Warning to all Gmail users: False positives in the Spam box

intelliot · 08-13-2004, 04:16 PM

I don't know if I'm the only one experiencing this or not, but a lot of good non-spam email is going into my Gmail spam box. These are known as "false positives".

If you use Gmail, be sure to periodically check your Spam box for any good email. The situation is worse than the experience I've had with other email providers such as Yahoo and local bayesian filters.

On the plus side, I'm seeing very little spam in my Inbox.

YAKUZA · 08-13-2004, 07:13 PM

Yeah, even the news alerts have been put in the spam box. LOL

tntcheats · 08-13-2004, 08:11 PM

Another warning: don't send an email to an email address that doesn't exist.

I've spent the last 4 days with it automatically emailing the non-existent email address. At least it doesn't see that those 4 don't work and start a whole new cycle for each

YAKUZA · 08-13-2004, 10:57 PM

What do you mean? Gmail automatically sends emails?

antioco2003 · 08-14-2004, 12:06 AM

Not exactly that, I think tntcheats means that Gmail sends again an email which couldn't be delivered to the receiver due to wrong address...

tntcheats · 08-14-2004, 12:28 AM

Yes, Antioco's right.

08-13-2004, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,527 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 28 Posts	Warning to all Gmail users: False positives in the Spam box I don't know if I'm the only one experiencing this or not, but a lot of good non-spam email is going into my Gmail spam box. These are known as "false positives". If you use Gmail, be sure to periodically check your Spam box for any good email. The situation is worse than the experience I've had with other email providers such as Yahoo and local bayesian filters. On the plus side, I'm seeing very little spam in my Inbox.

08-13-2004, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
YAKUZA Noogle Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Computer Lab Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gmail getting worse Yeah, even the news alerts have been put in the spam box. LOL

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08-13-2004, 08:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
tntcheats Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cananada Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Another warning: don't send an email to an email address that doesn't exist. I've spent the last 4 days with it automatically emailing the non-existent email address. At least it doesn't see that those 4 don't work and start a whole new cycle for each

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YAKUZA Noogle Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Computer Lab Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What do you mean? Gmail automatically sends emails?

08-14-2004, 12:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
antioco2003 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not exactly that, I think tntcheats means that Gmail sends again an email which couldn't be delivered to the receiver due to wrong address...

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tntcheats Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cananada Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, Antioco's right.

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