At 12:58 PM +0100 2002/08/27, michael.dillon@radianz.com wrote:

It might be possible to make filters that don't need to be updated that often if you apply AI techniques to recognizing SPAM. For instance, check out this new approach: http://www.paulgraham.com/paulgraham/spam.html

Bayesian techniques are neither AI nor new. See <http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/sahami98bayesian.html> and <http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/androutsopoulos00learning.html>, among others. Moreover, while there may be client-side programs which implement these techniques, and there may be prototype server-side programs which implement these techniques, I am not aware of any more production-oriented tools which are available to implement these kinds of techniques. -- Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. GCS/IT d+(-) s:+(++)>: a C++(+++)$ UMBSHI++++$ P+>++ L+ !E W+++(--) N+ !w--- O- M++ V PS++(+++) PE- Y+(++) PGP>+++ t+(+++) 5++(+++) X++(+++) R+(+++) tv+(+++) b+(++++) DI+(++++) D+(++) G+(++++) e++>++++ h--- r---(+++)* z(+++)