Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
If it's really novel and never done before, you could patent it. If not,
everyone else will use it as soon it becomes public. If handled propery
you can get over two years of secrecy by the patent office (you file
in the US).
At this stage I decided not to patent my idea. Instead, I will publish it.
The big problem will be that the day after your idea is published (18
months after a "real" patent application), if it leaks out or you write
an article, GPL it, etc. the spam producers will have figured out a work
aorund and it will be worthless.
If you follow the sendmail mailing lists and newsgroups you will see people
publishing their ideas to prevent spam. The joke is often on them as the spam
producers also read the postings and start working on workarounds before
the idea hits the general public.
My idea should work even when the spammers know it. It's like
cryptographic algorithms - knowing the algorithm doesn't mean you can
break it. The reason it works is because it will not be based on
content filtering. Instead, it will be based on the number of messages
legitimate users can send.
Best Regards,
Uri Even-Chen
Speedy Net
Raanana, Israel.
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: +972-9-7715013
Website: www.uri.co.il
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