Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266458AbUAVWnx (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:43:53 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266461AbUAVWnx (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:43:53 -0500 Received: from bdsl.66.12.153.218.gte.net ([66.12.153.218]:55230 "EHLO scottstuff.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266458AbUAVWnw (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:43:52 -0500 To: david.lang@digitalinsight.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] Confirmation Spam Blocking was: List 'linux-dvb' closed to public posts In-Reply-To: References: <20040121194315.GE9327@redhat.com> <1074717499.18964.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040121211550.GK9327@redhat.com> <20040121213027.GN23765@srv-lnx2600.matchmail.com> <1074731162.25704.10.camel@localhost.localdomain> <401000C1.9010901@blue-labs.org> From: scott@sigkill.org (Scott Laird) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:43:49 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 790 Lines: 18 In article you write: > >so we need to extend the Bayesian filters to deal with multi-word combos, >how many legit mail has those dictionary words in them? properly traind >their presence should help identify the spam. Been there, done that. Take a look at spamprobe, it does two-word bayes and is freakishly effective. I haven't had a single false positive since the first week of training, and it's blocking well over 99% of all incoming spam. I no longer have a spam problem. Scott - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/