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Why doesn't "Block message" work?
I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain
newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Mike. |
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Mike. Try Newsgroup( freeserve.help.misc) some expert may give you an answer. Otherwise a dose of weed killer may assist. Peter. |
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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? At the risk of offending you, and no offence to you intended, try using a decent newsreader. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
The message from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? At the risk of offending you, and no offence to you intended, try using a decent newsreader. No offence at all: I know several of OE's limitations. A change to Agent or something, however, is likely to take place only at geological speed. Meanwhile, I've never noticed anybody else complaining about this "feature", and wondered if I was doing something wrong. Mike. |
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Mike. Check 'mark it as read' and 'delete' it,and set view to only view unread. -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
Martin wrote:
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:22:14 -0000, "Mike Lyle" wrote: I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Show us the rule. Just the usual nuisance-group thing, for example: Apply this rule after the message arrives Where the message is on alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian newsgroup Delete it |
Tumbleweed wrote:
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Mike. Check 'mark it as read' and 'delete' it,and set view to only view unread. The trouble with that is that I don't want acceptable read messages deleted automatically, as I often want to re-read things. I just delete the whole screenful when I've had enough. Martin: I didn't realize Agent had a version of the same weakness. Mike. |
In article , Mike Lyle mike_lyle_uk@REMO
VETHISyahoo.co.uk writes Martin wrote: On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:22:14 -0000, "Mike Lyle" wrote: I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Show us the rule. Just the usual nuisance-group thing, for example: Apply this rule after the message arrives Where the message is on alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian newsgroup Delete it Using Turnpike, I have a rule which deletes all messages posted to more than (IIRC) 4 ngs - it works very effectively. Can you do this in OE? -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... Tumbleweed wrote: "Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Mike. Check 'mark it as read' and 'delete' it,and set view to only view unread. The trouble with that is that I don't want acceptable read messages deleted automatically, as I often want to re-read things. I just delete the whole screenful when I've had enough. Martin: I didn't realize Agent had a version of the same weakness. Mike. You could try 'mark it as read' by itself and see if that works. -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
Kay wrote:
In article , Mike Lyle mike_lyle_uk@REMO VETHISyahoo.co.uk writes Martin wrote: On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:22:14 -0000, "Mike Lyle" wrote: I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Show us the rule. Just the usual nuisance-group thing, for example: Apply this rule after the message arrives Where the message is on alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian newsgroup Delete it Using Turnpike, I have a rule which deletes all messages posted to more than (IIRC) 4 ngs - it works very effectively. Can you do this in OE? OE has a very clunky way of dealing with blocking: you have to subscribe to the group, and then apply a message rule which deletes all incoming from that group. It doesn't offer "delete all message crossposted to more than n". Which, of course, is why nuisance posters still find it so easy to do. They built it years ago, in the days when Bill G wasn't much interested in the Internet (imagine!), and haven't bothered to make any improvements. So it remains one of many Microsoddities. Mike. |
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... Tumbleweed wrote: "Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... I have set up an OE message rule that anything crossposted to certain newsgroups -- you all know the usual ones: demon.local, etc -- shouldn't appear on my screen. But it doesn't seem to work: any ideas? Mike. Check 'mark it as read' and 'delete' it,and set view to only view unread. The trouble with that is that I don't want acceptable read messages deleted automatically, as I often want to re-read things. I just delete the whole screenful when I've had enough. Martin: I didn't realize Agent had a version of the same weakness. I use the flag to mark undesirable threads. Anything which comes up in them, I then simply mark as read without openind them. That way I lose nothing, and can even satisfy my curiosity now and again. Franz |
In article , Mike Lyle mike_lyle_uk@REMO
VETHISyahoo.co.uk writes OE has a very clunky way of dealing with blocking: you have to subscribe to the group, and then apply a message rule which deletes all incoming from that group. It doesn't offer "delete all message crossposted to more than n". Which, of course, is why nuisance posters still find it so easy to do. Maybe it's all to the good. If OE learns to block cross posters, nuisance posters will find another way round and those of us who don't use OE will no longer be smugly immune ;-) -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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