There's a compelling argument for scheduled virus and spyware
scans/updates..
Brian
The path to a desireable destination
is often more difficult than the path to stay where you are.
On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Wilmes, Rusty wrote:
> I've been trying to scrounge up the time to build one of these...
>
> http://lawmonkey.org/anti-spam.html
>
> combination of bayesian and razor on openbsd acting as an MTA.
>
> About 1/2 our staff installed freeware screensaver (read: gator) on their
> computers and our spam has gone through the roof.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Neiberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 2:36 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: OT Gibberish in email [7:74740]
>
>
> Reimer, Fred wrote:
> >
> > It is an attempt by the SPAMers to avoid SPAM software that
> > takes a hash of
> > the SPAM and blocks SPAM on machines based on these hash
> > values. There are
> > some anti-SPAM "solutions" out there that basically relies on
> > the users to
> > mark email as SPAM. When they do, the client machines send the
> > hash of the
> > SPAM up to the service provider, which shares these hashes with
> > all other
> > subscribers. So, if the same exact SPAM is sent to another
> > user it would
> > automatically get blocked. These random characters change the
> > hash value,
> > and hence this method of blocking SPAM is ineffective.
> >
> > Use a Bayesian filter program for your SPAM. I have 3755
> > emails in my "Junk
> > Mail" folder now, and I empty it out last on July 18th. Check
> > out
> > www.Junk-Out.com.
> >
> > Fred Reimer - CCNA
>
> Someone should develop a SPAM filter that looks for certain types of
> randomness within a message. This would be difficult, but certainly not
> impossible. You'd have to be pretty creative about it but it ought to be
> possible to devise an algorithm that could detect that sort of random
> line--often found in the subject line--and flag it as SPAM.
>
> I haven't heard of a Bayesian filter before. I'm going to go find out more
> about that right now.
>
> John
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