integration with mollom? [#353832]

Hi,

Since Mollom has a cap on how much spam it filters, but still does a very good job at it, I was wondering how well this module integrates with Mollom. So is it be possible to use the filtering of this module before it actually goes to the Mollom servers? This also seems like a sensible solution load-distribution wise (even if Mollom were completely free). Or do these modules conflict? Could this be fixed?

greetings, Mati

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Comment #1

john t. haller commented 12 February 2009 at 16:33

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integration with mollom?

» Different Purpose

Mollom totally outsources the spam filtering and has an external party do all the work (which has cost, privacy and uptime implications). The Spam module keeps everything in your own systems. So, there's really no reason to integrate them in any way as they have different purposes and appeal to different users.

Comment #2

john t. haller commented 12 February 2009 at 16:33

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Different Purpose

» integration with mollom?

(oops accidentally modified title)

Comment #3

jeremy commented 13 February 2009 at 15:30

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Active

» Postponed

It's been some time since I've looked at the public Mollom API's -- last I looked there wasn't enough information available to integrate Mollom into the spam module. That said, I'd not be opposed to a plug-in that allowed you to run form data through Mollom and include it's feedback along with other spam filters to come up with a final score for content. Postponing until someone contributes a patch.