macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dbacllocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dbaclMacPorts ports tree · textproc/dbacl/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 14227
Install dbacl with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix
Digramic Bayesian classifier. Version 1.14.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dbacl.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dbaclnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/db/dbacl/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Digramic Bayesian classifier
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bayesol
- dbacl
- hmine
- hypex
- mailcross
- mailfoot
- mailinspect
- mailtoe
history
Project history and usage
dbacl is a collection of lightweight Unix and POSIX utilities for Bayesian text classification. Its most familiar package-manager use is mail filtering, but the official documentation presents it as a general text-classification toolkit that can be scripted for many document-sorting tasks.
Project history
The SourceForge project metadata records dbacl from January 2003, and the project homepage describes the core utility plus companion tools such as bayesol, mailcross, mailtoe, mailfoot, and mailinspect. The documentation emphasizes digramic Bayesian classification and decision rules based on misclassification costs.
Adoption history
dbacl belongs to the early-2000s wave of command-line spam and text filters that could be composed with mail delivery agents and shell scripts. Its documentation includes tutorials for junk mail filtering, cross-validation, procmail integration, and comparisons with other classifiers, which made it fit the Unix mail-filtering culture of the period.
How it is used
Users train categories from example text, classify new input, and combine dbacl with companion utilities when they need optimal classification rules or mail-filter evaluation. The manual-page index documents the small-tool style: one command for posterior probabilities, one for decision rules, and other commands for mailbox inspection and validation.
Why package nerds care
dbacl is interesting as a compact research-adjacent CLI package: it exposes Bayesian classification as ordinary Unix commands instead of a library or service. For package nerds, it is a reminder of when spam filtering, procmail recipes, and statistical text processing were common reasons to install small C command-line tools.
Timeline
- 2003: SourceForge project metadata records the project creation date.
- 2000s: Official docs cover spam filtering, shell integration, and manual pages for the dbacl utility family.
- Present: SourceForge hosts the project page and an official Git browser.
Related projects
- The official related-projects page links dbacl to spam-filtering software, a Bayesian RSS aggregator, and the TREC Spam Filter Evaluation Tool Kit.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bayesol | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dbacl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
hmine | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
hypex | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mailcross | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mailfoot | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mailinspect | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mailtoe | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.14.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dbacl |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.14.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://dbacl.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
dbacl
nix profile install nixpkgs#dbacl- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dbacl
MacPorts95%
dbacl
sudo port install dbacl- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dbacl
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation