This is not the first of these messages. This is not the last of these messages.
But why does these messages feel like a "troll?" Primarily because the post that would seem to be prompting your question (the 1/31/03 10:59 one by ctaite) is based on a completely unfounded understanding of SpamAssassin. Spamassassin is stagnant the same exact way that Symantec Anti-Virus is stagnant; if you don't update the rules, some stuff'll get through. Furthermore, the proportion of "smart" spammers versus "spammers" is roughly the same as the rest of the population; you can vary your definition of smart, but most people would agree that "smart" is the minority. SA isn't able to stop 'all' spam- that's acknowledged. But it has a -very- good ratio of stopping spam versus letting it through. Even if it stopped all the average and dumb spammers, that's a pretty good hit ratio. Frankly, bringing this to the list and asking for commentary is insulting to the people here on the basis of your ignorance of their work, it smells like someone trying to stir up anxiety and activity, and it shows how little you value your own skills as a debator on that forum you point to. And while that's directed particularily at the latest troll- it can also be generalized to point to all similar people who come here with "what's your reaction to 'the SA technology is dead and all the programmers are buried'." Russ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
