Re: [gentoo-dev] Spam (was Re: Hey SEXY)

["Matthew Walker" <mwalker@kydance.net>]

Henrik Treadup said:
> Alan wrote:
> #
> #Or filter the list through spamassassin before it goes out to mailman (or
> #something like that).
> #
> #alan
>
>
> But spamassassin is sloooooow. It also uses a human generated rulebase.
> http://www.spamassassin.org/tests.html
> Lots of work for humans which is bad :(
>
>
> What we wan't is a rulebase specifically tailored to the gentoo lists. (If
> a  mail contains the word 'ebuild' it is probably not spam and if it
> contains the word 'madam' it probably is)
>
>
> Bayesian filtering takes care of generating the rulebase automatically.
> This  is a Good Thing (TM).

Bayesian Filtering /rocks/! I've written a Bayesian spam filter for
SquirrelMail based on the article you mention further down, and it's great.
I don't see the spam on mailing lists anymore, because the filter catches it
and filters it to another folder. Too bad I still get to see everyone
talking about how much spam sucks. ;)

>
>
> Read 'A plan for spam'  http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html and you will
> see  the light ;)
>
>
> Where would be the correct place to have a discussion about this BTW?
>
> /Henrik Treadup
> hetr9922@student.su.se
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