On 10 Feb 2007 at 11:43, Dan wrote:
> I've developed a new approach to scoring that I want to 1) share with
> everyone and 2) make into a working system thats as accurate as what
> I've already built, but easier to use. First, the theory:
>[...]
> NEW SITUATION
> Ham is now the tiniest minority of all email.
>
> NEW ASSUMPTION
> All messages are spam unless x,y,z score says they're ham.
>
> NEW APPROACH
> Block everything, then create rules to not catch what you do want.
> ie, build tests that target the spam (keeping all the tests you've
> already built), then score the thousands of ways ham triggers on
> those tests.
>
> NEW RESULT
> Spend less time and energy while catching more of what you do want
> and less of what you don't.
>
> CHALLENGE
> All filtering software is written to score for results that equal
> spam -> catch the bad
>
> SOLUTION
> Make filtering software score for results that equal ham -> uncatch
> the good.
>
> Your thoughts?
> Dan
>
The science fiction periodical ANALOG had a story based exactly on this
premise. I
think the story ran in 2005. In the story, just about everything is connected
to a public
interface so therefore everything is subject to getting spam'ed - and worse.
