notbob wrote:

> Sorry, but enough is enough. I not only KF'ed google groups but all
> crossposts. If you are in gg or a uk group and wanna be seen --if you
> care-- speak up and I'll make an exception.

I'm not seeing any spam. If your news provider doesn't run cleanfeed or
other filter at the server, then they aren't doing their job.

I use <http://news.individual.net> and have a spam-free experience for
10 euros/year. A few cross-post filters for the trolls, and I'm in
pretty good shape.




Brian

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"Default User" > wrote in message
...
> notbob wrote:
>
>> Sorry, but enough is enough. I not only KF'ed google groups but all
>> crossposts. If you are in gg or a uk group and wanna be seen --if you
>> care-- speak up and I'll make an exception.
>
> I'm not seeing any spam. If your news provider doesn't run cleanfeed or
> other filter at the server, then they aren't doing their job.
>
> I use <http://news.individual.net> and have a spam-free experience for
> 10 euros/year. A few cross-post filters for the trolls, and I'm in
> pretty good shape.
>
It must be time to remind you that notbob is an idiot.

On 2009-08-28, cybercat > wrote:
>
> "Default User" > wrote in message

>> 10 euros/year. A few cross-post filters for the trolls, and I'm in
>> pretty good shape.

> It must be time to remind you that notbob is an idiot.

Which reminds me, I forgot to set up the "loser" section of my score
file.

Hiya, Cyba.

nb

notbob wrote:

> On 2009-08-28, cybercat > wrote:
> >
> > "Default User" > wrote in message
>
> >> 10 euros/year. A few cross-post filters for the trolls, and I'm in
> >> pretty good shape.
>
> > It must be time to remind you that notbob is an idiot.

It might be time to remind cybercat that I regretfully added her to my
killfile some time back.

> Which reminds me, I forgot to set up the "loser" section of my score
> file.

Definitely an important thing for this newsgroup. Even with NIN doing a
great job of eliminating spam, it doesn't fix the problem of so little
useful content, and so much bickering and infighting and just plain
dumbassery[1].

But that's a whole 'nother tale.



1. This is a technical term, and does not constitute grouchiness.

Brian

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On 28 Aug 2009 19:09:18 GMT, "Default User" >
wrote:

>notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2009-08-28, cybercat > wrote:
>> >
>> > "Default User" > wrote in message
>>
>> >> 10 euros/year. A few cross-post filters for the trolls, and I'm in
>> >> pretty good shape.
>>
>> > It must be time to remind you that notbob is an idiot.
>
>It might be time to remind cybercat that I regretfully added her to my
>killfile some time back.
>
>> Which reminds me, I forgot to set up the "loser" section of my score
>> file.
>
>Definitely an important thing for this newsgroup. Even with NIN doing a
>great job of eliminating spam, it doesn't fix the problem of so little
>useful content, and so much bickering and infighting and just plain
>dumbassery[1].
>
>But that's a whole 'nother tale.
>
>
>
>1. This is a technical term, and does not constitute grouchiness.
>
>Brian

Like you I use NIN and see almost no real spam. Since I use Agent
5.0, I am able to filter out subthreads. I use that instead of
delete. Delete only removed the first messages, not all of the
follow-ups. I also have 2 views set up, "ignored" and "not ignored."
I keep messages for 10 days and right now there are 5490 total
messages. "Ignored" view is 2545 and the "not ignored" is 2945. A
week or so ago the balance was reversed.

For those of you who are inclined to respond to cross-posted messages,
see if you can set you news reader to warn you that the message is
cross-posted so that you can send your response to the group that it
came from. Agent allows that.

I feel that the $15/year for NIN is worth every penny.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:02:43 -0400, The Cook >
wrote:

>I feel that the $15/year for NIN is worth every penny.

Nine Inch Nails?


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:29:28 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:02:43 -0400, The Cook >
>wrote:
>
>>I feel that the $15/year for NIN is worth every penny.
>
>Nine Inch Nails?

Obviously you haven't read or don't remember other threads about
spamming. NIN is news.individual.net. It is a German server, no
binaries, no spam. The exact amount depends on the exchange rate at
the time of sign up or renewal.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

The Cook wrote:


> For those of you who are inclined to respond to cross-posted messages,
> see if you can set you news reader to warn you that the message is
> cross-posted so that you can send your response to the group that it
> came from. Agent allows that.

That would be good. Unfortunately, they often do the opposite. They
drop the cross-post and respond to the troll only in this group. That
defeats my filter for certain newsgroups. Ah well.




Brian

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