[wp-testers] WP 2.6 running slow

[Gene Steinberg]

I don't worry about resource issues with a dedicated box. But I still  
feel that a single solution ought to be adequate.

Peace,
Gene

On Aug 2, 2008, at 9:12 PM, "Rick Beckman" <rick.beckman at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Running WP-Spamfree means that Akismet doesn't have to ever touch the
> majority of spam. While it may not make a huge difference, the  
> communication
> of spam to Akismet and the response back could amount to significant
> bandwidth/processor usage on less robust hosts. WP-Spamfree -- and  
> other
> solutions, like Bad Behavior -- help squelch spam so that further  
> filtering
> is used far less often.
>
>
> --
> Rick Beckman
> http://rickbeckman.org/
> http://fellowship-hall.com/
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Matt Moore <matt at mattmoore.ws> wrote:
>
>> In my sample of 12,000 spam comments Akismet has missed less than  
>> 10. As
>> far as I can tell running another spam filter could only lead to  
>> false
>> positives.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gene Steinberg wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 2, 2008, at 8:41 PM, Rick Beckman wrote:
>>>
>>> Running both WP-SpamFree & Akismet isn't a waste; if anything,  
>>> it's smart
>>>> or
>>>> at least smarter. Spam free blocks a lot of spam, but if it comes  
>>>> from a
>>>> human, it's pretty ineffective. In that event, Akismet is there  
>>>> to catch
>>>> what gets through.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rick Beckman
>>>> http://rickbeckman.org/
>>>> http://fellowship-hall.com/
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What about the reverse?
>>>
>>> What is Akismet missing?
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> Gene
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