[Spambayes] Learning process spambayes

[Tim Stone]

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 16:59:48 +0100, Kajetan Beler <kajetanb at broadpark.no> 
wrote:

>
>  Hi,
>
>    Thanks for a great plug-in for fighting the spam. I'm using it
>    with great success but there is one question I could not find answer
>    for. The option were the spambayes learn to differentiate ok mail from
>    spam mail. One chooses the folder where the spam is and where the ok
>    mail is. Then one can start the learning process.
>    What I would like to know is this; Can I remove/delete the spam from 
> the
>    spam directories after learning? Or do the spam has to stay there for
>    ever?

It's up to you.  You may certainly delete it, with no ill effects.  
However, if you ever need to retrain your database, for example, if your 
system crashes and manages to corrupt your database, then you'll need spam 
to train it with.  If you've deleted all your spam, you'll have to start 
over with new spam as it arrives, and the filter will take a while to get 
back to optimal results.  Other than that contingency, there is no reason 
to keep any spam around.

>
>     Sincerely
>
>      Kajetan
>
>    PS; Please do not post my question.

You sent it to the list.  Posting was unavoidable.


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