Spam is an annoyance familiar to most Internet users. As the amount of spam increases, many users receive more spam than legitimate email. Spammers change spam structure and spamming techniques because of filter deployment and spam filters change to detect newer spam. This project studies how spam and a popular filter called SpamAssassin have evolved over a two-year period. This study reveals that SpamAssassin's effectiveness has not substantially changed over time as both it and spam have evolved.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Riedel, Jonathan Ross
• Brown, Zachary Luciano

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04D206M

Advisor

• Wills, Craig E.
• Claypool, Mark L.

Year

• 2004

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science

Rights statement

• In Copyright