Spam Bulletin - October 2006

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editor: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2006-10-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; AISK - a different approach (feature)

News

Phishers indicted

Six men charged with masterminding phishing operation.



Feature

AISK – a different approach

Mariusz Kozlowski describes the use of his anti-spam filter which is based on pattern recognition and artificial intelligence techniques.

Mariusz Kozlowski - Independent researcher, Poland


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