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How Apple's Mail.app Junk Filter Works

Posted by pudge on from the would-you-like-to-buy-a-monkey? dept.

fmorgan writes "O'Reilly has now posted the second part on an article about Mac OS X Mail.app spam filtering with more details on what this technology is (and isn't): 'Many myths have emerged about Mail's junk mail filter. No, it's not an extremely complex set of rules, no it doesn't look for keywords, and no, it doesn't use white magic ... Interestingly enough, the technology that underlies the Junk Mail filter began its life as an information retrieval system.'"

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  1. Re:Kinda like Mozilla Mail? by Yaztromo · · Score: 2, Redundant
    This spam filtering feature seems pretty similar to the one found in Mozilla Mail. Infact I'd be willing to bet that its just another bayesian e-mail filter with maybe a few extra bells and whistles.

    Actually, if you read the article it specifically states that Mail's spam filtering is not like Mozilla Mails. You use it in much the same manner, butt the underlying technology is completely different.

    Yaz.

  2. What Should I Do with Spam Once It's Flagged? by supertsaar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From The Article: "What Should I Do with Spam Once It's Flagged? "
    Why, send it on to all your friends ofcourse! :)

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