Alan Holmes Stroked my keelbasa and whined:


"Flower Bobdew" wrote in message
...
In article , Judith Lea
writes

On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.

Good news and bad news really.

You're using Turnpike [TP], which is the good news...but you're still
using the slightly antiquated version 5? Any particular reason why you
haven't upgraded to version 6? I would highly recommend it - albeit the
comfort changeover takes a little bit of time, due to the rewrite into an
Explorer shell. [Don't worry, though, it's still a standalone piece of
software. Once you've been using it for a few weeks you'll never look
back. Apart from with distant affection ]

It could be possible to use this rule [a custom rule to be applied within
the kill rules of the specific NG] in V5:

/^X\-Complaints\-To: /h

The problem is that complaints to get rejected.

I have sent 6 so far, and for each one I get a reject message.

FOAD asswipe

lol

Judith Lea Stroked my keelbasa and whined:

On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.

First poast a pic of your titties. Provided they aren't of the saggy
fried egg variety.

Crazy Dog Stroked my keelbasa and whined:

"Judith Lea" wrote in message
...
On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.

I don't think there is very much you can do. Even if your newsreader can be
set up to filter them out, based on some criteria in the headers, it still
has to read the headers to do its job. You might like to look into getting a
broadband connection, or a monthly-billed dial-up line. They're quite cheap
now. Even a fast broadband connection usually works out less costly than
PAYG dial-up.

You might save some time online if you make sure your newsreader is set up
to download headers only, then only download the threads you're interested
in. That means staying online while you scan the headers, though.

Using Google means you have to stay online too.

The best I can say is keep reporting the problem to the ISPs the messages
come from (not necessarily always rcn.com although the last batch were).
Apparently a low number of scumbags are attempting to destroy the uk
hierarchy.

You don't get it. No one gives a **** about the uk hierarchy. Its
for other reasons. Think hard......

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:08:53 -0700, Ian Paul Freemanly wrote:
First poast a pic of your titties. Provided they aren't of the saggy
fried egg variety.

They're bigger than ****ing brains. Now **** off.

Saxman wrote:

Have a look here for this newsreader. It's free. It indicates how
many lines there are in the content via the header (which is a good
clue). It can prevent cross-posters and one can add 'plonk' rules.

It takes some getting used to, but you might find it worthwhile.

http://www.40tude.com/dialog/

Have you found a way of getting it to recognise these flood messages and
stop them downloading at all, rather than just the headers? TBH once
headers are downloaded they are easy enough to recognise and get rid of
anyway. I'm posting with OE today because I'm emailing aswell and find
it easier, but I run Dialog aswell. I haven't really investigated the
killfile etc rules, as you say it does take some getting used to.....
TIA

--
Holly, in France
Gite to let in Dordogne, now with pool.
http://la-plaine.chez-alice.fr

The problem is that complaints to get rejected.

I have sent 6 so far, and for each one I get a reject message.

Alan

Try

Numerous attempts to let Alan know the complaints address is
have failed.

--
Crazy Dog
(Guessing Alan has me plonked for some reason)

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:53:22, Flower Bobdew wrote:

Aside from changing news server [NIN filters them out quite quickly and
efficiently, apparently], then this is your only option.

news.individual.net does filter them very effectively, to the extent
that I have none here to examine. I'm assuming they are all
cross-posted to more than two newsgroups? If so in TP a custom kill
rule of:

/^Newsgroups:.*,.*,/h

should do the trick.

--
Jim Crowther. "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up , totally worn out and loudly proclaiming;
WOW!!! What a ride." "It's MY computer!" (tm SMG)

"Judith Lea" wrote in message
...
On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.
--
Judith Lea

Judith, are you using Outlook Express on your computer? I have Outlook
Express and in the "Edit" button at the top blue toolbar, if I hit "CTRL D"
together, (it's control delete) the computer asks me if I really want to
PERMANENTLY DELETE THESE MESSAGES, and I hit the Y" button, and POOF!!!! the
pitiful childish, troll stinking band width consuming feces are deleted.
period. I make sure there aren't REAL messages tucked in between them, but
so far they aren't. I highlight the whole wad and it does me good to see
them disappear once I hit the Y button. Not sure from there what you can
do, but that's what I've been doing since seeing these things.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler overlooking English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee

In article , Crazy Dog
writes

"Flower Bobdew" wrote in message
...

