David F. Skoll wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > And would you suggest distributing your well-averaged database to > > people who install SpamAssassin to as to seed their Bayes? > > We have a distribution mechanism built into our software. > > > I think having users start with a blank slate and then start learning > > from their own messages makes the most sense. > > Maybe. But I know that our (commercial) customers expect high catch > rates out of the box, and we get that with our shared Bayes database. > > > And users can always learn from their current mailbox of past > > messages so it isn't much hardship. > > Right; pretend you're a salesperson trying to sell an anti-spam product. > "Oh, you just have to go through your old mailbox and classify a few > hundred messages by hand... then the system will work great!" > > No sale.
Your database sounds just simply wonderful. Where can I download this database so that I can start using it? Bob
