-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Colin,
Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 1:17:13 PM, you wrote: CAB> What is everyone's feeling on spreading rules about? I would guess CAB> it's more effective to tell as many people as possible, via the CAB> list, about the rules. But as soon as these rules get back to the CAB> spammer, they're ineffective for sure. Spammers read this list, and modify their spam accordingly. We can see this (and to some extent identify who the spammers are, and what they are doing and why they are doing it, perhaps soon to be predictive of their actions). However, not all spammers read this list. It's very possible your spammer doesn't, and your rules will be valuable for months to come. I strongly believe in sharing rules. a) It makes spammers work for their decreasing income. b) It hugely reduces the spam which reaches the spammer's intended destination. c) It helps others develop better rules, which increases effects (a) and (b). Just don't share rules with negative scores publicly -- *that* information we don't want going to any spammer. Bob Menschel -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0 iQA/AwUBP6ncKJebK8E4qh1HEQKJTACfTjx/yDpv58DzrsAd0aUsPXfDSqMAniRI Zm2DbUz5kQUC9sEaIRsxYSIn =wOdh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
