If you want a general algorithm that will handle all kinds of possibilities - then you want something that is ignorant of the actual content and instead does statistical analysis on what it "sees"

In other words, you want Bayesian analysis done over a structure similar (if not exactly) like a Markov Matrix.

But if you are going to do that - be warned that you are repeating the work of the very successful SpamAssassin.
(I've used spamassassin for awhile now and it kicks ass for spam)

If you are writing something just as a programming exercise, then look into that - if you are writing it to solve your spam problem - then I would first look into SpamAssassin.

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There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.

In reply to Re: Spam filtering regexp - keyword countermeasure countermeasure by AssFace
in thread Spam filtering regexp - keyword countermeasure countermeasure by John M. Dlugosz

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