It could be possible to use this rule [a custom rule to be applied
within the kill rules of the specific NG] in V5:

/^X\-Complaints\-To: /h

Wouldn't this rule kill /all/ messages with the complaints
line, including valid ones?

Yes. Good point. And, as I've done myself, remove the rule a day or two
after the deluge.

Each time a new similar rule is added for a different batch of junk arriving
via a different ISP, more and more valid messages will be ignored until the
user of the rules begins to wonder if he or she is now the only user of the
newsgroup.

See above.

I think there were other possibilities (a line or two in the headers that
read '0wned' where the O is actually the number 0)? Perhaps these would be
better candidates for the rules?

Yeah, there are/were a few candidates [which Pedt listed]. You pays yer
money you takes yer choice really. Just try and make sure you know what
you're doing and why you're doing it.

--
Flower Bobdew
South Facing Garden
South West: UK

In article , Alan Holmes
writes

"Flower Bobdew" wrote in message
...
In article , Judith Lea
writes

On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.

Good news and bad news really.

You're using Turnpike [TP], which is the good news...but you're still
using the slightly antiquated version 5? Any particular reason why you
haven't upgraded to version 6? I would highly recommend it - albeit the
comfort changeover takes a little bit of time, due to the rewrite into an
Explorer shell. [Don't worry, though, it's still a standalone piece of
software. Once you've been using it for a few weeks you'll never look
back. Apart from with distant affection ]

It could be possible to use this rule [a custom rule to be applied within
the kill rules of the specific NG] in V5:

/^X\-Complaints\-To: /h

The problem is that complaints to get rejected.

This is a rejection rule for you to stop the material arriving. Nothing
to do with where you might be posting anything.

[To clarify: I could've just as easily recommended filtering on
'bignose.com' had it figured in *every* header, but I'm not suggesting
anyone will be sat at bignose.com waiting for your e-mail, or if it even
exists.]

--
Flower Bobdew
South Facing Garden
South West: UK

"Jim Crowther" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:53:22, Flower Bobdew wrote:

Aside from changing news server [NIN filters them out quite quickly and
efficiently, apparently], then this is your only option.

news.individual.net does filter them very effectively, to the extent
that I have none here to examine. I'm assuming they are all
cross-posted to more than two newsgroups? If so in TP a custom kill
rule of:

/^Newsgroups:.*,.*,/h

should do the trick.

Nope, all to one group AFAICT.

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:01:17 +0000, Saxman wrote
(in article ):

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:16:48 +0000, Judith Lea wrote:

On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.

Have a look here for this newsreader. It's free. It indicates how many
lines there are in the content via the header (which is a good clue). It
can prevent cross-posters and one can add 'plonk' rules.

It takes some getting used to, but you might find it worthwhile.

http://www.40tude.com/dialog/

But Windows only. (Not all of us areg)




--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

Crazy Dog wrote:
[...]
Numerous attempts to let Alan know the complaints address is
have failed.

Well, your fake email address looks like a popular choice, so perhaps
Alan has that blocked as a measure against somebody else who happens to
use the same one. I inadvertently blocked messages from a good friend
like that: took me a month to kick myself!

--
Mike.

"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
...
Crazy Dog wrote:
[...]
Numerous attempts to let Alan know the complaints address is
have failed.

Well, your fake email address looks like a popular choice, so perhaps
Alan has that blocked as a measure against somebody else who happens to
use the same one. I inadvertently blocked messages from a good friend
like that: took me a month to kick myself!

The other neat trick to avoid is choosing a munged address that turns out to
be someone else's real address. It takes them ages to figure out why they
get so much spam (if they ever do figure it out).

--
Crazy Dog

In message , Judith Lea
writes
On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.
I have managed to ignore them up to now and read only the posts I am
interested in. There are so few of the old crowd who post here any more
and what with all these silly women being bitchy to each other, (not you
Judith) I think I shall call it a day. It was good while it lasted
years ago but now I think it has passed its sell by date. However, I
shall stick to other groups where people are still civil and friendly to
each other and don't think they are the big boss
--
June Hughes