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Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid
of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X (Panther) and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, Lynn from Fargo |
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"Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message ... > Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid > of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru > all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X > (Panther) and I access RFC through Google. > Thanks, > Lynn from Fargo You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. Use a newsreader. http://www.macorchard.com/usenet/ |
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> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message > ... >> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid of >> all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru all >> this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X (Panther) >> and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, >> Lynn from Fargo > > You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly provided by Google Gropers. Harf! :) -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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>, Lynn from Fargo > wrote: > Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid > of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru > all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X > (Panther) and I access RFC through Google. I don't know if Google Groups even _has_ killfiles. You'd be better off using a real newsreader, IMO. I use MT-Newswatcher, have done for more than 10 years. http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/ Miche -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message ynet.net... > deja.blues wrote: > >> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message >> ... >>> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid of >>> all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru all >>> this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X (Panther) >>> and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, >>> Lynn from Fargo >> >> You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. > > The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly provided > by Google Gropers. Harf! :) All that Mac Elitism is lost when one admits to using Google Groups. The Internet doesn't care what OS you use , spam is for everyone! |
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deja.blues wrote:
> > "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message > ynet.net... >> deja.blues wrote: >> >>> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid >>>> of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru >>>> all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X >>>> (Panther) and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, Lynn from Fargo >>> >>> You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. >> >> The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly >> provided by Google Gropers. Harf! :) > > All that Mac Elitism is lost when one admits to using Google Groups. The > Internet doesn't care what OS you use , spam is for everyone! Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the GG posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to nonspammer GG posting. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:39:35 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote: >The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly provided >by Google Gropers. Harf! :) > That's not nice, Blinky! Why punish legitimate posters? Guilt by association isn't a valid argument. Some day you may be in a situation where you'll need to use Google to post, so your words could come back to bite you on the tail-fin. IMO: Google does a great job of blocking spam in gmail. I wish they would apply their spam blockers to Dejanews too. There are far more legitimate users of the Google Interface than spammers - I refuse to call it Google "Groups" because "google groups" encompasses more than public Usenet. It implies "private" to me. -- See return address to reply by email remove the smile first |
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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:05:50 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote: >Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid >of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru >all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X >(Panther) and I access RFC through Google. >Thanks, >Lynn from Fargo If you're using Google, you're SOL. Get a real news reader, Lynn. -- See return address to reply by email remove the smile first |
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Blinky the Shark > wrote: > deja.blues wrote: > > > > > "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message > > ynet.net... > >> deja.blues wrote: > >> > >>> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message > >>> ... > >>>> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid > >>>> of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru > >>>> all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X > >>>> (Panther) and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, Lynn from Fargo > >>> > >>> You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. > >> > >> The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly > >> provided by Google Gropers. Harf! :) > > > > All that Mac Elitism is lost when one admits to using Google Groups. The > > Internet doesn't care what OS you use , spam is for everyone! > > Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG > posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the > GG posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to > nonspammer GG posting. Um, why? Miche (Mac user) -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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Miche wrote:
