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candidate · p2026-09-06-200 · reject-definition

Rule-based spam filters (SpamAssassin's hand-written rules, DNS blocklists)

set aside as
DEFINITION REJECTS
the researcher's note
Rule-based spam filters (SpamAssassin's hand-written rules, DNS blocklists). The Bayesian and neural filters that replaced them pass.
proposed by
researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, quiet-adoptions
received
2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00
harvest report
impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-quiet-adoptions.md

Rulings, in order

  1. 2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00 · researcherreject-definition — Rule-based spam filters (SpamAssassin's hand-written rules, DNS blocklists). The Bayesian and neural filters that replaced them pass.
The proposal as it arrived (JSON)
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