Its one modest talent is learning by example to recognize junk e-mail messages and keep them from my in-box.
The problem could be visual or computational, but having to reply would presumably deter those who send out millions of junk e-mail messages.
A good explanation of how to determine the origin of a junk message is available at spam.
He said the Mail filter catches about 250 junk messages a week, and misses 15 to 20.
"The lawsuits are the cherry on the cake, but they aren't necessary" to eliminate junk messages.
Those of us who receive, say, 50 junk e-mail messages a day should consider it a victory if the new law keeps that number constant.
He got the program, he said, so sites could not target him for junk e-mail messages.
Many are wrestling with quality control problems and the questionable public image of cheap ink deals, often pitched by junk e-mail messages.
The addition of words that typically do not appear in junk messages can sometimes allow the spam to slip by the filter.
He began by blazing the campaign trail with a rain of ideas, from improving senior citizen housing to defeating junk e-mail messages.
