>> AdBlock actualy prevent the ads from even starting to load.
>> It's realy a "Can't live without" addon.
>
> I've never installed this or any similar system under the assumption
> that it is almost guaranteed not to work.
>
> Designing a mere algorithm which can determine, with 100% accuracy, the
> difference between vital content and useless advertising garbage looks
> almost intractably difficult. Thus, the result would almost certainly be
> a system which either fails to block the majority of ads, or blocks the
> majority of useful content. (Or possibly both, at the same time.)
>
> In other news, I have yet to see a spam filter which actually filters
> out spam and nothing else. (Then again, I haven't searched extensively
> for one...)

The spam filter on Thunderbird is prety good and becomes beter with 
time. It literaly learn what is spam and what is not.

The spam filter on GMail is also exedingly good and effecient.

It's been a LOOONG time the last time ether of those missed a spam or 
mistoke legitimate mail for spam.


Adblock use a black/white list aproach. The black list contains an 
extensive list of known add servers.
If it misses some adds, you can right click it and set it to be blocked.
It keeps a log of blocked elements.


Alain

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