What is SMTP Path Analysis?

Do you have a major problem with junk mail? Do you want to put an end to junk mail once and for all? Well, that does not seem to be a bleak possibility now. Researchers from IBM and Cornell University have come up with an anti-spam technique called "SMTP Path Analysis". It is an amazing technique for checking the information embedded in email messages regarding the route it has taken across the internet. But this is not seen by the user who recieve an email message. It can be used to trace the path taken by the message between different mail servers. The algorithm of this technique learns from the string of IP addresses that are included in the spam and real email headers.

The best thing about this technique is that now a good guess about the email message being spam or real can be made. The algorithm studies the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) data and this information is then added to email message header as it is passed between servers on the internet. As a result of this, whenever a new message comes, SMTP is able to judge whether the message is junk or legitimate. Though not being able to work efficiently on its own, this technique works pretty well in conjunction with other content filtering tools.

Isn't this great news to all people harassed by unwanted email messages?

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