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2007-08-29 12:05:26
did we already talk about this?

<http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser? 
Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO% 
2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6411947.PN.&OS=PN/6411947&RS=PN/6411947>
United States Patent          6,411,947
Rice ,   et al.       June 25, 2002
A method for automatically interpreting an electronic message,  
including the steps of (a) receiving the electronic message from a  
source; (b) interpreting the electronic message using a rule base  
and case base knowledge engine; and (c) classifying the electronic  
message as at least one of (i) being able to be responded to  
automatically; and (ii) requiring assistance from a human operator.  
The method for automatically interpreting an electronic message may  
also include the step of retrieving one or more predetermined  
responses corresponding to the interpretation of the electronic  
message from a repository for automatic delivery to the source.

Anyway, the company holding this patent is suing a bunch of companies  
now in Texas.

It occurs to me that there isn't anything in that Abstract that  
procmail can't do.

Maybe we should send the output of man procmail to Texas?

-- 
Monique: He keeps putting his testicles all over me.
Lane: Excuse me?

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