In a word Bayesian spam filters are "intelligent". Bayesian spam filters are intelligent in so far as they're capable of comparing two sets of information and acting on the result. This is in direct contrast to the vast majority of other spam filters who use pre-built rules to decide which e-mail is spam and which is not.
Bayesian spam filters can take one group of legitimate e-mail and another group of spam and compare the values and data of each. The definition of legitimate e-mail that it creates at the end of this comparison session is what it uses going forward to scan your inbox for spam.
FYI Bayesian spam filters are named after Thomas Bayes an 18 century cleric who created something known as Bayes Theorem. In summary Bayes Theorem is as follows: .."in statistical inference to update estimates of the probability that different hypotheses are true, based on observations and a knowledge of how likely those observations are, given each hypothesis." In plain English it looks for obvious repeating patterns to form an "opinion" on something. In spam filter terms that "opinion" becomes a rule which keeps you spam free (or pretty close :-)
The really neat thing about Bayesian filters is that they're capable of learning. For example if they decided to block an e-mail because the filter perceived it as junk but the user marked it as valid mail the Bayesian filter then knows not to block that type of e-mail in the future. So, in time, this type of spam filter learns enough to block spam far more effectively. AOL have embraced this type of spam filter with the launch of AOL 9.0 and AOL Communicator- if the big dog wants it then it must be worthwhile?
So what Bayesian spam filtering options are available to you? Well quite a few to be honest and you'll be pleasantly surprised by some of the names involved :-) The first one on the list is AOL with their AOL Communicator product. The spam filtering features in AOL Communicator and AOL 9 are, to be honest, impressive. Think what you will of the provider themselves AOL Communicator is an excellent product and is suitable for use by both PC and Mac OSX users.
Next up we have Eudora. The nice folks at Qualcomm have designed an excellent e-mail client that also has built in Bayesian spam filtering. I've used Eudora in the past and it's a neat little package. Again the benefits here are advanced integrated spam filtering with your e-mail automatically. Mac OSX and OS9 users are in luck with Eudora providing support for both.
If you'd like to know more about spam filters or just spam in general please drop by our site at www.spam-site.com
Need a spam blocker? Check out Spam-Site.com for spam filter reviews and spam related information.
detailed home cleaning Park Ridge ..The lifeblood of the spammer is email. They need to... Read More
You can stop unwanted email spam, you can choose to... Read More
RSS is the answer to the Spam epidemic of the... Read More
A friend asked me: I don't get it. Why do... Read More
I. BACKGROUNDThe CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of... Read More
The Vandals are coming! And this time they're after your... Read More
No doubt about it."Spam" (unsolicited commercial email) threatens to paralyze... Read More
Spam, spam, spam. It's terrible not only for those of... Read More
Marketers usually think of anti-spam tactics as 'how to prevent'... Read More
A hearty welcome to all the spam fighting filters and... Read More
You just sat at your desk, opened your email account... Read More
Spam is annoying. Period. Why people would want to send... Read More
Did you know that there are software programs that view... Read More
What's the big deal? All you read on the internet... Read More
A friend of mine received a chilling email message from... Read More
For years I didn't worry much about spam.But lately it's... Read More
I'm sure I'm not the only person on the planet... Read More
5 Ways Spam Is Affecting Your Business And what we... Read More
It absolutely amazes me how many people over-react to receiving... Read More
Although there still seem to be some differences among the... Read More
6 August, 2004: Polesoft Inc., home of Professional anti spam... Read More
English, German, Italian - It's All SPAM To MeHas anyone... Read More
You all tear your hair out in frustration every time... Read More
I'm really, truly fed up with spam. Every day when... Read More
Spam, as defined in the context of computers, the Internet... Read More
express cleaning service Des Plaines ..Why is someone from India, Africa, or elsewhere writing you... Read More
What's the big deal? All you read on the internet... Read More
I imagine you have seen, heard about, or already know... Read More
Email is rapidly becoming the standard means of communication among... Read More
Do you get bounced, or rejected emails sent by someone... Read More
Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than... Read More
While we all admit that unsolicited commercial email is a... Read More
Microsoft scores one for the good guysScott Richter, the self-proclaimed... Read More
Spam is annoying. Period. Why people would want to send... Read More
News last week that Internet service provider Verizon settled its... Read More
It's no secret that the US economy has slowed down,... Read More
With the number of spam filtering solutions increasing each week... Read More
Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than... Read More
While we all agree that there`s way too much spamming/junk-mailing... Read More
... and you'd better sit up and take notice! Customers... Read More
Your message is not being delivered.If you send emails to... Read More
Block Spam and Other Email Threats From Entering Your Gateway... Read More
Each day we all face the same challenge. Spam. It... Read More
Even being as careful as possible with my email address,... Read More
Spam is out of control! I guess that would be... Read More
Death by spam is now possible with a new device... Read More
A friend asked me: I don't get it. Why do... Read More
The lifeblood of the spammer is email. They need to... Read More
If you are buried in SPAM then you're not alone.... Read More
Let me ask a couple of questions:If (potential) customers sends... Read More
Spam Blocking |