Representation of electronic mail filtering profiles
Published 9 January 2000
Michael J. Pazzani
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A usability study is reported on that investigates what types of profiles people would be willing to use to filter mail and how a variety of approaches can learn a profile of a user's interests.
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Electronic mail offers the promise of rapid communication of essential information. However, electronic mail is also used to send unwanted messages. A variety of approaches can learn a profile of a user's interests for filtering mail. Here, we report on a usability study that investigates what types of profiles people would be willing to use to filter mail.
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Computer ScienceDecision SciencesPhysics and Astronomy
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