How are the scores assigned?

Wiki MarkupThe scores are assigned using a neural network trained with error back propagation (\["Perceptron"\]). Both systems attempt to optimize the efficiency of the rules that are run in terms of minimizing the number of false positives and false negatives. unmigrated-wiki-markup

A list of the rules and their assigned scores is at \[http://spamassassin.apache.org/ tests. html tests\].

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