From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e5c972d04da95d51 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-04-17 01:05:37 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!news.xtra.co.nz!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "AG" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: If anybody wants to make something in Ada but do not know what X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:05:50 +1200 NNTP-Posting-Host: 219.88.62.209 X-Complaints-To: newsadmin@xtra.co.nz X-Trace: news.xtra.co.nz 1050566736 219.88.62.209 (Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:05:36 NZST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:05:36 NZST Organization: Xtra Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:36231 Date: 2003-04-17T20:05:50+12:00 List-Id: "Wesley Groleau" wrote in message news:VZ2dndUZ8_77eACjXTWcpA@gbronline.com... > > > First of all, Bayesian filters are most effective the closer to the > > client that they are. On the server, they have to filter everyones mail, > > and that necessarily means that they have to let more stuff through. For > > Not necessarily. The one I proposed does the filtering on the server > based on feedback from the addressee. In other word, each user would > have his/her dedicated statistical DB. Hold on a second. Not to mention that you are putting a potentially huge strain on the ISP provider (a dedicated DB per user) you are also putting the info in that database in a bit of a wrong place. In effect, you are telling your ISP what you are or are not intersted in. The temptation may be strong to on-sell that info to someone ...