On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 10:46:30AM -0800, Justin Mason wrote: > >I don't if anyone has seen this > >http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/24/0025219&mode=nested, but > >it seems some of the newer filters are getting quite good at spotting spam. > > It does look interesting (modulo some nasty anti-SpamAssassin comments > on the DSPAM FAQ page).
Yeah - and I don't see the big diff. To get the 99.x% success rate, they specifically mention requiring feedback from users of what e-mails are spam - i.e high quality Bayes - which SA can do anyway. The trick is how to do Bayes without requiring feedback from users... -- Cheers Jason Haar Information Security Manager, Trimble Navigation Ltd. Phone: +64 3 9635 377 Fax: +64 3 9635 417 PGP Fingerprint: 7A2E 0407 C9A6 CAF6 2B9F 8422 C063 5EBB FE1D 66D1
