DSPAM - What is it?..... DSPAM is an E-mail spam-filtering software that is capable of dynamically learning your specific E-mail behavior.  DSPAM "learns" based on your training. One must perform DSPAM training in order for DSPAM to become effective in preventing spam. During the training period it is normal for DSPAM to miss spam and deliver that spam to your inbox. It is this missed spam that must be retrained in order for DSPAM to learn. It is also possible, although rare, that DSPAM will misclassify your good E-mail as spam (also known as ham). This misclassified E-mail must also be trained. It is normal for DSPAM to take as long as four weeks before most spam can be blocked. It is critical that during the initial four week period of using DSPAM that proper training is performed. DSPAM will only perform as well as you teach it. As you continue to receive E-mail your specific E-mail patterns will be learned by the DSPAM software, which will result in increasing accuracy in catching spam.  You are encouraged to continue the training of DSPAM when it makes mistakes so that SPAM-blocking for your E-mail address will continue to improve. Posted by Stacy Peters on 8/15/07; 4:43:44 PM from the dept. Discuss

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