filter evasion

[Tom Anderson]

On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 13:27, David Relson wrote:
> > There is a virtually unlimited number of ways to make text invisible
> > or nearly so.
> > 
> > Greg
> 
> Right you are - and that's why it's a problem waiting for a solution!

As spammers hijack hammish terms, they only do themselves a disservice,
as training will make those terms more neutral and eventually spammish
if used enough.  Meanwhile, the terms that they absolutely cannot give
up, including their sales pitch and the identifying headers, will only
get spammier and spammier.  Therefore, the filter evasion tactics are
not necessarily a problem waiting for a solution, just additional
training.  The Bayesian method is the solution... let it work.

Tom

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