SpamArchive.org Launched

An anonymous reader writes "SpamArchive.org has just been launched. SpamArchive.org is a community resource that provides a database of known spam to be used for testing, developing, and benchmarking anti-spam tools. The goal of this project is to provide a large repository of spam that can be used by researchers and tool developers. In the past, there were a few small personal spam archives that were used. There was no large set of spam that could be used to test new anti-spam algorithms. Thus, developers could not sufficiently test their techniques across a range of messages. Also, the lack of a "standard" sample of spam made it difficult to effectively benchmark anti-spam tools."

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Re:A hotmail account is just as good

[Anonymous Coward]

That's because you are _not_ a dumbass like the majority of GNU/Linux users. They whine and complain about their Hotmail(R) accounts when they actively give their address out at every chance possible. They get flustered and confused when they receive dozens of spam letters a day, yet they give out their address for every service imaginable.

Jesus christ.