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How does a spam trap gather training examples?

Question: Briefly explain how a spam trap collects messages for a training dataset.

Sample answer: A spam trap gathers training data by creating unused email addresses and exposing them where bulk senders or address harvesters are likely to find them. Any messages that arrive at those addresses are then automatically collected and labeled as spam.

Key points:

  • Create unused or deceptive email addresses.
  • Expose them to sources that send spam or harvest addresses.
  • Automatically collect the incoming messages for training.

Rubric: The answer should mention both the use of unused/deceptive email addresses and the automatic collection of messages that are received.

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