[H-GEN] On SpamAssassin and email

[Jason Parker-Burlingham]

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Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org> writes:

> * Bogofilter (http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net)
> This is a Baynesian filter - previously discussed on this list.

These Bayseian bizzos look like the wave of the future.

> * Home Grown
> 
> It occured to me while reading about TMDA that most spam would be stopped
> dead in its tracks just by accepting mail only from people already in your
> address book[2] or another home grown whitelist.  I wondered why this had
> never occured to me before.

I don't like this for the same reason I don't like TDMA---making
people who have a legitimate desire to send you email jump through
hoops isn't very polite.

In this case, new associates will either have to wait until you check
your spam folder, or suffer the insult of having their mail to you
bounce.
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