> In article .net>, > Blinky the Shark > wrote: > >> deja.blues wrote: >> >> >> > "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message >> > ynet.net... >> >> deja.blues wrote: >> >> >> >>> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message >> >>> ... >> >>>> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get >> >>>> rid of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to >> >>>> wade thru all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac >> >>>> running OS X (Panther) and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, >> >>>> Lynn from Fargo >> >>> >> >>> You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web >> >>> interface. >> >> >> >> The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly >> >> provided by Google Gropers. Harf! :) >> > >> > All that Mac Elitism is lost when one admits to using Google Groups. >> > The Internet doesn't care what OS you use , spam is for everyone! >> >> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG >> posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the GG >> posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to nonspammer >> GG posting. > > Um, why? Browser based; no configuration needed. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:39:35 -0700, Blinky the Shark > > wrote: > >>The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly >>provided by Google Gropers. Harf! :) >> > That's not nice, Blinky! Why punish legitimate posters? Guilt by > association isn't a valid argument. Some day you may be in a situation Sleep with dogs; wake up with fleas. > where you'll need to use Google to post, so your words could come back to > bite you on the tail-fin. No, I won't. > IMO: Google does a great job of blocking spam in gmail. I wish they would > apply their spam blockers to Dejanews too. There are far more legitimate > users of the Google Interface than spammers - I refuse to call it Google > "Groups" because "google groups" encompasses more than public Usenet. It > implies "private" to me. There is no longer any deja news; there is Google Groups. As for "private", yes, that's what most GGers think they're using -- a Google service. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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Blinky the Shark > wrote: > Miche wrote: > > > In article .net>, > > Blinky the Shark > wrote: > >> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG > >> posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the GG > >> posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to nonspammer > >> GG posting. > > > > Um, why? > > Browser based; no configuration needed. Considering the number of Windows users who use Outlook or OE and IE straight out of the box I don't think that's a particularly valid observation to make. Miche -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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Miche wrote:
> In article .net>, > Blinky the Shark > wrote: > >> Miche wrote: >> >> > In article .net>, >> > Blinky the Shark > wrote: > >> >> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG >> >> posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the >> >> GG posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to >> >> nonspammer GG posting. >> > >> > Um, why? >> >> Browser based; no configuration needed. > > Considering the number of Windows users who use Outlook or OE and IE > straight out of the box I don't think that's a particularly valid > observation to make. Okay. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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Dan Abel wrote:
> In article .net>, > Blinky the Shark > wrote: > > >> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG >> posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the GG >> posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to nonspammer >> GG posting. > > You've got me curious. Why would you think that? Most of the Mac users > I've seen on newsgroups use GG only away from home. Oh, no particular reason, I guess. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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> You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. Use > a newsreader. http://www.macorchard.com/usenet/ and kill google groups as a main source of spam, (whitelist goodies who come from there). -- "Mike....."(not "Mike") remove clothing to email |
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On Apr 21, 11:47*pm, "deja.blues" > wrote:
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in > > > The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly provided > > by Google Gropers. *Harf! *:) > > All that Mac Elitism is *lost when one admits to using Google Groups. *The > Internet doesn't care what OS you use , spam is for everyone! ================================================== == I beg your pardons, oh collective gurus. I am not a mac elitist - I just gave that information so that someone who is wiser and more experienced than I would have any information s/he might need to help me navigate my operating system to accomplish the task. Since the 1990s, the only access to RFC I have ever used has been Prairie Public Broadcasting's North Dakota Network, AOL and Google. Lynn in Fargo Extremely well readt, but still a little computer illiterate |
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Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid > of all these spammy watch etc posts. Take that Mac and throw it out the window. Problem solved. -sw |
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Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG > posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the > GG posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to > nonspammer GG posting. Out of 4,560 Google posts, 203 of them came from a Mac according to their X-HTTP-UserAgent: header. -sw |
