# 1 in 6000 Spam e-mails gets through (IBM research) **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [August 19, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611 "2004-08-19T23:11:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Vulcan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/the_vulcan/32/145_2.png) [@The\_Vulcan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/The_Vulcan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611/1 "2004-08-19T23:11:19Z")
I always find the use of Biology in computing interesting… A technique originally designed to analyse DNA sequences is the latest weapon in the war against spam. An algorithm named Chung-Kwei (after a feng-shui talisman that protects the home against evil spirits) can catch nearly 97 per cent of spam. Full Story [http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996292](http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996292) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611/2 "2004-08-20T06:28:46Z")
… 97%? But 1 in 6000 is a LOT more than 97% ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611/3 "2004-08-20T06:50:40Z")
now that is cool…good find vulcan 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611/4 "2004-08-20T14:11:12Z")
> [@t3h t3rminator](#): > > … 97%? > > But 1 in 6000 is a LOT more than 97% 97% blocked 1 in 6000 real e-mails wrongly identified ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611/5 "2004-08-20T14:27:52Z")
> [@Yeldarb](#): > > 97% blocked > 1 in 6000 real e-mails wrongly identified your too funny ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611/6 "2004-08-20T14:31:44Z")
LOL my bad… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-in-6000-spam-e-mails-gets-through-ibm-research/61611/7 "2004-08-20T14:31:54Z")
:sure: > can catch nearly 97 per cent of spam > misidentifying genuine email as spam was just 1 in 6000 messages EDIT: Vulcan, you were right 😉