dspam_train(1)							       DSPAM							    dspam_train(1)

NAME

       dspam_train - train a corpus of mail

SYNOPSIS

       dspam_train [username] [--client] [-i index|spam_corpus nonspam_corpus]

DESCRIPTION

       dspam_train  is	used  to  train  and test a corpus of mail (in maildir or MBOX format). This tool will present each message to DSPAM for a
       classification and then retrain only if the message was incorrect. This provides close to real-world training and should be used  to  build
       pretrained  databases.  Upon  execution,  the  tool will automatically determine the ratio of spam:nonspam and train based on that ratio to
       ensure both corpora are trained consecutively. This tool can also be used as a test jig to measure the efficiency and accuracy of a partic-
       ular corpus against DSPAM in a given configuration.

OPTIONS

       --client
	      If specified, DSPAM is used in client-server mode.

       username
	      Specifies the user to train, if omitted the current user name is used.

       -i index
	      Use a index file instead of the usual spam_corpus and nonspam_corpus.

	      index :  Path to the index file having the following format per line:
	      [class] [path to message]

       spam_corpus
	      Specifies  either the pathname to the directory containing the corpus of spam, with each in a separate file (e.g. maildir format) or
	      a path to the mailbox in the traditional Unix MBOX format.

       nonspam_corpus
	      Specifies either the pathname to the directory containing the corpus of nonspam with each message in a separate file or  a  path	to
	      the mailbox in the traditional Unix MBOX format.

EXIT VALUE

       0      Operation was successful.
       other  Operation resulted in an error.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002-2011 DSPAM Project
       All rights reserved.

       For more information, see http://dspam.sourceforge.net.

SEE ALSO

       dspam(1), dspam_admin(1), dspam_clean(1), dspam_crc(1), dspam_dump(1), dspam_logrotate(1), dspam_merge(1), dspam_stats(1)

DSPAM
								   Apr 17, 2010 						    dspam_train(1)