SPAM Keywords
“SPAM keywords” function filters the email for any words often used in SPAM messages. The SPAM keywords will be contained in text document “spam_words.txt”. If a SPAM keyword is identified it will be listed within the table on the left hand side and highlighted in the browser window. By default the “spam_words.txt” document will be hosted online and updated regularly, however the user will be able to change the location of the file. For example if the user wishes to use his own list. This feature was chosen as opposed to more advanced Bayesian SPAM filters is because in order for a Bayesian filter to learn the difference between SPAM messages and genuine messages, needs to be constantly fed with emails. Also the vocabulary used within different industries can differ, therefore some SPAM keywords can be acceptable to some recipients. For example word “breasts” can be perceived as a low risk SPAM word on a server that hosts pharmaceutical company website, where as a server that hosts financial services website will treat it as a spam message.
