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Mozilla Adding Spam Filters

Posted by michael on from the one-small-step dept.

ksheka writes "Mozilla mail now has Spam Filters, using Bayesian filtering method, no less. This is a very good thing, because it learns from the spam you receive, and constantly modifies itself, based on new spammer techniques!"

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  1. Great gob Mozilla, but... by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    Mozilla is continuing to shape up to be a great platform, but it's size is getting bigger and bigger. A lot of people get worried about this, or frustrated. A lot of posters will complain about the bloat.

    Compile Mozilla from scratch, and you'll see that you can custom tailor the build and cut out a lot of cruft. Of course, if you just want the browser, go for Phoenix, but really compiling on your own puts you in the drivers seat and optimize it to your own needs.

    The problem here is that binary distributions package it all together, so the result is the full-fledged Mozilla. Before you Gentoo zealots get out here and plug your so-loved-distro, remember that even you don't have as much control as you could.

    Basically, my point is that all these features are a Good Thing, and that complaining about the bloat is silly, since it can be custom tailored to fit your needs.

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  2. Its still too slow... by suman28 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I know that M$ has played an underhanded trick by building IE into the OS, but it works fast. I know a lot of companies that write IE specific webpages. Mozilla is a good competitior, but it still has a lot of catching up to do. The load time is the first thing that needs to improve.

  3. That is, if anyone could actually *use* Lisp by Royster · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Instead of being used by Lisp.

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  4. Re:Won't anyone PLEASE think of the popup advertis by rapidweather · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    By default, Phoenix has popup blocking, and IMHO makes the internet experience better. If popups are so "good", let /. itself start using them...

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  5. Mod war warning: Re:DOWNLOAD NEW MOZILLA by Black+Copter+Control · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Moderation Totals: Offtopic=2, Troll=3, Funny=8, Overrated=2, Total=15.

    Face it. It's funny. Unfortunately it's a kind of funny that generates a knee-jerk reaction in those who don't get the joke . (kinda like 'Buffy'). The troll aspect of this joke is a necessary component of the joke. If you think that the parent is a troll, I'd suggest that you just let it be and presume that you just didn't get the joke. (Either that, or just stop and try to think of it as funny.)

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