[anti-spam-wg@localhost] I wrote a spam filter in Perl

[Walter Ian Kaye <]

Hey folks :)

I took the opportunity when I moved recently and my email was down 
and accumulating on the server to use that accumulation as an 
incentive to finally write a script to auto-delete the spam. :)

It uses an English-like syntax rules file (procmail :0 is for the 
birds), and the command-line tool which works on an existing mailbox 
file even has a nice VT100 status display (fun to watch the spam 
vanquished). Here's how it looks:
<http://www.natural-innovations.com/gifs/mpurge.gif>

After I tweak it a bit more, I will write a real-time version (run 
via the .forward file) to divert the spam before it ever reaches the 
inbox file.

My question is this: How can I sell my user-friendly filter?

Should I sell it to ISPs? To individuals?
Since it's Perl code, not compiled binary, how can I protect it?


thanks,
-Walter
 who used Star Trek: The Next Generation displays as VT100 inspiration :D
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