compile time options

[Greg Louis]

On 20030929 (Mon) at 0757:05 -0400, David Relson wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 10:33:13 +0200
> Since such questions haven't been asked frequently, the FAQ
> doesn't need much info on the subject.  Perhaps a couple of simple
> questions like:
> 
> What different features can be compiled into bogofilter or left out?
> Can I compile bogofilter without support for all the scoring algorithms?

Why are so many algorithms supported anyway? is a FAQ.  I think I know
the answer but I don't think we explain to newbies too well.

While I'm on the subject of stuff I think obsolete:

--- robinson.c~ 2003-09-29 16:45:18.000000000 -0400
+++ robinson.c  2003-09-29 16:45:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 #define ROBINSON_MIN_DEV       0.0     /* if nonzero, use
characteristic words */
 #define ROBINSON_SPAM_CUTOFF   0.54    /* if it's spammier than
this... */
 
-/* 11/17 - Greg Louis recommends the following values:
-** #define ROBINSON_SPAM_CUTOFF        0.582
-** #define ROBINSON_MIN_DEV    0.1
-*/
-
 #define ROBINSON_MAX_REPEATS   1       /* cap on word frequency per
message */
   
 extern int Rtable;

I stopped recommending the use of the GM about 8 months ago IIRC.

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