On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:06:31 +0930 Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 14:54 -0700, JD wrote: > > I wonder how Google does it. only .01% of my google email is spam. > > The spam folder contains tons of spam, and it is automatically > > purged by google. > > When you're a large mail host you have one big advantage in spam > killing: You will receive tons of identical messages, many addressed > to bogus users, or honeypot addresses (addresses that you leak out, > somehow, that aren't for real mail use). When you receive large > numbers of identical messages, especially to non-real addresses, you > know that they're spam, and you can mark every single one of them as > being spam with 100% confidence. You don't need to check for false > positives, as no real mail will be sent to such addresses. Whereas > it is possible for lots of users to receive identical mail, if you > have lots of people subscribed to some popular lists. My ISP (Qwest) uses the commercial version of hotmail as their mail service for subscribers. In over a year, I don't remember seeing a single spam email. I suspect Tim's argument is the reason. Hotmail is *known* for spam, so they would get lots of practice at recognizing it and removing it, and thus become very skilled at it. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