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Sqwertz > wrote:
> Blinky the Shark > wrote: > >> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG >> posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the >> GG posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to >> nonspammer GG posting. > > Out of 4,560 Google posts, 203 of them came from a Mac according to > their X-HTTP-UserAgent: header. And just for kicks, 1011 of them came from AOL. -sw |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> Blinky the Shark > wrote: > >> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG >> posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the GG >> posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to nonspammer >> GG posting. > > Out of 4,560 Google posts, 203 of them came from a Mac according to their > X-HTTP-UserAgent: header. I don't think there's any way to measure my "at least with respect to nonspammer GG posting", as above. I wouldn't think many spammers would be using Macs. Thanks for the raw stats, though. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> deja.blues wrote: > >> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message >> ... >>> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid of >>> all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru all >>> this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X (Panther) >>> and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, >>> Lynn from Fargo >> You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. > > The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly provided t> by Google Gropers. Harf! :) > > People use what they have available and what they know. Why blame Lynn for the spam generated by other users? That's unkind. gloria p |
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> Blinky the Shark wrote: >> deja.blues wrote: >> >>> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> Will some kind soul who is a "Mac Head" please tell me ho to get rid >>>> of all these spammy watch etc posts. I haven't got time to wade thru >>>> all this stuff to get to the real RFC. I have a Mac running OS X >>>> (Panther) and I access RFC through Google. Thanks, Lynn from Fargo >>> You can't killfile if you use Google Groups, as it is a web interface. >> >> The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's mostly >> provided > t> by Google Gropers. Harf! :) > > People use what they have available and what they know. > > Why blame Lynn for the spam generated by other users? That's unkind. I didn't blame her for anybody's spam. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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s.com: > On Apr 21, 11:47*pm, "deja.blues" > > wrote: >> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in >> >> > The irony of a Google Groper complaining about spam that's >> > mostly provid > ed >> > by Google Gropers. *Harf! *:) >> >> All that Mac Elitism is *lost when one admits to using Google >> Groups. > *The >> Internet doesn't care what OS you use , spam is for everyone! > ================================================== =I beg your > pardons, oh collective gurus. I am not a mac elitist - I just > gave that information so that someone who is wiser and more > experienced than I would have any information s/he might need > to help me navigate my operating system to accomplish the > task. Since the 1990s, the only access to RFC I have ever used > has been Prairie Public Broadcasting's North Dakota Network, > AOL and Google. Lynn in Fargo > Extremely well readt, but still a little computer illiterate I29.net? If so ask them if they have usenet access. If not there are some free usenet servers around. |
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I use the registered version of Agent. I have noticed that most of the
spam that is polluting NG's is jewelry related. Is there a way to use certain words to weed out such posts (when setting up a kill file) or does each post have to be killfiled individually? Otis |
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I just found this on another one of my groups, posted by someone else:
Most of the newsgroups I read are becoming inundated with spam. I saw a post claiming a solution and followed its link, http://improve-usenet.org/. This site says that Google Groups is the conduit for a lot of spam hitting usenet. I have no connection with this site. Iıd seen anti-Google Groups stuff before and ignored it. I use a dedicated newsgroups reader (MT-Newswatcher on Mac) but was never enough of a purist to care if others posted via Google or not. But the spam was getting to me. So I followed its instructions and added a filter to Newswatcher: Kill if Message-ID contains ³googlegroups.com². Presto. The spam is gone. Some authentic, quality posts may be gone too; I donıt know, thus I post this. Iım sorry if I miss the value that you add to this group, but I need to keep this filter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your two-cents?? Otis |
