google groups killfile option ?

[kreed]

Currently have been using Google Groups for the past 1.5 years, and
wondering if there is any kill-file settings on it
With all these crap posts (massive prong etc) recently, its getting to
be desparately needed


I would use Agent, but I havent been able to get it to work with my
current ISP.

 

[Bob Parker]

On 22/04/2007 13:23 kreed wrote:

Currently have been using Google Groups for the past 1.5 years, and
wondering if there is any kill-file settings on it
With all these crap posts (massive prong etc) recently, its getting to
be desparately needed


I would use Agent, but I havent been able to get it to work with my
current ISP.

I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird which is free and works pretty well, if
that's of any help.

 

[Phil Allison]

"kreed"

Currently have been using Google Groups for the past 1.5 years, and
wondering if there is any kill-file settings on it
With all these crap posts (massive prong etc) recently, its getting to
be desparately needed

** I have about 400 names in the "blocks senders" list in OE - but that is
still not nearly enough as the spamming scumbags use multiple variations on
their names.

"aus.legal" has been invaded with crossposted OT material - to the point
where it is now choked and unusable.



....... Phil

 

[Poxy]

Phil Allison wrote:

"kreed"

Currently have been using Google Groups for the past 1.5 years, and
wondering if there is any kill-file settings on it
With all these crap posts (massive prong etc) recently, its getting
to be desparately needed


** I have about 400 names in the "blocks senders" list in OE - but
that is still not nearly enough as the spamming scumbags use multiple
variations on their names.

"aus.legal" has been invaded with crossposted OT material - to the
point where it is now choked and unusable.

The blocked senders list does little to stop the dickheads who change their
name on a daily basis. I wish OE had just slightly more sophisticated news
filters that allowed you to block posts with an excessive number of
crossposts, or included crossposts to specific groups such as kooks.

 

[Bob Parker]

On 22/04/2007 13:55 Poxy wrote:

Phil Allison wrote:
"kreed"

Currently have been using Google Groups for the past 1.5 years, and
wondering if there is any kill-file settings on it
With all these crap posts (massive prong etc) recently, its getting
to be desparately needed

** I have about 400 names in the "blocks senders" list in OE - but
that is still not nearly enough as the spamming scumbags use multiple
variations on their names.

"aus.legal" has been invaded with crossposted OT material - to the
point where it is now choked and unusable.

The blocked senders list does little to stop the dickheads who change their
name on a daily basis. I wish OE had just slightly more sophisticated news
filters that allowed you to block posts with an excessive number of
crossposts, or included crossposts to specific groups such as kooks.

They usually leave some part of their name unchanged. I had a fair
amount of success setting up Thunderbird to delete if the sender name
contained "massive", "demon", "prince", "secretary", "prong" etc which
would almost never appear in a genuine poster's name.
I agree that it would be great if there were filters which triggered
if something was crossposted to a specific group. It'd make it really easy.