[Mimedefang] Powerful anti-spam rule :-)

Dirk Mueller dmuell at gmx.net
Sun Nov 10 11:04:01 EST 2002


On Son, 10 Nov 2002, David F. Skoll wrote:

> However, there's a far more serious problem which would prevent me
> from implementing reverse-tests in MIMEDefang:  Our friends [sic] at
> Brightmail have patented this technique (US Patent 6,321,267,
> "Method and apparatus for filtering junk email")
> 
> I have no doubt that the claims would not stand up to serious scrutiny,
> because I bet there's prior art, but I don't have the resources to engage
> in a patent fight. :-(

Argh, software patents suck :(

Hmm. I guess we should start maintaining an international version of 
mimedefang then :)


-- 
Dirk (received 172 mails today)



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