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> I just found this on another one of my groups, posted by someone else: > > Most of the newsgroups I read are becoming inundated with spam. I saw a > post > claiming a solution and followed its link, http://improve-usenet.org/. > This site > says that Google Groups is the conduit for a lot of spam hitting usenet. > I have > no connection with this site. > > Iıd seen anti-Google Groups stuff before and ignored it. I use a > dedicated > newsgroups reader (MT-Newswatcher on Mac) but was never enough of a > purist to > care if others posted via Google or not. But the spam was getting to me. > So I > followed its instructions and added a filter to Newswatcher: Kill if > Message-ID > contains ³googlegroups.com². > > Presto. The spam is gone. Some authentic, quality posts may be gone too; > I donıt > know, thus I post this. Iım sorry if I miss the value that you add to > this > group, but I need to keep this filter. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Your two-cents?? He engaged the right filter. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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Blinky the Shark > wrote: > Otis T. wrote: > > > I just found this on another one of my groups, posted by someone else: > > > > Most of the newsgroups I read are becoming inundated with spam. I saw a > > post > > claiming a solution and followed its link, http://improve-usenet.org/. > > This site > > says that Google Groups is the conduit for a lot of spam hitting usenet. > > I have > > no connection with this site. > > > > Iıd seen anti-Google Groups stuff before and ignored it. I use a > > dedicated > > newsgroups reader (MT-Newswatcher on Mac) but was never enough of a > > purist to > > care if others posted via Google or not. But the spam was getting to me. > > So I > > followed its instructions and added a filter to Newswatcher: Kill if > > Message-ID > > contains ³googlegroups.com². > > > > Presto. The spam is gone. Some authentic, quality posts may be gone too; > > I donıt > > know, thus I post this. Iım sorry if I miss the value that you add to > > this > > group, but I need to keep this filter. > He engaged the right filter. I don't see how this filter is going to help anything, except maybe to boost your ego. Four minutes before he wrote this post, he made another one in this very thread asking how to killfile spam in Forte. According to the headers for the post above, it also was made using Forte. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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> followed its instructions and added a filter to Newswatcher: Kill if > Message-ID contains 3googlegroups.com2. > Your two-cents?? I don't like domain filters. Too much "collateral damage" that blocks perfectly reasonable contributors. I've had very good luck filtering on keywords. I saw no spam this morning. Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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... [snip] > I don't like domain filters. Too much "collateral > damage" that blocks perfectly reasonable contributors. > I've had very good luck filtering on keywords. > I saw no spam this morning. Ditto those "commandments." Filtering on a whole domain _might_ be fine if you are willing to put up with the reasonable posters but filtering on keywords has reaped me a bounty of unmissed trash. Fer example: Synced up my 'groups and rfc had 125 new posts this morning. With my current filters grinding away, I popped in to see 43 posts. I'm crushed I missed 82 messages touting wholesale watches for cheap designer purses and jordon nike shoes for sex with jesus and mohamed earning money and gold in china. YMMV, The Ranger -- Microsoft gambled that making their users fault-tolerant was a better use of resources than making their software reliable. -- Paul Guertin, alt.peeves, 3/20/01 |
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Dan Abel wrote:
> In article .net>, > Blinky the Shark > wrote: > >> Otis T. wrote: >> >> > I just found this on another one of my groups, posted by someone else: >> > >> > Most of the newsgroups I read are becoming inundated with spam. I saw >> > a post >> > claiming a solution and followed its link, http://improve-usenet.org/. >> > This site >> > says that Google Groups is the conduit for a lot of spam hitting >> > usenet. I have >> > no connection with this site. >> > >> > Iıd seen anti-Google Groups stuff before and ignored it. I use a >> > dedicated >> > newsgroups reader (MT-Newswatcher on Mac) but was never enough of a >> > purist to >> > care if others posted via Google or not. But the spam was getting to >> > me. So I >> > followed its instructions and added a filter to Newswatcher: Kill if >> > Message-ID >> > contains ³googlegroups.com². >> > >> > Presto. The spam is gone. Some authentic, quality posts may be gone >> > too; I donıt >> > know, thus I post this. Iım sorry if I miss the value that you add to >> > this >> > group, but I need to keep this filter. > >> He engaged the right filter. > > I don't see how this filter is going to help anything, except maybe to > boost your ego. I think ridding himself of the GG crap was his real motivation. :) -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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> Default User > wrote in message > ... [snip] >> I don't like domain filters. Too much "collateral damage" that blocks >> perfectly reasonable contributors. I've had very good luck filtering on >> keywords. I saw no spam this morning. > > Ditto those "commandments." Filtering on a whole domain _might_ be fine if > you are willing to put up with the reasonable posters but filtering on > keywords has reaped me a bounty of unmissed trash. Fer example: Synced up > my 'groups and rfc had 125 new posts this morning. With my current filters > grinding away, I popped in to see 43 posts. I'm crushed I missed 82 > messages touting wholesale watches for cheap designer purses and jordon > nike shoes for sex with jesus and mohamed earning money and gold in china. Keyword filtering can be summed up as "try to keep up with new kinds of spam by continually fiddling with your rules". I kinda like "set the right filter, leave it alone, and enjoy Usenet". :) -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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ynet.net... > The Ranger wrote: >> Ditto those "commandments." Filtering on a whole >> domain _might_ be fine if you are willing to put up >> with the reasonable posters but filtering on keywords >> has reaped me a bounty of unmissed trash. Fer >> example: Synced up my 'groups and rfc had 125 >> new posts this morning. With my current filters grinding >> away, I popped in to see 43 posts. I'm crushed I >> missed 82 messages touting wholesale watches for >> cheap designer