I already have a POP3 proxy so how can I use sb_server?
+ ——————————————————- + + The solution here is to chain the proxies together. SpamBayes (sb_server) + doesn’t really care where in the chain it is, although some of the other + proxies (often anti-virus software like Norton Anti-Virus or AVG) sometimes + do. + + The easiest solution is to leave your other proxy set up exactly as it was + before SpamBayes. Then look in your email client to see what port it is + using (it’ll probably be connecting to “localhost” or “127.0.0.1”), and set + SpamBayes to collect mail from localhost on that port, rather than from + your mail server, and forward to localhost (on any free port). This means + that mail arrives at your mail server, then goes through your other proxy, + then through SpamBayes, then arrives at your mail client. This has been + found to work with AVG, for example. + + Some proxies, however, may force your mail client (e.g.
The solution here is to chain the proxies together. SpamBayes (sb_server) doesn’t really care where in the chain it is, although some of the other proxies (often anti-virus software like Norton Anti-Virus or AVG) sometimes do. The easiest solution is to leave your other proxy set up exactly as it was before SpamBayes. Then look in your email client to see what port it is using (it’ll probably be connecting to “localhost” or “127.0.0.1”), and set SpamBayes to collect mail from localhost on that port, rather than from your mail server, and forward to localhost (on any free port). This means that mail arrives at your mail server, then goes through your other proxy, then through SpamBayes, then arrives at your mail client. This has been found to work with AVG, for example. Some proxies, however, may force your mail client (e.g. Outlook Express) to get mail from a particular place (IIRC, some flavours of Norton do this). In this case, you need to leave your mail client set up as it is, and
