[Douglas Alan] >> I've noticed that there is little to no spam in comp.lang.python >> and am wondering how this is accomplished.
[Skip Montanaro] > Most mailing lists which originate on mail.python.org have SpamBayes > filtering in front of them. Worth noting that the SpamBayes project started specifically because Barry Warsaw tricked me ;-) into thinking about a way to do spam filitering for GNU Mailman lists. My original "ham" test data was in fact a year's worth of comp.lang.python postings. The algorithms work extremely well for a focused tech mailing list (I don't know how they work on other kinds of lists, because those weren't tested). BTW, python.org uses other gimmicks too, right? For example, I think Greg Ward set up some other gimmicks to weed out obvious viruses. > The one notable exception are the two SpamBayes-related mailing > lists. Yup, and they do get their fair share of spam. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
