Realistically I think it is impossible to stop spam for good. The only actual practical way of achieving this would be to somehow inhibit (either technologically - removing Internet access, or via the old-fashioned method - execution) spammers ability to .. well, spam.
SA, although brilliant, faces the same dilemna ultimately as regular AI development does - whilst its possible to create a fairly accurate facsimile of a human being and how he/she thinks, a completely accurate model is yet to be achieved. In so much as this applies to spam, so long as it is possible to obfuscate emails but still make them "human-readable", SA and its ilk are always going to be playing catch up. After all, aoccdrnig to rsceearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. But I digress.. I would LOVE to know what the proposal is for "eliminating spam for good" because to me, as a programmer as well, it just sounds like marketing hyperbole. Daz > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Todd Joseph > Sent: 22 October 2003 18:32 > To: Charles Gregory > Cc: Chris Paul; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Looking for some interview subjects > > > > He could be one of these folks: > http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2003/10/12/SpamPlan27. > > Or, he could actually have something that's won't inspire Spam Houses > to become "approved" Mail Relays. Or, maybe he's planning to > boycott the > Hormel product? > > In the same way that I'm drawn to reading about the "alien cloners" > and the National Enquirer, I'd like to hear more about "eliminating > spam for good." I swear, one of these days I will see Batboy > in person. > > Todd > ----------------------- > >On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Chris Paul wrote: > >> You should call me. I'm starting a company that will eliminate spam > >> for good. Not just filter it. Filtration won't scale. We'll be > >> eliminating spam for good. > > > >1) I hope you have a robust server. The latest spammer > tactic is to DOSA > >anyone with a good anti-spam system out of existence..... :-( > >2) Care to explain that 'eliminating spam for good'? There is no 100% > >accurate spam vs. ham rule that I am aware of. Heck, there > are some people > >who *want* ads for health products. So I really am curious > how you will be > >achieving this much desired goal? > > > >- Charles > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > >This SF.net email is sponsored by OSDN developer relations > >Here's your chance to show off your extensive product knowledge > >We want to know what you know. Tell us and you have a chance > to win $100 > >http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?HRPT1X3RYQNC5V4MLNSV3E54 > >_______________________________________________ > >Spamassassin-talk mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by OSDN developer relations > Here's your chance to show off your extensive product knowledge > We want to know what you know. Tell us and you have a chance > to win $100 > http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?HRPT1X3RYQNC5V4MLNSV3E54 > _______________________________________________ > Spamassassin-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by OSDN developer relations Here's your chance to show off your extensive product knowledge We want to know what you know. Tell us and you have a chance to win $100 http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?HRPT1X3RYQNC5V4MLNSV3E54 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
