linux-kernel - Re: Time to forbid non-subscribers from posting to the list?

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Date:	Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:23:14 -0400
From:	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>
To:	Lee Revell <rlrevell@...-job.com>
Cc:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Alexey Zaytsev <alexey.zaytsev@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, matti.aarnio@...iler.org
Subject: Re: Time to forbid non-subscribers from posting to the list?

On Aug 08, 2006, at 16:25:16, Lee Revell wrote:
> The spam ratio on LKML is so low that I think this cure would be  
> worse than the disease.  Why can't the minority of LKML readers who  
> have absolutely zero tolerance for spam just filter locally?

Given the volume of valid email on the LKML it took me all of 3 days  
to get a fresh install of my mail client's bayes filter trained to a  
<5% false negative rate and a <0.5% false positive rate.   
Theoretically a similarly tuned bayes filter on vger with a web- 
interface for people to vote on spamminess would allow us to fix any  
remaining problems; but the spam levels are so low already; why bother?

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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