Is Bayesian filtering complicated for the user?
No. Bayesian filtering is very easy to use. The only thing you have to do is report any spam that gets through the filter and also report any email that is incorrectly deemed to be spam. As long as you report these incidents your Bayesian filter will improve in accuracy and you’ll have fewer reports to make. • How effective is Bayesian filtering? According to Paul Graham, Bayesian filtering can achieve a 99.5% success rate. This means only 5 of every 1000 spams get through. If you receive 20 spams per day, Bayesian filtering should be able to reduce this to one spam every 10 days or so. • Should I use other filters with Bayesian filtering? We suggest that you enable as many filters as possible when you first start using Bayesian filtering. Because your Bayesian filter must first accumulate a history of good email and spam, Bayesian filtering will not activate the moment you select it. Rather, the filter will start accumulating statistics immediately and will implement Bayesian filterin
