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Spam Bulletin - November 2005

Spam Bulletin - November 2005

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: Matt Ham

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editor: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2005-11-01

Abstract

Measuring and marketing spam filter accuracy (feature)

Feature

Measuring and marketing spam filter accuracy

'Over 99% accurate!' 'Zero critical false positives!' '10 times more effective than a human!' Claims about the accuracy of spam filters abound in marketing literature and on company websites. Yet even the term 'accuracy' isn't accurate.

John Graham-Cumming - The POPFile Project

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