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Lone Wolf - 24 Apr 2007 22:25 GMT

This used to be a sensible ng.

So how come now full of flames and filth?

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woods - 24 Apr 2007 23:08 GMT

> This used to be a sensible ng.
>
> So how come now full of flames and filth?

it's not just this ng. the whole of usenet is going down the tube.

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Troy Piggins - 24 Apr 2007 23:49 GMT

* Lone Wolf is quoted & my replies are inline below :

> This used to be a sensible ng.
>
> So how come now full of flames and filth?

I don't see them. I filter out crossposts to flaming groups.
You should be able to do that with Agent.

Makes the reading much more pleasant.

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Wise Old Man - 25 Apr 2007 02:21 GMT

>I don't see them. I filter out crossposts to flaming groups.
>You should be able to do that with Agent.
>
>Makes the reading much more pleasant.

You miss the point, that the crap posts are made in the first place.

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Rob - 25 Apr 2007 02:52 GMT

> * Lone Wolf is quoted & my replies are inline below :
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>
> Makes the reading much more pleasant.

I'm filtering out the crap but the senders/subject name morphs, if you
do reply and delete aus.photo they just add it back in - pricks.

There is a NG filter here http://www.nfilter.org/ but I can't seem to
load it into XP. Any clues?? or if someone can find another

This has happened to quite a few NG's.

rm

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Mike Warren - 25 Apr 2007 02:24 GMT

> I'm filtering out the crap but the senders/subject name morphs, if
> you do reply and delete aus.photo they just add it back in - pricks.
>
> There is a NG filter here http://www.nfilter.org/ but I can't seem
> to load it into XP. Any clues?? or if someone can find another

In XanaNews I have set up a filter for any articles crossposted to
alt.usnet.kooks, alt.flames and a few others an so far haven't seen any
of the junk since I did it about a week ago.

It's much better than OE in many ways and is free.
http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/delphi.htm

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Mike Warren - 25 Apr 2007 02:34 GMT

> XanaNews

Direct link:
http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/xananews.htm

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Troy Piggins - 25 Apr 2007 12:21 GMT

* Rob is quoted & my replies are inline below :

>> * Lone Wolf is quoted & my replies are inline below :
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> I'm filtering out the crap but the senders/subject name morphs, if you
> do reply and delete aus.photo they just add it back in - pricks.

I'm not filtering posters. I'm filtering out messages that are
crossposted to alt.flame, alt.kooks etc.

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gerrit - 25 Apr 2007 14:45 GMT

> I'm not filtering posters. I'm filtering out messages that are
> crossposted to alt.flame, alt.kooks etc.

How do you do that in OE?

Gerrit

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Troy Piggins - 25 Apr 2007 22:13 GMT

* gerrit is quoted & my replies are inline below :

>> I'm not filtering posters. I'm filtering out messages that are
>> crossposted to alt.flame, alt.kooks etc.
>>
> How do you do that in OE?

Unfortunately I don't think OE has the capability. Nor does
Thunderbird.

I know XNews does. It is free, and a very powerful newsreader -
one of the best for Windows. You can get it here:

http://xnews.newsguy.com/

And if you need help with it, there are plenty of helpful folk in
the group news.software.readers - be sure to put [xnews] in the
subject to attract relevant responses.

There are other free Windows newsreaders with much better
filtering capabilities than OE and TB, but I don't use them so
can't recommend one confidently. If you ask in the
above-mentioned group you will get some good advice.

Hope that helps.

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Arty - 25 Apr 2007 04:31 GMT

> This used to be a sensible ng.
>
> So how come now full of flames and filth?

They are all cross posts...

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kombizz - 28 Apr 2007 04:02 GMT

What is going on on this thread????

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