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ALSO CALLED:
Spam Filters,
e-Mail Spam Software,
e-Mail Spam Filtering,
Email Spam Filtering,
Spam Prevention Software,
Spam Blocking Software,
Antispam,
Spam Filter Software,
Anti-Spam Filters,
Spam Filtering Software,
Spam Blockers,
Email Spam Software,
Bayesian Filters,
Anti-Spam
DEFINITION: A spam filter is a program that is used to detect unsolicited and unwanted email and prevent those messages from getting to a user's inbox. Like other types of filtering programs, a spam filter looks for certain criteria on which it bases judgments. For example, the simplest and earliest versions (such as the one available with Microsoft's Hotmail) can be set to watch for particular words in the subject
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ANTI-SPAM SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued):
A spam filter is a program that is used to detect unsolicited and unwanted email and prevent those messages from getting to a user's inbox. Like other types of filtering programs, a spam filter looks for certain criteria on which it bases judgments. For example, the simplest and earliest versions (such as the one available with Microsoft's Hotmail) can be set to watch for particular words in the subject line of messages and to exclude these from the user's inbox. This method is not especially effective, too often omitting perfectly legitimate messages (these are called false positives) and letting actual spam through. More sophisticated programs, such as Bayesian filters or other heuristic filters, attempt to identify spam through suspicious word patterns or word frequency. Anti-Spam Software definition sponsored by SearchMidmarketSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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