---
name: "sb_server"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "spambayes"
version: "1.1b1+git20190201.1335ca8-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sb_server"
---

# sb\_server(1)

The primary server for SpamBayes.

## NAME

sb\_server - The primary server for SpamBayes.

## DESCRIPTION

Currently serves the web interface, and any configured POP3 and SMTP proxies.

The POP3 proxy works with classifier.py, and adds a simple X-Spambayes-Classification header (ham/spam/unsure) to each incoming email.  You point the proxy at your POP3 server, and configure your email client to collect mail from the proxy then filter on the added header.  Usage:

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  sb\_server.py \[options\] \[\<server\> \[\<server port\>\]\]

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  \<server\> is the name of your real POP3 server \<port\>   is the port number of your real POP3 server, which

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  defaults to 110.

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  options:

- **-h**

  : Displays this help message.

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  **-d** FILE : use the named DBM database file **-p** FILE : the the named Pickle database file **-l** port : proxy listens on this port number (default 110) **-u** port : User interface listens on this port number

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  (default 8880; Browse http://localhost:8880/)

- **-b**

  : Launch a web browser showing the user interface.

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  **-o** section:option:value :

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  set \[section, option\] in the options database to value

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  All command line arguments and switches take their default values from the \[pop3proxy\] and \[html\_ui\] sections of bayescustomize.ini.

For safety, and to help debugging, the whole POP3 conversation is written out to \_pop3proxy.log for each run, if options\["globals", "verbose"\] is True.

To make rebuilding the database easier, uploaded messages are appended to \_pop3proxyham.mbox and \_pop3proxyspam.mbox.

## SEE ALSO

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

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  **info option**

should give you access to the complete manual.