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.

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.

--
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"