From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from arsenic.mthmarketing.com (ip-216-190-203-134.mthmarketing.com [216.190.203.134]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3637ABB98 for ; Thu, 26 Sep 2002 19:51:25 -0500 (CDT) Received: (qmail 30090 invoked by uid 1028); 27 Sep 2002 00:51:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kydance.net) (127.0.0.1) by arsenic.mthmarketing.com with SMTP; 27 Sep 2002 00:51:24 -0000 Received: from 216.190.203.135 (SquirrelMail authenticated user mwalker%kydance.net) by squirrelmail.kydance.net with HTTP; Thu, 26 Sep 2002 18:51:24 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <40197.216.190.203.135.1033087884.squirrel@squirrelmail.kydance.net> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 18:51:24 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Spam (was Re: Hey SEXY) From: "Matthew Walker" To: In-Reply-To: <20020927004752.4098612A3EA@mbox2.su.se> References: <20020927004752.4098612A3EA@mbox2.su.se> X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: SquirrelMail (version 1.2.7) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 7e051f92-7f17-49bc-94b7-7f89a6f99220 X-Archives-Hash: d8caff1ae195c33e28dbdcac9f2b617d 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 > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev