Mac NewsReader
John Cook
the room 'n spit it out...
Currently Running OSX Leopard on non Intel Power PC (G4) Mac
Currently Using MTNewsWatcher
Currently Pissed of with inability to block ShitHead Cross Posting Troll
Wanting better KillFile functionality... Especially anti crossPosting
Any Suggestions?
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The Eternal Bobbie, Wimpy Mac User & Mr 'Nice Guy'
Mike Dee
> Hi - Too Slack (see alt.slack) to lurk - just thought I'd stumble
> into the room 'n spit it out...
>
> Currently Running OSX Leopard on non Intel Power PC (G4) Mac
> Currently Using MTNewsWatcher
> Currently Pissed of with inability to block ShitHead Cross Posting
> Troll
>
> Wanting better KillFile functionality... Especially anti
> crossPosting
In MT-NW:
Kill if 'Xref' matches the regular expression "[^ ]+ [^ ]+"
Meaning: will kill x-posts to more than 2 groups.
example: "[^ ]+ [^ ]+" = more than 2 groups
e.g; "[^ ]+ [^ ]+ [^ ]+" = more than 3 groups
e.g; "[^ ]+ [^ ]+ [^ ]+ [^ ]+" = more than 4 groups, etc etc..
> Any Suggestions?
<http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/docs/FiltersRegExp.html>
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dee
Mike Yetto
> Hi - Too Slack (see alt.slack) to lurk - just thought I'd stumble into
> the room 'n spit it out...
>
Well, my first suggestion would have been to lurk for a while and
then STFW. You can start with the clue in my headers.
> Currently Running OSX Leopard on non Intel Power PC (G4) Mac
> Currently Using MTNewsWatcher
> Currently Pissed of with inability to block ShitHead Cross Posting Troll
>
> Wanting better KillFile functionality... Especially anti crossPosting
>
> Any Suggestions?
>
My next suggestion would be to adjust your attitude. Why would
anyone want to help someone who shows any indication of the
ability to turn into a ShitHead Cross Posting Troll?
Mike "TINSCPT" Yetto
--
In theory, theory and practice are the same.
In practice they are not.
Indi
> Hi - Too Slack (see alt.slack) to lurk - just thought I'd stumble into
> the room 'n spit it out...
>
> Currently Running OSX Leopard on non Intel Power PC (G4) Mac
> Currently Using MTNewsWatcher
> Currently Pissed of with inability to block ShitHead Cross Posting Troll
>
> Wanting better KillFile functionality... Especially anti crossPosting
>
> Any Suggestions?
>
If you're comfortable with the command line slrn is a solid choice.
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indi
Steve Bonine
> Otherwise,
> Thunderbird v3 (now at RC2) has improved filtering over the previous
> version.
I think you meant SeaMonkey. I thought Thunderbird just did email.
SeaMonkey makes a reasonable news reader and doubles as a web browser,
so I consider it a good choice for someone who doesn't need a dedicated
news reader.
Alain Beguin
Thunderbird works fine here, on 8 servers :-)
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www.alain-beguin.be
iMac OS X 10.6.2/64bit
s|b
> Wanting better KillFile functionality... Especially anti crossPosting
>
> Any Suggestions?
Use Crossover and install a Windows newsreader?
<http://www.newsreaders.com/win/clients.html>
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s|b
Doug Freyburger
> Sn!pe wrote:
>
>> Otherwise,
>> Thunderbird v3 (now at RC2) has improved filtering over the previous
>> version.
>
> I think you meant SeaMonkey. I thought Thunderbird just did email.
Thunderbird was an e-mail client that also happens to support news
reading as an afterthought. I tried it because it came with FireFox and
I moved on to a different newsreader once I was no longer willing to
deal with its poor filtering.
Thing is, now that I've moved on to XPN with its better filtering I am
no longer motivated to install the newer Thunderbird to see its improved
filtering. I'm already using a newsreader that lets me kill posts based
on entries like number of cross posts - UseNet is a lot less noisey if
all posts to 4+ groups are killed. For certain groups I need to drop
all cross posted messages to get a clean enough single. But I've
already moved from Thunderbird to XPN.
Mike Yetto
> the room 'n spit it out...
>
> Currently Running OSX Leopard on non Intel Power PC (G4) Mac
> Currently Using MTNewsWatcher
> Currently Pissed of with inability to block ShitHead Cross Posting Troll
>
> Wanting better KillFile functionality... Especially anti crossPosting
>
> Any Suggestions?
>
This isn't a suggestion, just a question and a clarification.
Are you going to return to this thread with an update? Or was I
correct in my original evaluation of "drive-by"?
Mike "how rude and nasty of me" Yetto
s|b
> Are you going to return to this thread with an update? Or was I
> correct in my original evaluation of "drive-by"?
I thought they were called 'hit-'n'run posters'. :-)
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s|b
Frank Slootweg
Nah! The 'hit' bit never applies! :-)
Mike Dee
> Are you going to return to this thread with an update? Or was I
> correct in my original evaluation of "drive-by"?
Perhaps he's taken to heart your 1st suggestion (about lurking for a
while and then STFW).
> Mike "how rude and nasty of me" Yetto
Not at all.
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dee
Mike Yetto
> Mike Yetto <mye...@nycap.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Mike "how rude and nasty of me" Yetto
>
> Not at all.
>
I must not be trying hard enough.
Mike "I have a reputation to maintain and kids on my lawn" Yetto
Mike Dee
> Bada bing Mike Dee <mik...@emteedee.invalid> bada bang:
>> Mike Yetto <mye...@nycap.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Mike "how rude and nasty of me" Yetto
>>
>> Not at all.
>
> I must not be trying hard enough.
>
> Mike "I have a reputation to maintain and kids on my lawn" Yetto
I know. But i did I think you were being ultra soft at the time.
Probably the season (the getting hammered into spending more than you
can ever possibly ever want to time of the year).
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dee