Re: Problems with Bayesian filtering

>> The latest twist is that I'm starting to see very widespread use of
>> CSS to recycle invisible ink and camouflage tricks to fool filters
>> that don't understand CSS.
> This is a battle that cannot be won.  Eventually, the spammers will
> write snippets of Javascript to self modify email messages.  I can
> imagine a piece of code which transforms the phrase

> Good morning to you.

> into the phrase
 
> Make money $$$ fast. 

So can I.

But then the filters can filter on the javascript itself, just as they
can on the CSS constructs to set up invisible ink &c.  (Not to mention
that the more elaborate the spammers get the lower the proportion of
people that can actually read their message.  People are beginning to
learn to run with JS disabled already....)

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