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Seven Spam Filters Compared

Posted by timothy on from the spam-is-evil dept.

Goo.cc writes "Those wondering how their spam filtering software performs in comparison to other's may want to read this article on Freshmeat, where Sam Holden performs comparative testing of various popular e-mail filters. The filters tested includes Bayesian Mail Filter, Bogofilter, dbacl, Quick Spam Filter, SpamAssassin, SpamProbe, and SPASTIC."

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  1. My own spam solution.... by Kane+Skalter · · Score: 1, Redundant
    I usually don't accept any email from people I don't know, so I simply set up my filter with a whitelist. That means that I filter it out if either of the following conditions are not true:
    • Contains my initials. I simply ask my friends to insert my initials in the subject line. They're all happy to comply.
    • If I opt-in to something, like /. updates, I allow *that* domain (*@slashdot.org, for example). No third party co-brands are accepted.
    Fair enough?