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New Method of Spam Filtering

Alephcat writes "A simple and easily implemented scheme for combating e-mail spam has been devised by two researchers in the United States. P. Oscar Boykin and Vwani Roychowdhury of the University of California, Los Angeles use their method to exploit the structure of social networks to quickly determine whether a given message comes from a friend or a spammer. The method works for only about half of all e-mails received - but in all of those cases, it sorts the mail into the right category. The article was published on Nature magazines website earlier today."

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  1. LINUX IS "FREE" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If your time is "worthless"

  2. w00t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    second post!

  3. I still hate the by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    breathalyzers legislators are trying to put into American automobiles better. Spam can be tasty.

  4. He is practicing changing history by jeoin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So he will be prepared to make it look like he got elected to a second term.. :) p.s. bush sucks, but his daughters are hot.

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    Jeoin
  5. Re:My favorite filter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I cannot believe it...

    I actually thoroughly agree with Pat Buchanan!

  6. ta3o by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the bottoms Butt

  7. Re:Everytime you filter spam... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes I do - children spread disease. Why, do you know that practically 100% of child-bourne diseases are contagious to humans! That's more than other vermin such as roaches, rats, bats, and even sloths combined!