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[anti-spam-wg@localhost] I wrote a spam filter in Perl
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 22:35:59 -0700
Hey folks :)
I took the opportunity when I moved recently and my email was down and accumulating on the server to use that accumulation as an incentive to finally write a script to auto-delete the spam. :)
It uses an English-like syntax rules file (procmail :0 is for the birds), and the command-line tool which works on an existing mailbox file even has a nice VT100 status display (fun to watch the spam vanquished). Here's how it looks:
<http://www.natural-innovations.com/gifs/mpurge.gif>
After I tweak it a bit more, I will write a real-time version (run via the .forward file) to divert the spam before it ever reaches the inbox file.
My question is this: How can I sell my user-friendly filter?
Should I sell it to ISPs? To individuals?
Since it's Perl code, not compiled binary, how can I protect it?
thanks,
-Walter
who used Star Trek: The Next Generation displays as VT100 inspiration :D
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