"Smart" email client?

Tempmeyes · Apr 29, 2003, 06:07 AM

Is there any email program that can watch the decisions you make (to keep or delete mail) over a period of time and build a list of rules off of what you do? I mean this in an automated kind of way as opposed to blocking every person you do not want to get mail from or filtering keywords.

Matth · Apr 29, 2003, 04:30 PM

That sounds like "Bayesian spam filtering"

Start here
http://email.about.com/cs/bayesianspamsw/

Most of these tools, though, tend to be geared to making a training run, and then re-training or adjusting when required - some can also have criteria set to force whitelisting or blacklisting regardless of the bayesian analysis.
For reliability, you MUST use whatever method is required to put correction through it, and not just shuffle messages to or from the spam bucket - if you don't teach it, it won't learn!

It is also rumoured that spammers are working out anti-bayesian tricks, such as using a conversational tone.

Be careful too, if there are adverts you DO want, then it's better to force-whitelist the senders, as placing a similar class of material as both spam and non-spam will weaken the filtering.

Tempmeyes · Apr 29, 2003, 06:58 PM

Thanks for the link, this is what kind of stuff I was looking for

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Apr 30, 2003, 08:44 PM

lets face theres no way to get a perfect spam free email addy if you use on the web.

Apr 29, 2003, 06:07 AM	#1
Tempmeyes DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	"Smart" email client? Is there any email program that can watch the decisions you make (to keep or delete mail) over a period of time and build a list of rules off of what you do? I mean this in an automated kind of way as opposed to blocking every person you do not want to get mail from or filtering keywords.

Apr 29, 2003, 04:30 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	That sounds like "Bayesian spam filtering" Start here http://email.about.com/cs/bayesianspamsw/ Most of these tools, though, tend to be geared to making a training run, and then re-training or adjusting when required - some can also have criteria set to force whitelisting or blacklisting regardless of the bayesian analysis. For reliability, you MUST use whatever method is required to put correction through it, and not just shuffle messages to or from the spam bucket - if you don't teach it, it won't learn! It is also rumoured that spammers are working out anti-bayesian tricks, such as using a conversational tone. Be careful too, if there are adverts you DO want, then it's better to force-whitelist the senders, as placing a similar class of material as both spam and non-spam will weaken the filtering. Last edited by Matth; Apr 29, 2003 at 04:39 PM.

Apr 29, 2003, 06:58 PM	Thread Starter #3
Tempmeyes DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the link, this is what kind of stuff I was looking for

Apr 30, 2003, 08:44 PM	#4
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	lets face theres no way to get a perfect spam free email addy if you use on the web.