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Response to Gordon Cormack's Study of Spam Detection

Posted by michael on from the even-stephen dept.

Nuclear Elephant writes "In light of Gordon Cormack's Study of Spam Detection recently posted on Slashdot, I felt compelled to architect an appropriate response to Cormack's technical errors in testing which ultimately explain why one of the world's most accurate spam filters (CRM114) could possibly end up at the bottom of the list, underneath SpamAssassin. I spend some time explaining what is a correct test process and keep my grievances simplified about the shortcomings of Cormack's research."

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  1. Eureka by paranode · · Score: 0, Troll

    2. One that plans or devises: a country considered to be the chief architect of war in the Middle East

    I knew it! GW Bush is The Architect.

    Oh wait, I forgot how articulate the Architect is supposed to be. Hrmm.