> On 31 Aug 2021, at 17:46, Al Iverson via mailop <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 11:37 AM Jay Hennigan via mailop > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Gmail is a very significant source of spam, I'm not sure why anyone >> would classify them as a genuine sender. > > Probably because smart spam filtering involves considering percentages > of spam versus wanted mail and making decisions based on percentages, > as filtering based only on the gross count of unwanted messages > received by a small number of individuals would be pretty simplistic > and likely problematic at scale.
Agreed. And even as Gmail is the source of most of the spam I actually receive and care enough to look at headers, there is much more legit mail I do get from Gmail (and G Suite hosted) than the spam I get from them. laura -- Having an Email Crisis? We can help! 800 823-9674 Laura Atkins Word to the Wise [email protected] (650) 437-0741 Email Delivery Blog: https://wordtothewise.com/blog
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