Check out Popfile <http://popfile.sourceforge.net>. 
Uses Bayesian filtering and training to identify spam. 
SImply changing subject lines and such doesn't fool 
Popfile at all.

David
dvjones(at)ksbe.edu

On 24 Apr 2003, at 16:35, Darrell King wrote:

> My host (tvcnet.com) installed SpamAssassin for us.  It's
> rough, though - the SPAMmers are changing subject lines
> and other clues as quickly as SA puts out new filters.
> Apparently, the philosophy is that the more obnoxious they
> are about shoving it in our faces, the more of their junk
> we will buy...:).
> 
> From what I have been reading, the war against SPAM is not
> going well...:).
> 
> D
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Friesen" <susanfriesen(at)telus.net>
> 
> Hi everyone,
> Before I approach my web host, I wanted to find out if
> anyone knows if it is possible to control s*p*a*m if I'm
> on a shared server environment. Yes, we have our emails
> posted on our website and would rather not resort to
> removing them.
> 
> Is there anything I can do, or ask my provider to do (that
> they would be *willing* to do), to help lessen the ever
> growing s*p*a*m emails we're getting? It's getting
> ridiculous! I'm just not sure what my options are....
> 
> We're on a Unix box, hosted by Dezines, if that helps any
> :)
> 
> 
> 
> 


 

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