From: Michael Slater <ruby@...>
Date: 2003-08-21T04:25:25+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Trollassassin

> From: Kurt M. Dresner [mailto:kdresner@cs.utexas.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:35 AM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: [OT] Trollassassin
> 
> So, I had this idea, but I couldn't think of anywhere better to post it.
> 
> How about a recognized troll database that could be queried by something
> similar to spamassassin and tag mail as from a known troll?  I know it
> wouldn't solve all the world's problems, but if folks like Brandon could
> be espoused for what they are right off the bat, maybe things wouldn't
> get so heated...

If you let the Python folks know that Brandon is coming their way, don't be
surprised to see a special BJVE patch and a hurried "hotfix" release of
SpamBayes :-)

Bayesian filtering should work pretty well with trolls, the same way it does
a good job identifying spammers.

http://spambayes.org

--ms

"Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to predict
the future is to invent it." -- Alan Kay, 1971