On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:06:30 -0500, Default User wrote:

> "joebee" > wrote in message
> d.com...
>> When ever you DO reply to the trolls, don't cross post to all the cross
>> posted news groups in their headers as before you know it, this place will
>> be swamped. Better still, don't reply as well and kill file them as they
>> appear and sooner or later this place will be clean of them.
> I disagree with the part about removing the cross-posts. Some people have
> filters to remove messages with excessive cross-posts or to block specific
> groups. Removing them defeats those.
>
> In fact, the best idea is to get a newsreader with those capabilities. I say
> that even though present circumstances have reduced me to using OE for the
> time being, which can't.
>
> Brian

what are those circumstances, if i might ask? sounds like a colossal drag.

your pal,
blake