Re: [SLUG] Suggested spam detection project

From: Levi Bard (taktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktak@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2006 - 18:11:11 EDT


> One thing which can be an effective tool in recognizing spam is the email name
> used. Usually it cannot even be pronounced.
>
> A script which counts the number of colliding consonants, or percentage of
> consonants in the name, can probably detect a high percentage.
>
> For those using kmail there is already a built-in ability to do this kind of
> script processing, if I read it right.

Domain basename 'szmidt' - 85% consonant - flagged as spam. ;-)

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