Re: Fw: [dspam-users] Study posted on slashdot... looks fishy....

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

--- http://www.outformations.com/~dek wrote:
> Its funny, our dspam install under libdb4 ran for a year with no problems 
> but lately it seems less reliable.  Is the switch to mysql hard to do in 
> general?

Actually, no.  But, MySQL is so much "heavier" than libdb4 (server and such) --
that's why I don't want to install it on my computer.  I'm willing to risk
losing my database again; but, if I do, I may then consider switching to MySQL
:-(.

I was surprised at how good my spam filter is doing, especially my personal
domain blacklist.  It's definitely the fastest way to quickly eliminate spam,
and my "whitelist keywords" makes sure that I don't throw away too much.

The biggest problem seems to be the challenge-response mechanism.  People don't
seem to want to bother re-sending their message, which is highly unfortunate. 
I guess this means that we'll always have some level of spam because message
senders are so lazy :-(.

> Dale
> 
> Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert> 
> 06/23/2004 05:54 PM
> 
> To
> http://www.outformations.com/~dek
> cc
> 
> 
> Thanks.  Fascinating.