[bogofilter] Improved Calculations

[David Relson]

On Thu, 13 May 2004 14:07:35 +0200
Boris 'pi' Piwinger wrote:

> David Relson wrote:
> 
> >> In train-on-error the values are built into the database (in
> >> a subtle way, but they are in there). So I can easily shift
> >> robx and the cutoffs to values I like. robs and min_dev are
> >> harder, but that seems to be OK. For the new parameters I
> >> don't even have an estimate.
> > 
> > True.  However you can implement a bogotune-like script, as in:
> > 
> >   for SP_ESF in ...values... ; do
> >     for NS_ESF in ...values... ; do
> >       run test and save results
> >     done
> >   done
> >   find best parameter set
> 
> Right. But "run test" can be extremly expensive;-)

Hi pi,

Indeed.  Bogotune's additional scanning (5 sp_esf values and 5 ns_esf
values) has increased its workload by 25.  However if you want
demonstrably useful numbers, you've got to do the work.  Think of it as
a task to keep your computer out of trouble while you're sleeping.

David