[AccessD] OT Wierd Bayesian Filters

After my hasty post I did some research on Bayesian filtering and it would
appear to be the case that either the implementation of the filtering is
bad, as you say, and/or the filtering system was not given a large enough
sample of good and bad emails to work with when it was set up in the first
place.

Lambert

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Don Elliker [SMTP:delliker at hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 23, 2003 1:04 PM
> To:	accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject:	RE: [AccessD] OT Wierd Bayesian Filters
> 
> I don't think it's so much 'idiotic prudism' as crappy algorithmism. This
> whole cyberspace deal is so new....it's actually a great opportunity, if
> you can just get a handle on something that's needed (like really accurate
> and good filters).
> _D
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Things are only free to the extent that you don't pay for them".-Don
> Elliker 
> >From: "Wortz, Charles" 
> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
> >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
> >Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT Wierd Bayesian Filters 
> >Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:34:47 -0500 
> > 
> >The problem is those in decision-making positions find it easier to 
> >punish all of us than to hunt down the few that are guilty. Just like 
> >the teacher that keeps the whole class after school instead of going to 
> >the trouble to find out which student was the one that caused whatever 
> >was the problem. 
> > 
> >Charles Wortz 
> >Software Development Division 
> >Texas Education Agency 
> >1701 N. Congress Ave 
> >Austin, TX 78701-1494 
> >512-463-9493 
> >CWortz at tea.state.tx.us 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >-----Original Message----- 
> >From: Heenan, Lambert [mailto:Lambert.Heenan at AIG.com] 
> >Sent: Wednesday 2003 Jul 23 11:19 
> >To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' 
> >Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT Wierd Bayesian Filters 
> >Importance: Low 
> > 
> > 
> >Isn't it great when idiotic prudes rule cyberspace. Now we're getting 
> >legitimate communications censored because the word "H e x" sounds or is 
> >spelled a bit like "S e x". Or it is perhaps it's association with w i t 
> >c h c r a f t? What next? Blocking emails with words which are anagrams 
> >of other "sensitive" words? Who are these faceless idiots who deem what 
> >we can talk about anyway? 
> > 
> >Lambert 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message----- 
> > > From: Wortz, Charles [SMTP:CWortz at tea.state.tx.us] 
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:04 PM 
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
> > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT Wierd Bayesian Filters 
> > > 
> > > Charlotte, 
> > > 
> > > The reply had a word that rhymes with a forbidden word and differs in 
> > > spelling in only one letter from that forbidden word. You will need 
> > > to convince the blue-noses that the three letters h, e, and x spell a 
> > > valid word used in computer technology. 
> > > 
> > > Charles Wortz 
> > > -----Original Message----- 
> > > From: Charlotte Foust [mailto:cfoust at infostatsystems.com] 
> > > Sent: Wednesday 2003 Jul 23 10:50 
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
> > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT Wierd Bayesian Filters 
> > > 
> > > Gah! Now I got one on my reply. 
> > > 
> > > Trend SMEX Content Filter has detected sensitive content. 
> > > 
> > > Place = Access Developers discussion and problem solving; ; ; Access 
> > > Developers discussion and problem solving Sender = Charlotte Foust 
> > > Subject = RE: [AccessD] OT Wierd Bayesian Filters Delivery Time = July
> 
> > 
> > > 23, 2003 (Wednesday) 08:19:12 Policy = Inappropriate language Action 
> > > on this mail = Quarantine message 
> > > 
> > > Warning message from administrator: 
> > > Sender, Content filter has detected a sensitive e-mail. 
> > > 
> > > What on earth is it squawking about? 
> > > 
> > > Charlotte Foust 
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