sb_filter (1)

sb_filter [options] [filenames]

SpamBayes Command Line Filter Version 1.1b1 (February, 25, 2011)

Options can one or more of:

-h

• show usage and exit -v

• show version and exit -x

• show some usage examples and exit -d DBFILE

• use database in DBFILE -p PICKLEFILE

• use pickle (instead of database) in PICKLEFILE -n

• create a new database

* -f

• filter (default if no processing options are given)

* -g

• (re)train as a good (ham) message

* -s

• (re)train as a bad (spam) message

* -t

• filter and train based on the result -- you must make sure to untrain all mistakes later. Not recommended.

* -G

• untrain ham (only use if you've already trained this message)

* -S

• untrain spam (only use if you've already trained this message) -o section:option:value

• set [section, option] in the options database to value -P

• Run under control of the Python profiler, if it is available

All options marked with '*' operate on stdin, and write the resultant message to stdout.

If no filenames are given on the command line, standard input will be processed as a single message. If one or more filenames are given on the command line, each will be processed according to the following rules:

• * If the filename is '-', standard input will be processed as a single

• message (may only be usefully given once).

• * If the filename starts with '+' it will be processed as an MH folder.

• * If the filename is a directory and it contains a subdirectory named

• 'cur', it will be processed as a Maildir.

• * If the filename is a directory and it contains a subdirectory named

• 'Mail', it will be processed as an MH Mailbox.

• * If the filename is a directory and not a Maildir nor an MH Mailbox, it

• will be processed as a Mailbox directory consisting of just .txt and .lorien files.

• * Otherwise, the filename is treated as a Unix-style mailbox (messages

• begin on a line starting with 'From ').

Output is always to standard output as a Unix-style mailbox.

The full documentation for SpamBayes is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and SpamBayes programs are properly installed at your site, the command

• info SpamBayes

should give you access to the complete manual.