On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:45:35 -0500, "cshenk"
> wrote:

>John Doe wrote:
>
>> A kill file is for dummies.
>>
>> No intelligent person hides the activity of their foe.
>>
>> Besides, most kill file users are not smart enough (or not capable,
>> like a Google groups user) to ignore a thread branch, so they end up
>> stumbling over replies to the person in their kill file. The only
>> thing a kill file does is let a not quite grown up poster taunt other
>> people about being kill filed.
>>
>> Mutual blocking would be an entirely different matter. But,
>> unfortunately, that's not available.
>>
>> The best and only really useful USENET filter is "ignore thread
>> branch", to ignore a thread or subthread with a single key.
>
>Only trolls care about killfiles.

You often mention yours, silly.

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Bruce (not Dave Smith)