From fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us  Tue Jul 24 18:03:03 2012
From: fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us (fred smith)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:03:03 -0400
Subject: [Spambayes] trouble with 1.1a6 on linux
Message-ID: <20120724160303.GA1624@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>

I've been using spambayes on my linux system for years, always with great
results.

The system is running Centos 5.x (where x is latest), which claims to
have pyton 2.4.3.

It's been running Spambayes 1.1a4 for some time, but on a whim I decided
to update it to 1.1a6, yesterday.

so I did the download, ran "python setup.py install". Saw that mail was
still being delivered and figured that was good enough.

several hours later I noticed that no spam was being filtered. A little
investigation noted that the X-Spambayes header is not being added to any
of the new mails being delivered.

inspecting /var/log/messaes showed selinux errors coming from spambayes,
so I followed the instructions given in the error msgs and solved the
selinux problem.

but still no X-Spambayes header in the mail being delivered. and I
don't see any error messages anywhere, neither /var/log/messages,
nor /var/log/maillog.

overnight, when the database tools run (to, I assume, train/re-train,
and whatever else they do) the email notification gave me the
following message(s):

Attempted to set [Storage] persistent_use_database with invalid value True
+(<type 'str'>)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/sb_mboxtrain.py", line 5, in ?
    pkg_resources.run_script('spambayes==1.1a6', 'sb_mboxtrain.py')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 407, in
+run_script
    self.require(requires)[0].run_script(script_name, ns)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 1084, in
+run_script
    execfile(script_filename, namespace, namespace)
  File
+"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/sb
+_mboxtrain.py", line 47, in ?
    from spambayes import hammie, storage, mboxutils
  File
+"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/hammie.py
+", line 6, in ?
    from spambayes import storage
  File
+"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/storage.p
+y", line 62, in ?
    from spambayes import classifier
  File
+"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/classifie
+r.py", line 60, in ?
    from spambayes.safepickle import pickle_read, pickle_write
  File
+"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/safepickl
+e.py", line 7, in ?
    import lockfile
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/PIL/__init__.py", line 279, in ?

  File
+"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/lockfile-0.9.1-py2.4.egg/lockfile/linklockfil
+e.py", line 6
    from . import (LockBase, LockFailed, NotLocked, NotMyLock, LockTimeout,
         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


I don't know what that all means, but it doesn't look good.

so in desperation (and based on the theory that maybe 1.1a6 really doesn't
work on pyton 2.4.3 despite what the docs say), I re-installed Spambayes
1.1a4 over the top of what I then had. much shorter output than what I
got from installing 1.1a6, but no errors were reported.



But I'm still not getting any X-Spambayes headers added to my emails.

So, what did I do wrong, and how can I recover from it?

thanks!

Fred
-- 
---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us -----------------------------
               But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: 
                         While we were still sinners, 
                              Christ died for us.
------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------

From fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us  Wed Jul 25 04:01:14 2012
From: fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us (fred smith)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:01:14 -0400
Subject: [Spambayes] trouble with 1.1a6 on linux
In-Reply-To: <20120724160303.GA1624@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
References: <20120724160303.GA1624@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
Message-ID: <20120725020114.GA7337@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:03:03PM -0400, fred smith wrote:
> I've been using spambayes on my linux system for years, always with great
> results.
> 
> The system is running Centos 5.x (where x is latest), which claims to
> have pyton 2.4.3.
> 
> It's been running Spambayes 1.1a4 for some time, but on a whim I decided
> to update it to 1.1a6, yesterday.
> 
> so I did the download, ran "python setup.py install". Saw that mail was
> still being delivered and figured that was good enough.
> 
> several hours later I noticed that no spam was being filtered. A little
> investigation noted that the X-Spambayes header is not being added to any
> of the new mails being delivered.
> 
> inspecting /var/log/messaes showed selinux errors coming from spambayes,
> so I followed the instructions given in the error msgs and solved the
> selinux problem.
> 
> but still no X-Spambayes header in the mail being delivered. and I
> don't see any error messages anywhere, neither /var/log/messages,
> nor /var/log/maillog.
> 
> overnight, when the database tools run (to, I assume, train/re-train,
> and whatever else they do) the email notification gave me the
> following message(s):
> 
> Attempted to set [Storage] persistent_use_database with invalid value True
> +(<type 'str'>)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/sb_mboxtrain.py", line 5, in ?
>     pkg_resources.run_script('spambayes==1.1a6', 'sb_mboxtrain.py')
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 407, in
> +run_script
>     self.require(requires)[0].run_script(script_name, ns)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 1084, in
> +run_script
>     execfile(script_filename, namespace, namespace)
>   File
> +"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/sb
> +_mboxtrain.py", line 47, in ?
>     from spambayes import hammie, storage, mboxutils
>   File
> +"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/hammie.py
> +", line 6, in ?
>     from spambayes import storage
>   File
> +"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/storage.p
> +y", line 62, in ?
>     from spambayes import classifier
>   File
> +"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/classifie
> +r.py", line 60, in ?
>     from spambayes.safepickle import pickle_read, pickle_write
>   File
> +"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/spambayes-1.1a6-py2.4.egg/spambayes/safepickl
> +e.py", line 7, in ?
>     import lockfile
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/PIL/__init__.py", line 279, in ?
> 
>   File
> +"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/lockfile-0.9.1-py2.4.egg/lockfile/linklockfil
> +e.py", line 6
>     from . import (LockBase, LockFailed, NotLocked, NotMyLock, LockTimeout,
>          ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> 

and I bet that "from . import..." statement is the culprit (and possibly
others like it).

This version of LInux uses Pyton 2.4.3. the spambayes documentation says
2.2 should work. but looking at python.org I see that the syntax used above
didn't exist before 2.5.

So, once again I'd appreciate some guidance here,... would it be reasonable
to hack all the python modules that use "from .", or would it be best to
revert to the older version of spambayes I was using?

And if the best option is to revert, some guidance on how to do it would
be appreciated.

As mentioned right below here, I tried reinstalling the prior version
but it now does not work either. I don't know where to turn from here.

HELP ???


> 
> I don't know what that all means, but it doesn't look good.
> 
> so in desperation (and based on the theory that maybe 1.1a6 really doesn't
> work on pyton 2.4.3 despite what the docs say), I re-installed Spambayes
> 1.1a4 over the top of what I then had. much shorter output than what I
> got from installing 1.1a6, but no errors were reported.
> 
> 
> 
> But I'm still not getting any X-Spambayes headers added to my emails.
> 
> So, what did I do wrong, and how can I recover from it?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Fred
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From fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us  Wed Jul 25 21:58:01 2012
From: fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us (fred smith)
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:58:01 -0400
Subject: [Spambayes] trouble with 1.1a6 on linux
In-Reply-To: <20120725020114.GA7337@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
References: <20120724160303.GA1624@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
	<20120725020114.GA7337@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
Message-ID: <20120725195801.GB17818@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:01:14PM -0400, fred smith wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:03:03PM -0400, fred smith wrote:
> > I've been using spambayes on my linux system for years, always with great
> > results.
> > 
> > The system is running Centos 5.x (where x is latest), which claims to
> > have pyton 2.4.3.
> > 
> > It's been running Spambayes 1.1a4 for some time, but on a whim I decided
> > to update it to 1.1a6, yesterday.

<snip>

> > overnight, when the database tools run (to, I assume, train/re-train,
> > and whatever else they do) the email notification gave me the
> > following message(s):
> > 
> > Attempted to set [Storage] persistent_use_database with invalid value True
> > +(<type 'str'>)
> > Traceback (most recent call last):

<snip>

> >   File
> > +"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/lockfile-0.9.1-py2.4.egg/lockfile/linklockfil
> > +e.py", line 6
> >     from . import (LockBase, LockFailed, NotLocked, NotMyLock, LockTimeout,
> >          ^
> > SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> > 
> 
> and I bet that "from . import..." statement is the culprit (and possibly
> others like it).
> 
> This version of LInux uses Pyton 2.4.3. the spambayes documentation says
> 2.2 should work. but looking at python.org I see that the syntax used above
> didn't exist before 2.5.
> 

OK, problem "solved"... for values of "solved", by removing all traces
of the newer version and doing a fresh install of 1.1a4.

