Re: Time to revisit blocking

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

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