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add link to write-up of MIME_BOUND_DD_DIGITS
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It seems that the spammers had figured out that AOL was using hash-sharing as an anti-spam system, and, through trial and error, possibly using 'test' accounts on AOL and manually changing the spam being sent, had figured out how to circumvent this.
In other words, even though they had no access to the source code or published details of AOL's system, they could reverse-engineer enough details to get around it.
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+ == A Test Case ==
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+ Here's an analysis of [http://taint.org/2005/08/06/024026a.html the change in effectiveness of the MIME_BOUND_DD_DIGITS rule] over time, during 2004 and 2005.
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You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Spamassassin Wiki" for change notification.
The following page has been changed by JustinMason:
http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/PublicRules
The comment on the change is:
add link to write-up of MIME_BOUND_DD_DIGITS
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It seems that the spammers had figured out that AOL was using hash-sharing as an anti-spam system, and, through trial and error, possibly using 'test' accounts on AOL and manually changing the spam being sent, had figured out how to circumvent this.
In other words, even though they had no access to the source code or published details of AOL's system, they could reverse-engineer enough details to get around it.
+
+ == A Test Case ==
+
+ Here's an analysis of [http://taint.org/2005/08/06/024026a.html the change in effectiveness of the MIME_BOUND_DD_DIGITS rule] over time, during 2004 and 2005.
+
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