Representation of electronic mail filtering profiles: a user study

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. Keywords Mail Filtering; User Studies

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: IUI
• Authors: Michael J. Pazzani
• Keywords: Electronic Mail, IUI 2000, Rapid Communication, Software Engineering, Unwanted Messages