Re: [OT] Spam FIREWALL software

[Justin Mason <jm...@jmason.org>]

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It's SVMs -- another type of probabilistic classifier, and probably
requires training.   A well-trained filter gets high accuracy,
but training it is hard work :(

- --j.

Chris Santerre writes:
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kang , Joseph S. [mailto:joe.kang@netex.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:23 PM
> >To: Spamassassin-Users (users@spamassassin.apache.org)
> >Subject: [OT] Spam FIREWALL software
> >
> >
> >Heard about this via /. and followed my nose to the Univ. of 
> >Queensland site
> >for the official press release.
> >
> >http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.phtml?article=5833
> >
> >Revolutionary spam firewall
> >Monday , 23 August 2004
> >
> >
> *snip*
> 
> Sounds like bayes.
> I heard loud and clear "seeking investment"
> 
> And most impotant of all, it does nothing to stop spam beyond its own
> boarders. 
> 
> "Existing anti-spam software filters out spam whereas ours puts up a
> firewall, stopping all email traffic and only allowing real mail through,"
> said Mr Sullivan. 
> 
> Oh my!! Well, we could all do that in 5 minutes. Gee I wonder if that is a
> good idea? So kind of like an RBL only before the end of the data command?
> Hmm....gee....never heard that before :)  
> 
> Or does it process the whole thing, then what? /dev/null? 
> 
> I'm starting to sound more jaded everyday :) But I see absolutely nothing
> new here at all. Maybe one of the SA devs knows more? And if that is his
> real world FP rate, then I'm the lost Anastasia of Russia!
> 
> --Chris 
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