Posted by NoNoBadDog! on 05/16/06 03:00

"Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns97C495875EDB9Astrolabe@127.0.0.1...
> "NoNoBadDog!" <nospam@mymail.net> wrote in
> news:VPOdnZvAguhHXPXZRVn-qA@hawaiiantel.net:
>
>>
>> "Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:Xns97C3CED4FCED4Astrolabe@127.0.0.1...
>>> "NoNoBadDog!" <nospam@mymail.net> wrote in
>>> news:hvednRQ7o9ige_vZ4p2dnA@hawaiiantel.net:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Hebee Jeebes" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4466d399$0$65499$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
>>>>> So, it makes them unique... and expensive.
>>>>>
>>>>> R
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the future, please quote the post you are responding to.
>>>> Your post makes no sense as it is, and I for one will not try to
>>>> determine which of the many posts in this thread this response
>>>> is meant to be for.
>>>>
>>>> Bobby
>>>
>>> I'll be glad to help you. It's the one just above it in the
>>> threaded view.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> Gino
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gene E. Bloch (Gino) ... letters617blochg3251
>>> (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
>>
>> Which is of no use it I have my reader set to show only new posts.
>
> That does make it more awkward for you. I have mine (currently) set
> to show only threads with at least one unread post; I have no idea
> if OE can do that. It accomplishes the same goal as your method
> without the penalty of losing track. It does make it much easier for
> me, although not doing it wasn't especially painful (for me; it's
> obviously subjective).
>
>> It is considered appropriate to quote the post you are replying
>> to.
>
> Absolutely. Unfortunately, not everyone follows that custom, and
> some people (I am told, but don't really know) use news providers
> that don't even allow them to quote the previous post.
>
>> Not everyone wants to look at hundreds or thousands of threads
>> every time they open a group. I use filters to make it easier and
>> fater. I have my reader set to not show posts I have already read,
>> to not show posts from the ignorant and stupid that post to
>> various groups, and have filters to avoid the spammers and those
>> that are known to propagate malware.
>
> My only question on that paragraph is, how do you create a filter to
> distinguish "the ignorant and stupid that post to various groups"
> from "the intelligent and knowledgable that post to various groups"?
>
>> Bobby
>
> Enough of this - let's just argue about top and bottom posting :-)
>
> NO! I'm only kidding!
>
> Gino
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Gino) ... letters617blochg3251
> (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")

Gene;

Please forgive the vagueness of my post. I filter by poster, by the
posters IP address (if poster has static IP), and by keyword...such as Free"
and "make money" and "This worked for me"...the usual headers for all the
spammers and brain-dead parrot people.

Bobby

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