Re: Time to revisit blocking

[Steve Sanders <robsan19@bellsouth.net>]

For you Netscape users, go to http://www.desisoft.com and download
FixNews 2.0. It patches Netscape so that you can create kill files based
either on Author or Subject. I love it, been using it for years.

Steve sanders

Gary Gouriluk wrote:
> 
> I am using Netscape and haven't seen how to block an individual, but as you say,
> it works well to just block a thread that has gone way off topic. After doing as
> you suggested I feel much better... I didn't realize just how annoyed I was
> getting from those off topic threads.
> 
> Gary
> 
> Jeff Blakeney wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 09:47:02 -0800, "Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> > >If you are using another news reader, consult the manual/help file, or ask.
> > >Most have the capability of blocking all messages from kooks. If you know
> > >how to do this with other newsreaders, by all means post instructions.
> > >
> > >It's so refreshing to watch all messages from that certain someone being
> > >deleted, and know you'll never see another post from him. Try it!  It's
> > >empowering, fun, and by shunning these bozos, their drivel will dribble away
> > >into nothing.
> >
> > And if you have a decent news group reader, you can also simply select
> > the thread that has gone hopelessly off topic or is about something
> > you have no interest in and tell it to ignore that thread and you'll
> > never see another message in that thread.
> >
> > This is much better than ignoring all messages from the individuals in
> > that thread because those individuals may have something interesting
> > or helpful to say in the other threads that you would miss if you
> > blocked their e-mail address entirely.
> >
> > --
> >  Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II Unversity on A2Central.com