[Wylug-help] Re: Spam filtering.

[Anne Wilson]

On Monday 18 June 2007 12:20:11 Stephen Patterson wrote:
> On 17 Jun 07, Richard Ibbotson (richard.ibbotson at gmail.com) wrote:
> > try 'apt-cache search spamassassin' .  spamd and spamc are also
> > helpful.
>
> I use bogofilter, it uses bayesian filtering (which spamassassin can
> also use) to identify spam from the word patterns contained in good and
> bad messages that you train it with. It runs quicker than spamassassin
> and doesn't hammer the CPU as heavily.
>
> http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_spam_filtering

Bogofilter needs a firm hand with training in the early days, but I find it 
very efficient with kmail.  Of course it only handles anything coming into 
the Inbox.  Anyther filtered serverside has to be handled there.

Anne