Measuring and marketing spam filter accuracy

2005-11-01

John Graham-Cumming

The POPFile Project
Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

'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.


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