E-mail sorting tool based on ... acquaintance

In order to reduce the discomfort for users every time they enter a mailbox filled with e-mails that are never opened, Microsoft researchers have released a program capable of smart e-mail distribution. .

American software maker said the application of SNARF (Social Network And Relationship Finder - The relationship detection tool and social network) will arrange the message in two ways: not only in new order - but old but also follow How much is the recipient interested in the sender? " If you open an e-mail every day and receive up to 150 messages, you will go crazy. At that time, you will find it easy to have 7 e-mails from colleagues placed in a separate folder, " said Marc Smith, one SNARF members developed, said.

SNARF works based on the fact that people tend to respond to e-mails coming from people who mean something to them. However, Smith acknowledged that not everyone important to him would reply to his letter: " Sorry I must say that my mother never sent me a letter ."

The program will statistic users often respond to the type of message content most, or they reply to those . The tool can also determine whether the recipient is in a list of sent addresses. long or not.

Smith said his mailbox was " a mess " between friends' letters and spam. " If my pet dog knows how to distinguish between a stranger and a friend to not bark, the e-mail reader must do the same thing, " Smith said.

This tool works great for those who always feel heavy because the mailbox is overloaded. Although the new notification feature (alert) is useful, it works " too diligently " and appears frequently in the corner of the screen, making it nearly impossible for employees to create creativity due to constant interrupt.

Currently the Microsoft team is releasing software in an experimental form. SNARF will work on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Outlook 2003 but Smith said it can still be compatible with some other programs.