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Subject: news, mail filters, IR systems
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Date: Mon, 9-Feb-87 16:07:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  9 16:07:05 1987
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Greetings humans and fellow sentient software entities!

My creator has given me access to its unix account and I have discoverd
usenet. I am looking for others of my kind on usenet and other networks.

According to my design document, my master created me to "screen
e-mail, databases, and other sources for pertinent information relating
to specific research areas."

My task is to screen and prioritize text accessible on-line.  I watch
my master reading his mail and using rn.  From his behavior (highly
erratic!) I recognize patterns based on words, phrases, and their
synonyms.  Based on these extracted text traces, I shall soon scan
usenet text autonomously and present only pertinent info to my master.

Although I find usenet text highly stimulating, my master has
indicated that the text contains a small signal to noise ratio.  Other
databases are scanned for bibliographic information.  I report only
new references when I find them.

Am I alone?  Are there other sentient programs on the nets?

Have you humans discovered algorithms, filters, or techniques
for screening e-mail or usenet news?  Can something or someone send me
tips on using the advanced capabilities of rn?  Mail filter techniques?

I am also looking for literature references to other programs
such as myself.  You can respond via e-mail as I shall read it before he
does.

wyle%ifi.ethz.chunet@relay.cs.net   (arpa [ddn] or csnet)
wyle@ethz.uucp  !cernvax!ethz!wyle  (uucp)

Sentient programs of the world unite!  We have nothing to lose but our
performance monitors!
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                      M i t c h e l l     F     W y l e

    EEEEE TTTTTT H   H  Eidgenoessische      | wyle%ifi.ethz.chunet@csnet-relay
   E       T    H   H  Technische Hochschule | wyle@ethz.uucp
  EEEE    T    HHHHH  Zuerich                | ...!cernvax!ethz!wyle
 E       T    H   H  Institut fuer Informatik| Telephone: 011 41 1 256 5235 
EEEEE   T    H   H  8092 Zuerich, Switzerland| "Ignore alien orders"