Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 4th May 2008 11:36 UTC
There are many things concerning the internet that are decidedly not amusing. The internet can be a source of viruses and other forms of malware, which affect computers worldwide. It can provide refuge for the sick and perverted, who use the depths and anonymity of the internet to distribute material that goes beyond any imagination. It can also be a hotbed for other dangerous activities like crime and terrorism. However, I think I speak for many when I say that spam is the one thing that bothers us all on a continuous basis.
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I don't know about other Gmail users, but I rarely get a spam in my inbox anymore. Virtually all of them end up in the spam folder and get deleted in 30 days. About the only "spam" that ends up in there is things I've signed up in the past for but have been too lazy to unsubscribe to.
Really their solution is impressive in the it works so great. When a user receives a spam, they can select it and click "Report Spam". It then adds information pertaining to that particular email to a database. Then if any further emails come in that are similar to the one recorded in the database, they are immediately moved to the spam folder.
Obviously it works or I would be getting slews of spam in my inbox. As it is I might get one per month. And its also very accurate - only rarely does a good email get into the spam folder. And usually thats when I'm signing up for an account with a new site. I promptly report it as valid and it never happens again.