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To explain litspam, recall the problem of false positives: legitimate mes- sages misfiled as spam.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 19, 2013
Last week he sent Suwar al Dahab a mes- sage wishing him good luck.
From Time Magazine Archive
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His angels, or mes- 567:27 sages, are cast out with their author.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
The error, mes- merism - or hypnotism, to use the recent term 402:24 - illustrates the fact just stated.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
If he received any trouble in reaching his intended targets, by secretaries or aides, he was only to pass on a preliminary mes- sage.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
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