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[arib]

Really tired of spam.
Really, really tired of spam.
Remember when e-mail used to be used as a means of communication?

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[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

It still is a means of communication - just one with a lower signal/noise ratio than it used to have. :-)

[hakamadare.livejournal.com]

i would like to direct you to this commentary on the subject.

spam is TEH SUKC, but these days we have some remarkably good tools to fight it.

-steve

[arib.livejournal.com]

Back in the early days, I used to go to spamcop, or use SamSpade to figure out the headers, then file abuse reports, etc.

Then the pile grew too large.

meh.

[hakamadare.livejournal.com]

Then the pile grew too large.

well, yes, that's the point. solutions like the ones you used to use do not scale to large volumes of spam. Bayesian filters do - in fact, the more spam they process, the more accurately they work. SpamAssassin is also not just a Bayesian - it's got a pretty sensible set of default rules, but over time it'll build a personalized database for you.

i'd suggest taking a little time to read over some of the stuff i mentioned - at the very least, it'll make you feel geekier :)

-steve