How to tell if SpamAssassin Bayasian filtering is working

[Martin Hepworth]

Jonathan B. Bayer wrote:
> Hello Martin,
> 
> Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 7:15:41 AM, you wrote:
> 
> MH> Jonathan B. Bayer wrote:
>>> Hello Philip,
> 
>>> OK, so I now see that there are only about 127 hams.
> 
>>> I also have autolearn turned on.  Why isn't it picking up on the spams that it currently detects and adding them to the database?
> 
> 
> MH> Before bayes will work it needs 200 spam AND 200 ham, or use a starter
> MH> DB from www.fsl.com/support
> 
> 
> So it won't even autolearn if there aren't enough spam/ham?
> 
> 
> JBB
> ---
> Jonathan B. Bayer
> 
> mailto:jbayer at bayerfamily.net
> 

Correct - you have to manually train this first 200 yourself before 
ANYTHING will happen with bayes

-- 
Martin Hepworth
Senior Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

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