linux-kernel - Re: bogofilter ate 3/5

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Date:	Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:00:20 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Rick Ellis <ellis@...nics.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: bogofilter ate 3/5

On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 10:37:03PM -0700, Rick Ellis wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 07:00:44 +0200 Willy Tarreau wrote:
> 
> > spam has never been a real problem for me on LKML
> 
> I spend a lot of time deleting spam from the mailing lists I
> archive. The kernel list gets a lot of spam--it's just not
> as obvious as it is on some lists because of the large amount
> of legit traffic. Some of the slower lists get nothing but
> spam for weeks at a time.

agreed, but I still think that losing some legitimate emails
is worse than getting 5% spam.

> While bogofilter may not be the answer, doing something may
> be quite desirable.

OK, but doing something could simply consist in adding a header
that anyone is free to filter on or not.

Regards,
Willy

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