Author: Peter Bowyer Date: To: Exim, Users Subject: Re: [exim] DynaStop - It works for me.
On 10/11/06, Ian Eiloart <iane@???> wrote: >
>
> --On 9 November 2006 19:08:57 +0000 Chris Lightfoot <chris@???>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > there's a distinction between random errors and actual
> > errors of classification. obviously there is a random
> > error rate for both human and machine classification of
> > mail. however, there are also systematic errors. a person
> > will not make systematic errors of this kind in
> > classifying spam (by definition -- if they decide that
> > they want a certain mail, then they did, end of story).
>
> Clearly, the human is the final arbiter, and can't really be gainsaid on
> their decision. Still, they might live to regret it in the case of phishing.
>
> However, as a classifier, working under pressure, humans do make mistakes.
> It doesn't really matter how mistakes are made, the point is to try to
> build a system that (a) takes load off the human and (b) reduces the number
> of mistakes.
And the end-user is not always the individual responsible for the
policy. A business can implement email blocking rules which individual
employees disagree with, but are not empowered to override.
(Email as business tool, not as social communication)
