Almost all News Readers have a utility to 'filter' the messages you see.
I use Thunderbird and it's okay. The only problem is that it doesn't
'filter out' the responses to the items/people in one's 'killfile.'
X-News is very good, I've heard, as is 'Forte.'
Just Google the problem; you'll come up with a variety of possibilities.
Wikipedia explains the issue as an overview.
Trial and error, curiousd.
mario in victoria
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can't get rid of the ghost of ofp's meanderings