I agree that if such an option becomes available, it should require the user's consent to install.
This is very similar to the process of installing a new mail client. I recently installed Eudora and Thunderbird and both ask you whether you want to import data and settings from your existing mail client. Good option. Saves a hell lot of time. I admit that I did not go so far into actual installation planning, I just floated an idea for a time-saver option which might shorten the time from installing until having an acceptable level of filtering. Amir -----Original Message----- From: Robert Neuschul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 13:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Spambayes] HOWTO: transferring a trained db from one user to a newone Amir > Maybe SB should be installed with a default DB of those terms - would > certainly save some initial training of the really obvious crap. It has been said that assumption is the mother of all screwups. Delivering an option to install such a DB might be OK, provided that someone were willing to program such an option. However installing such a DB without the users' consent or control is not sane, sensible or safe: neither you nor the authors of SB can predict what users will want to filter for, or why they want to do so. Your idea sounds well intentioned but results in a reduction of my control over /my/ systems. Thanks, but no thanks! Robert. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
