On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 23:34:38 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 7/29/2014 2:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 7/29/2014 4:53 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>> What problem are you having with Google Groups? Freaking hating a
> >>> program seems to be an
> >>> overreaction.
> >>
> >> Google Groups is atrocious. It appears to have been created as an
> >> afterthought. There is no method for blocking spam (the majority of
> >> which seems to come from people with gmail accounts). Sure, you can
> >> report them; fat lot of good it will do. The [lack of] formatting
> >> sucks; the line spacing if you post a reply to someone who uses GG is
> >> annoying as hell. How's that for starters?
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Spam has been a part of the Usenet long before GG. Google ain't to blame.
> > You can make complaints to the poster's HTTP server or Google Groups but
> > why would you want to spend your time in such a way? The formatting
> > problem is annoying but the sheer entertainment value of folks blowing
> > their tops over this small thing makes it all worthwhile. (-:
>
> Yes but if you can filter it, you don't see it.

Unfiltered spam is one of the many reasons why I hate Google's usenet
groups. If they can filter spam from their email, they should be able
to filter it from usenet too - but they don't.

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