Comments on: The ultimate spam blocker http://ambrand.com/2007/08/08/the-ultimate-spam-blocker/ The musings of a team of 20 something friends in Cork, Ireland Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:20:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Gamma Goblin http://ambrand.com/2007/08/08/the-ultimate-spam-blocker/#comment-12485 Gamma Goblin Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:16:22 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2007/08/08/the-ultimate-spam-blocker/#comment-12485 Embrace the spam! Spam has given me a beautiful Russian wife, made me incredible rich from a secret Spanish lottery, and gave me one hell of a massive micky! Don't just delete spam, it contains the jewels of the internets! Embrace the spam! Spam has given me a beautiful Russian wife, made me incredible rich from a secret Spanish lottery, and gave me one hell of a massive micky! Don’t just delete spam, it contains the jewels of the internets!

]]> By: admin http://ambrand.com/2007/08/08/the-ultimate-spam-blocker/#comment-12465 admin Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:48:15 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2007/08/08/the-ultimate-spam-blocker/#comment-12465 <p>Agreed, the only foolproof spam filter is a well-paid human*, but even then "human error" would results in a few false positives</p> <p>* such a person would be called a secretary :)</p> Agreed, the only foolproof spam filter is a well-paid human*, but even then “human error” would results in a few false positives

* such a person would be called a secretary :)

]]> By: Des http://ambrand.com/2007/08/08/the-ultimate-spam-blocker/#comment-12464 Des Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:41:48 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2007/08/08/the-ultimate-spam-blocker/#comment-12464 Where I work our users complain when they get spam, they complain when they get an email containing a list of the spam that was blocked (so that they can release them if need be)and they complain when a genuine message gets tagged as spam and they have to release it. I think some folk believe that there should be some magic Faerie out there who will divinely know exactly what is spam and what isn't and be right 100% of the time. Where I work our users complain when they get spam, they complain when they get an email containing a list of the spam that was blocked (so that they can release them if need be)and they complain when a genuine message gets tagged as spam and they have to release it.

I think some folk believe that there should be some magic Faerie out there who will divinely know exactly what is spam and what isn’t and be right 100% of the time.

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