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List Of Posters To Block On This Newsgroup?
Has anyone compiled a comprehensive list of trolls that we all need to block
in order to enjoy this group again? I can't seem to keep up with them, which I'm sure is what they want. |
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List Of Posters To Block On This Newsgroup?
On 2008-12-11, Papa Tom wrote:
Has anyone compiled a comprehensive list of trolls that we all need to block in order to enjoy this group again? I can't seem to keep up with them, which I'm sure is what they want. I fond that blocking by name is only partially effective; what really works for me is to filter out posts that are "excessively" cross-posted, where I currently define "excessively" to mean posted to more than 2 groups. For slrn, my Score file looks like this (edited to remove non-wreck.bike content): [*] Sco: =-9999 Newsgroups: ^.*,.*,.*$ Newsgroups: alt\.rec\.bicycles\.recumbent Newsgroups: alt\.mountain Newsgroups: rec\.autos\.driving I risk losing the occasional good thread that just happens to be cross-posted, but it's worth it, to me. I do have a select few names that I directly filter on as well, but this is really the heavy-lifing part of my Score file. I have no idea if Outlook can filter like this, however. -- Kristian Zoerhoff |
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List Of Posters To Block On This Newsgroup?
Sorry. No idea what you're talking about. I guess you're using a reader
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List Of Posters To Block On This Newsgroup?
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"Papa Tom" wrote: Sorry. No idea what you're talking about. I guess you're using a reader other than Outlook Express. He's using slrn, as his post stated. slrn uses a scoring method that is more flexible and adaptive than killfiles are. Scoring systems can reduce trolls, spammers, OT subjects, etc. I use MT-NewsWatcher and am not directly familiar with any Microsoft products including Outlook Express. Good newsreaders will offer article filtering based on a number of different headers, not just the From: header. I don't know if OE offers this capability. Good newsreaders can also filter by thread, ignoring entire threads if you so choose. As far as your original question, I suspect that the answer is "no." Everyone has a different definition of who is a kook and who is not, and it's up to you to decide. I see very few messages in this newsgroup; most of the idiocy is spawned by the posts of one attention seeking dweeb. Some of his respondents are worth reading, though. This might be helpful: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ewsgroups.mspx Other newsreaders can be found at: http://www.newsreaders.com |
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