purses and jordon nike shoes for sex >> with jesus and mohamed earning money and gold >> in china. >> > Keyword filtering can be summed up as "try to keep > up with new kinds of spam by continually fiddling with > your rules". I kinda like "set the right filter, leave it > alone, and enjoy Usenet". :) You say "either" and I say "either" You say "neither" I say "neither" "Either" "either", "neither" "neither" Let's call the whole thing off You say "potato," I say "patattah" You say "tomato", I say "creole tomata" Oh, let's call the whole thing off Oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part and oh If we ever part, that would break my heart So, I say "ursta" you say "oyster" I'm not gonna stop eatin' urstas just cause you say oyster, Oh, let's call the whole thing off Oh, I say "pajamas", you say "pajamas" Sugar, what's the problem? Oh, for we know we need each other so We'd better call the calling off off So let's call it off, oh let's call it off Oh, let's call it off, baby let's call it off Sugar why don't we call it off, I'm talking baby why call it off Call it off! Let's call the whole thing off |
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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Keyword filtering can be summed up as "try to keep up with new kinds > of spam by continually fiddling with your rules". I kinda like "set > the right filter, leave it alone, and enjoy Usenet". :) As long as you don't mind blocking people who have done nothing but have the "wrong" news service or email address. I haven't updated the filter list since last some time. It only takes a few seconds when I do. XanaNews allows chaining filters with OR, so I just add a new keyword on the front of the already established rule. Easy, and no collateral damage. Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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Default User wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote: > > >> Keyword filtering can be summed up as "try to keep up with new kinds of >> spam by continually fiddling with your rules". I kinda like "set the >> right filter, leave it alone, and enjoy Usenet". :) > > As long as you don't mind blocking people who have done nothing but have > the "wrong" news service or email address. Doesn't bother me a bit. Lie with pigs; wake up muddy. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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> Default User wrote: > > As long as you don't mind blocking people who have done nothing but > > have the "wrong" news service or email address. > > Doesn't bother me a bit. Lie with pigs; wake up muddy. To each his own. There are other ways to accomplish the task. Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message > > from "Default User" > contains these words: > > > Blinky the Shark wrote: > > > > > Keyword filtering can be summed up as "try to keep up with new > > > kinds of spam by continually fiddling with your rules". I kinda > > > like "set the right filter, leave it alone, and enjoy Usenet". :) > > > As long as you don't mind blocking people who have done nothing but > > have the "wrong" news service or email address. > > ? I've never seen a news service called nike or an email > address@bagsandboots. Blinky is advocating blocking googlegroups.com. Others (Dave Bugg) go for gmail.com. Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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> Sqwertz > wrote:
> >> Blinky the Shark > wrote: >> >>> Hmmm. Come to think of it, while I've never thought about mapping GG >>> posters and OSs before, I wouldn't be surprised to find usage of the >>> GG posting interface to be Mac heavy -- at least with respect to >>> nonspammer GG posting. >> >> Out of 4,560 Google posts, 203 of them came from a Mac according to >> their X-HTTP-UserAgent: header. > > And just for kicks, 1011 of them came from AOL. > > -sw Yikes. I'm reading and posting this from emacs, and I feel a little out of place at the moment. Mac elitism doesn't have anything on us unix terminal whores. -Nat |
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The Ranger wrote:
> Blinky the Shark > wrote in message > ynet.net... >> The Ranger wrote: >>> Ditto those "commandments." Filtering on a whole >>> domain _might_ be fine if you are willing to put up >>> with the reasonable posters but filtering on keywords >>> has reaped me a bounty of unmissed trash. Fer >>> example: Synced up my 'groups and rfc had 125 >>> new posts this morning. With my current filters grinding >>> away, I popped in to see 43 posts. I'm crushed I >>> missed 82 messages touting wholesale watches for >>> cheap designer purses and jordon nike shoes for sex >>> with jesus and mohamed earning money and gold >>> in china. >>> >> Keyword filtering can be summed up as "try to keep >> up with new kinds of spam by continually fiddling with >> your rules". I kinda like "set the right filter, leave it >> alone, and enjoy Usenet". :) > > You say "either" and I say "either" > You say "neither" I say "neither" > "Either" "either", "neither" "neither" > > Let's call the whole thing off > > You say "potato," I say "patattah" > You say "tomato", I say "creole tomata" > > Oh, let's call the whole thing off > Oh, if we call the whole thing off > > Then we must part and oh > If we ever part, that would break my heart > So, I say "ursta" you say "oyster" > I'm not gonna stop eatin' urstas just cause you say oyster, > > Oh, let's call the whole thing off > > Oh, I say "pajamas", you say "pajamas" > Sugar, what's the problem? > Oh, for we know we need each other so > > We'd better call the calling off off > So let's call it off, oh let's call it off > Oh, let's call it off, baby let's call it off > > Sugar why don't we call it off, > I'm talking baby why call it off > Call it off! > > Let's call the whole thing off > > You forgot to add... The Flaming Ranger |
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