> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here I am thinking out loud while running through my spam > log, would a perl > interface to a spell checker with some sort of weighting help > kill more of > this junk? > > i.e if there are 100 words in the body, and 75% are > misspelled, add it to > the score... > > comments, good idea, bad idea? >
Good and bad idea. Perfect spelling is almost an indicator of spam. Perhaps a "commonality of use" can be assigned to dictionary words. Long strings of very uncommonly used words with no punctuation and with perfect spelling could be an indicator of spam. _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
