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Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Re: patent on TMDA-like system
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:55:58 -0700
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>>From tmda.net/history.html:
The first release of TMDA in April 2001 was essentially a rewrite of TMS in
Python, <snip>
April 2001 is earlier than July 26, 2001... prior art..
from http://tmda.net/releases/old/
Parent Directory 19-Aug-2002 16:14 -
README.MD5SUM 19-Aug-2002 16:14 4k
tmda-0.01.tgz 22-Apr-2001 15:59 11k
tmda-0.02.tgz 26-Apr-2001 12:06 12k
tmda-0.02.txt 26-Apr-2001 12:50 1k
tmda-0.10.tgz 27-Apr-2001 21:14 39k
tmda-0.10.txt 30-Apr-2001 11:36 3k
tmda-0.11.tgz 02-May-2001 17:17 38k
tmda-0.11.txt 02-May-2001 17:06 3k
tmda-0.12.tgz 10-May-2001 19:50 39k
tmda-0.12.txt 10-May-2001 19:48 1k
tmda-0.13.tgz 17-May-2001 15:53 39k
tmda-0.13.txt 17-May-2001 15:57 2k
tmda-0.14.tgz 24-May-2001 16:43 46k
tmda-0.14.txt 24-May-2001 16:40 4k
tmda-0.15.tgz 28-May-2001 15:20 47k
tmda-0.15.txt 28-May-2001 15:20 1k
tmda-0.20.tgz 06-Jun-2001 17:52 49k
tmda-0.20.txt 06-Jun-2001 18:46 6k
tmda-0.21.tgz 18-Jun-2001 18:32 51k
tmda-0.21.txt 18-Jun-2001 18:31 2k
TMDA was already at 0.21 8 days before filing for a patent..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason R. Mastaler" <jason-exp-1031164464.7f11b3@mastaler.com>
To: "Justin Mason" <yyyy@spamassassin.taint.org>
Cc: <spamassassin-talk@example.sourceforge.net>; <tmda-users@tmda.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: [SAtalk] Re: patent on TMDA-like system
jm@jmason.org (Justin Mason) writes:
> Sounds a lot like TMDA to me. :( Filing date is July 26, 2001,
> granted May 16, 2002.
>
> TMDAers, have you seen this before?
No, but thanks for pointing it out.
> I'd presume TMDA is prior art, but still, it could be troublesome...
Yup. TMDA's core functionality was fully established before even the
filing date.
Anyone with experience in this area have a recommendation on whether
this should be pursued or not?
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