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In <20020404223902.G2470@rain.macguire.net>, Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net> typed:
> False Positives are part of life.

Not with TMDA.

> Alarms are not fail-proof, the justice
> system is not fail-proof, your car's safety systems are not fail-proof, etc.
> Should we throw out all of these safety mechanisms (spam filters are a safety
> mechanism) simply because they can make mistakes?

If you can replace them with something that works as well and doesn't
have that problem, yes.

	<mike
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