Email messages not considered spam are sometimes referred to as “ham.”
Bayesian spam filters are different in that they do both.
Bayesian spam filters build a list of unwanted words over time.
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Then new, unwanted words are added to the list.
But if the message alsocontains the header"GREAT DEALS ON TONER!!!!!"
then the likelihood of it being spam is increased.
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Butspammersdon’t usually send such ordinary messages because they don’t work well to serve their purposes (i.e.
convince you to buy something or click a link).
