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What are the markers of spam emails? And why don’t senders avoid them?
- theandrewbailey 4y agoWhy does this link to the comments section?
- mhb 4y agoI made a mistake. But the comments are really the more interesting aspect.
- bediger4000 4y agoCowen's a bit late on this one. Keyword spam filters worked for a while back in the 90s. He should use his fine economic mind to understand what about SMTP email was so encouraging to spammers, or maybe what moral failings lead one to become a spammer. Because spamming ruined several modes of communication and it would be worthwhile to understand how to avoid spamming in future protocols.
- mhb 4y agoI think he's aware of Bayesian filters. The interesting question is why spammers are still incorporating very obvious indicators that their spam is spam.
- bediger4000 4y agoMaybe, but that's part of the larger question of what moral failings lead to an individual becoming a spammer. Perhaps spamming is so repugnant, and so low-yield once you get into it, that only the very un-intelligent remain as spammers, a sort of "dead sea effect" or a manifestation of Dunning-Kruger. In any case, it seems like only real research would settle the question.
- Akronymus 4y agoI suspect to weed out people who would catch on during the scamming process.