In at least some places on the SpamBayes web site (and/or in the various
documentation files included inside the package) it clearly says that
1.1a6 (and even 1.1b1) CAN RUN WITH PYTHON 2.2.

This is BLATANTLY INCORRECT.

Please, someone, go fix that error so someone else doesn't get stuck in
this same ghetto.

The "from . import" syntax DOES NOT WORK ON PYTHON 2.4.3. 

I don't really know if there may also be other gotchas, too, re version
compatibility, but there is at least that one, in several places.

			    -----------------

Nevertheless, I don't mean to be complaining, I'm just hoping to warn
others before they land here where I've been.

I think  SpamBayes is great! I've been using it for several years and
love it. thanks MUCHLY for the wonderful tool!

Fred
-- 
---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us -----------------------------
  "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his 
 glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior
 be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before
                     all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."
----------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 (niv) -----------------------------

From chihsinhua at hotmail.com  Tue Jul 31 17:31:15 2012
From: chihsinhua at hotmail.com (ChihSin Hua)
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:31:15 -0700
Subject: [Spambayes] Help
Message-ID: <BAY169-DS38AD50B9075F081AFCCFBBCDC50@phx.gbl>

?Dear Sir/Madam:

 

On an given days, I receive no less than ten (10) junk mails/spams from overseas (one or two of them within the U. S.) server.  Outlook email program automatically moves 99% of these junk mails/spams to the trash folder that I created.  Outlook email software put 1% of these mails/spams into the Inbox folder and spambayes can detect these 1% mails/spams.

 

I use the training routine with the spambayes to train to detect these unwanted mails.  As you can imagine my trash folder is getting very big and I cannot delete all these unwanted mails from the trash folder.  I believe spambayes program require me to keep all these unwanted mails in the trash folder for database building.  I am warned by my mail server to delete these unwanted mails as I have exceed the size of the allocated disk space.

 

Please kindly let me know what is the best way to keep these unwanted mails for your database building routine.

 

With Best Regards,

ChihSin Hua

 

 

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From jesse.brandeburg at intel.com  Tue Jul 31 19:21:54 2012
From: jesse.brandeburg at intel.com (Brandeburg, Jesse)
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:21:54 +0000
Subject: [Spambayes] Help
In-Reply-To: <BAY169-DS38AD50B9075F081AFCCFBBCDC50@phx.gbl>
References: <BAY169-DS38AD50B9075F081AFCCFBBCDC50@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <253CF818969A9240AB2054BF91F2C2BC19BD4543@ORSMSX104.amr.corp.intel.com>

Once you?ve trained the message in Spambayes you can delete the email.

PS sorry for the top-post.

From: spambayes-bounces+jesse.brandeburg=intel.com at python.org [mailto:spambayes-bounces+jesse.brandeburg=intel.com at python.org] On Behalf Of ChihSin Hua
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:31 AM
To: spambayes at python.org
Subject: [Spambayes] Help

?Dear Sir/Madam:

On an given days, I receive no less than ten (10) junk mails/spams from overseas (one or two of them within the U. S.) server.  Outlook email program automatically moves 99% of these junk mails/spams to the trash folder that I created.  Outlook email software put 1% of these mails/spams into the Inbox folder and spambayes can detect these 1% mails/spams.

I use the training routine with the spambayes to train to detect these unwanted mails.  As you can imagine my trash folder is getting very big and I cannot delete all these unwanted mails from the trash folder.  I believe spambayes program require me to keep all these unwanted mails in the trash folder for database building.  I am warned by my mail server to delete these unwanted mails as I have exceed the size of the allocated disk space.

Please kindly let me know what is the best way to keep these unwanted mails for your database building routine.

With Best Regards,
ChihSin Hua


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