On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 7:29:48 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>
> > On 12/03/2021 15:52, jmcquown wrote:
> > > On 3/12/2021 10:30 AM, Gary wrote:
> > > > On 3/11/2021 2:07 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > > > > Unless you also use Thunderbird for email, it's best not to
> > > > > fill in the mail server in Thunderbird, so you're protected
> > > > > from the mistake.
> > > >
> > > > It's easy enough to know what sub-program you're in. Mail or NGs.
> > > >
> > > > > (And beats me why Thunderbird people still haven't done
> > > > > something about this.)
> > > >
> > > > The oddest feature they have is the "Reply to sender and
> > > > newsgroup." I can't envision why anyone would want to send to
> > > > both. One or the other, yes but not both.
> > > >
> > > Someone on the development team must have thought it was a good
> > > idea. It didn't help that recent updates switched the positions of
> > > the Reply and the Followup buttons on the screen. Why? If I'd
> > > been testing the updates I'd have said no, no, no. It was stupid.
> > >
> > > I like Thunderbird, for both email and newgroups. I haven't used
> > > Windows Mail at home in ages. Back when Outlook Express came with
> > > computers someone outside actually took the time to create an
> > > add-on that would make OE properly word-wrap newsgroup posts
> > > because OE didn't handle it anymore. (Kind of like Google Groups
> > > now.) Thunderbird (and other actual newsreaders are able to
> > > properly display word-wrap in posts from Google Groups users.
> > >
> > > At any rate, Ophelia took me up on my offer and she emailed me
> > > about creating filters. I just emailed her back with hopefully
> > > clear instructions. I know you think filters are stupid, Gary,
> > > but you have yet to show me a "valid poster" who uses those
> > > domains many of us killefiled long ago.
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > ====
> >
> > When D. has time later, we will be looking at your instructions!
> > You are very kind. Thank you!
> Jill is very helpful!
>
> In Thunderbird, I think you have to add the feature with the
>
> Message-ID: @aioe.com
>
> (sorry, I block them and that may not be exact since I can't see them
> now).
>
> Once I triggered that, it made me try adding that same to Xananews and
> it worked. Xananews is free and does almost everything Thunderbird
> does. It's also simpler to setup and a whole lot better for blocking
> individual accounts quickly. Xananews is also proactive if set so.
> That means it doesn't even download the offending messages (other
> setting it does, but marks them as spam right away so easier to skip).
>
> I forget what options it doesn't have in Xananews, but recall it's
> stuff I don't care about.

I'd filter out posts that contain: goblin.stu.neva.ru!
Unfortunately, Google won't allow that. That's the breaks.