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/ On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:13 PM, Gene Steinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 2, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Kirk M wrote: > > Another thing worth noting was that deactivating all the plugins sped >> things up quite a bit with 2.6 however, doing the same thing in 2.6.1, the >> difference in speed of the Admin is negligible whether all plugins are >> activated or not. The admin remains quick and responsive. The only solid >> thing I can say at this point is that no matter how I reactivated the >> plugins as in what order, one at a time, separate groups of plugins, >> whatever, the ultimate result was the more plugins that were activated, the >> slower the response of the Admin. The 2.6.1 builds do not exhibit this >> problem at all and neither did 2.5.1. The only other thing I can say for >> use now is that the more the 2.6 Admin was used, the slower it got. >> >> And just to say I did, here's a list of the current plugins on all 3 sites >> (updated to the latest version of course): >> > > > This may not mean much, since configurations can vary tremendously. > > I have 24/25 plugins running. I can send you the list if you wish, but I do > run many of the ones you have. > > I'm using 2.6, release version, and I have not tried any of the 2.6.1 > betas. > > I do not have any slowdowns, Google XML Sitemaps handles my blog in 2.05 > seconds, based on current testing. > > Oh yes, other than its simple contact manager, I fail to see a > justification for running two spam filters. Either take Akismet or > WP-SpamFree. Running both is an absolute waste, like running two virus > detection utilities on a PC. > > > _ _ _ _ > Peace, > Gene Steinberg > Publisher/Editor, The Mac Night Owl > http://www.macnightowl.com. > Host, The Tech Night Owl LIVE > http://www.techbroadcasting.com > Co-host, The Paracast > http://www.theparacast.com > Co-author, "Attack of the Rockoids" > http://www.rockoids.com > > > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
