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Unread 5 Mar 2004, 01:14   #1
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Back on the subject of spam filters...
Well I didn't find the exact solution I was looking for, but the one I have found is better. Huzzah etc.
So FYI, here it is:

http://www.spampal.org/

It's a free program that acts as a proxy between your email client and POP or IMAP servers.
It filters spam based on public black/white/ignore lists, and includes a plugins facility.
AND...
One of the plugins linked to from it's homepage is a Bayesian filtering one, so I've now got a solution that does what I was after in the first place (the Bayesian filtering) and a bit more into the bargain. So far it's worked pretty well - it's not accidentally flagged anything it shouldn't have, while still managing to catch the 60 - 80 odd spam emails I get every day.

Oh yeah, because it's a proxy it doesn't interfere with other email scanning programs you may have.
For example, I have Norton AV which scans email for viruses as it's downloaded, so the chain now goes Email server -> Norton AntiVirus -> Spampal -> Email client.

Nifty.
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Unread 5 Mar 2004, 09:23   #2
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Re: Back on the subject of spam filters...
60-80 is horrible, not even my yahoo gets that much... :/
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Re: Back on the subject of spam filters...
My NTL account seems to have ended up on spamlists the world over

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For example, I have Norton AV which scans email for viruses as it's downloaded, so the chain now goes Email server -> Norton AntiVirus -> Spampal -> Email client.
Depending on which needs more performance (AV scanning or antispam parsing), you might improve performance by chaning the order.......

Ah well, spam emails don't usually have attachments anyway.
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Re: Back on the subject of spam filters...
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My NTL account seems to have ended up on spamlists the world over
Hmmm - I get between 2-10 spam mails a day on my NTL account, always the same 3 or 4 ones...

Viagra
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and the clincher for me...

... 'juicing girls'

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I get 2-3 in my hotmail inbox, and about 10 in the junk folder. I think it's pretty good considering I used to get 30 in my inbox every day
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