dspam_train

NAME

dspam_train - train a corpus of mail

SYNOPSIS

dspam_train [ username ] [ spam_dir ] [ nonspam_dir ]

DESCRIPTION

dspam_train is used to train and test a corpus of mail (in maildir 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 particular corpus against dspam in a given configuration.

OPTIONS

[username]

Specifies the user to train.

[spam_dir]

Specifies the pathname to the directory containing the corpus of spam. Each message should be separate in its own file.

[nonspam_dir]

Specifies the pathname to the directory containing the corpus of nonspam. Each message should be separate in its own file.

EXIT VALUE

AUTHORS

Jonathan A. Zdziarski

For more information, see http://www.nuclearelephant.com.

SEE ALSO

dspam(1), dspam_stats(1), dspam_clean(1), dspam_dump(1), dspam_merge(1)