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Increasing BAYES_99 score can be very dangerous

Increasing BAYES_99 score can be very dangerous

Posted Mar 2, 2006 15:47 UTC (Thu) by corbet (editor, #1)
In reply to: Increasing BAYES_99 score can be very dangerous by fyodor
Parent article: A grumpy editor's bayesian followup

I suppose I should have emphasized that tweaking the rules always carries risks. That said, it's worth pointing out that every other bayesian filter reviewed will condemn mail with much less than a BAYES_99 level of assurance. Tweaking just BAYES_99 still results in a relatively conservative configuration.


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