of rules that cause this
> exemption have changed over time because it's based on the score of the bayes
> rules being less than -1.0. )
>
> In your current situation, these features might seem like a pain, but they're
> there for a reason. They're all there as safety nets to reduce the chance of the
> autolearner polluting the bayes database if one rule starts false-firing.
>

 Thanks Matt, that clears things up. I missed your first post.  I'll
just leave the 5 point hearder rule for now and setup a cron job and
spamtrap account later.