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SpamAssassin 3.0 Released

Posted by timothy on from the great-day-for-mankind dept.

davemabe writes "At long last, SpamAssassin 3.0.0 has been released. I've been using the release candidates for a month or so, and the results have been far improved over previous versions. Its use of SURBL along with Bayes auto learning make it seem like this solution is the one to beat. It looks like they've introduced a new logo as well. Snazzy!"

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  1. actually i've always felt their name's not right by Build6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, *assassins* are the type to take out single, lone, "high value" targets, right?

    Sneaking into fortresses/castles, creeping up and then offing the bad guy, or else maybe using some nice long-distance sniper rifle to take out the bad guy, or maybe choice application of poisons at the right bottle of wine, etc.

    This is not appropriate for *spam*, where we're talking about waves upon waves upon unending waves in what we would call a "target rich environment". Assassination? No, more like machine-gunning, or artillery, or, I dunno, nukes.

    Assassination would take too long.

  2. Re:Artificial intelligence was born... by Duke+Thomas · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Here I am, brain the size of a planet and they ask me to filter your spam."

  3. Better names? by Da+Twink+Daddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, since it's capable of removing a certain caste of emails entirely how about SpamGenocide or SpamacialCleansing?

    Perhaps we should identify it with (im)famous person(s) to drive up hits like SpamHitler, SpamNazi, or SpamlobodanMilosevic?

    Maybe something that has an associated coolness factor, instead of being (almost) universaly hated, like Dr. Spamibal Lecter?

    Well, there's still the problem of overwhelming evil there. It's not really evil, just heartless and calculating. Hmm, heartless, calculating, killer... I got it! How about SpamAssassin? Oh, wait...

  4. still waiting for spammerassassin by Daniel+Ellard · · Score: 4, Funny
    This looks great, and I look forward to using it, but it doesn't address the root of the problem. Anyone working on spammerassassin yet?

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    Disclaimer: I work for a company, but I don't speak for them.
    1. Re:still waiting for spammerassassin by geeklawyer · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes,
      The spammerassassin team is active, but on my legal advice they are not documenting their work: it could, technically, be argued to be murder.

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