Comments on: My spam filter is asocial http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/ Daniel Lemire's blog is about life in academia, research in Computer Science, wondering how we can reconcile fast databases and algorithms with the informal and asemantic nature of the world around us. It is broadcasted from Montreal (Canada). Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:36:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Daniel Tunkelang http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49932 Daniel Tunkelang Tue, 27 May 2008 20:12:07 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49932 You can set up filters, but I suspect they operate post, rather than pre spam filtering. Definitely a case where Gmail opted for simplicity over offering control, and I share your frustration. Spam is sufficiently subjective to call for a user-controlled configuration. You can set up filters, but I suspect they operate post, rather than pre spam filtering. Definitely a case where Gmail opted for simplicity over offering control, and I share your frustration. Spam is sufficiently subjective to call for a user-controlled configuration.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49929 Daniel Lemire Mon, 26 May 2008 18:19:25 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49929 Thanks Sérgio, but am I going to white list every single student and every single employee of my school? I work in a very large school. There are always new students. Thanks Sérgio, but am I going to white list every single student and every single employee of my school?

I work in a very large school. There are always new students.

]]> By: Sérgio Nunes http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49928 Sérgio Nunes Mon, 26 May 2008 18:01:45 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49928 GMail contacts are supposed to work as a "white list". Mail sent from addresses in your contacts should not be marked as SPAM. GMail contacts are supposed to work as a “white list”. Mail sent from addresses in your contacts should not be marked as SPAM.

]]> By: Cyril http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49927 Cyril Mon, 26 May 2008 17:56:52 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/05/26/my-spam-filter-is-asocial/#comment-49927 Daniel, I didn't even realise there was a spam filter in Gmail until I read your post. Thanks -- great post! ;-) Daniel,

I didn’t even realise there was a spam filter in Gmail until I read your post. Thanks — great post! ;-)

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