I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the pleasure
for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the process.
I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers (MS
Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters and would apprecitiate
relevant advise.
Thank you
Herb Ludwig, 8/4/2006, 2:42:04 PM,
<0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These
> no-nothing spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives)
> spoil the pleasure for the rest of us and give conservative causes a
> bad name in the process. I've read someplace that there is often
> simple filter method in browsers (MS Outlook Express) to block
> undesirable posters and would apprecitiate relevant advise. Thank you[/color]
At the risk of becoming a blocked poster I will give you some advise.
In OE go to Tools--Message Rules--News and create filters based upon
the Conditions and Actions available. You ought to be able to filter
out quite a bit of noise if you use the "Where the From line" condition.
Be wary of using the Subject line choice for OT messages because you
will also filter out messages that have toyOTa in the header. Some
people create OT messages with OT: or {OT} or [OT] and those should be
safe to filter on.
"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:xn0epkr1heo03t0005@news.readfreenews.net...[color=blue]
> Herb Ludwig, 8/4/2006, 2:42:04 PM,
> <0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
>> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These
>> no-nothing spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives)
>> spoil the pleasure for the rest of us and give conservative causes a
>> bad name in the process. I've read someplace that there is often
>> simple filter method in browsers (MS Outlook Express) to block
>> undesirable posters and would apprecitiate relevant advise. Thank you[/color]
>
> At the risk of becoming a blocked poster I will give you some advise.
> In OE go to Tools--Message Rules--News and create filters based upon
> the Conditions and Actions available. You ought to be able to filter
> out quite a bit of noise if you use the "Where the From line" condition.
>
> Be wary of using the Subject line choice for OT messages because you
> will also filter out messages that have toyOTa in the header. Some
> people create OT messages with OT: or {OT} or [OT] and those should be
> safe to filter on.
>
> Good luck[/color]
In the mean time feel free to get off the net and sell your computer. Sure,
there are topics that groups are supposed to be about, but people still have
the freedom to post off topic as much as they wish. This is especially true
of non-moderated groups as I believe this one is. I do believe that calling
what few posts that are off topic a "flood" is a bit of an exageration.
While I'm sure off-topic posts are not meant to be something that causes so
much anxeity for people, it's something that is a evil that one will always
come upon on the net.
In article
<0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
"Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
> spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the pleasure
> for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the process.
> I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers (MS
> Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters and would apprecitiate
> relevant advise.
> Thank you[/color]
You forgot to put OT in front of the subject, suppose to do that you
know for subjects that don't have anything to do with Toyota.
Second part is you can't stop the OT postings. Usenet is a wide, wild
at times old cyber space. No point in fighting it. You most likely
have a filter which you can use quite effectively, but I know your pain.
I started out the same as you, frustrated, but I quickly found there was
nothing I could do but join them or use my filter which I do on some
occasions.
On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:42:04 GMT, "Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
>downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup.[/color]
Learn how to use a killfile or go read web forums where panzyassed
bastards like yourself can be spoon-fed.
--
gburnore at DataBasix dot Com
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"Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote in message
news:0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...[color=blue]
> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
> spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the
> pleasure for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the
> process.
> I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers
> (MS Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters and would apprecitiate
> relevant advise.
> Thank you
>[/color]
Just like a democrat (liberal) - bitch about an issue without the knowledge
of fixing it.
"Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote in message
news:0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...[color=blue]
> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
> spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the
> pleasure for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the
> process.
> I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers
> (MS Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters and would apprecitiate
> relevant advise.
> Thank you[/color]
The fundamental problem is that Toyotas are too stinkin' reliable.
Consequently, we can't trade sob stories about our Toyota problems to keep
the newsgroup busy. Without OT postings, the newsgroup would die. Nobody
wants that.
Luckily, these fine Toyotas can be appreciated by people of widely varying
political persuasions. Consequently, we have found that we have other
things to fight - excuse me - talk about. Also, sometimes, we get really
good jokes.
It keeps us off the streets and out of trouble and is probably a good thing
overall. If you can't stand it, check one of the microsoft...outlook...
newsgroups and ask questions about using your Outlook/OutlookExpress
filtering capabilities there but I warn you OE starts to look confusing when
some things get filtered and others don't and you still wait while the
headers are downloaded and thrown away (or concealed, I don't use the
feature, so I don't know which happens). Or join a web-based group that's
moderated (like Toyotas_Only on Yahoo) but they have way less traffic and,
as far as I can tell, less fun per megabyte.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go trade abuse with some seriously
deluded NeoCons.
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from [url]http://www.teranews.com[/url]
"Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote in message
news:0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...[color=blue]
> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
> spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the
> pleasure for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the
> process.
> I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers
> (MS Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters and would apprecitiate
> relevant advise.
> Thank you
>[/color]
As the others have said, you can use your filters for OE, but you can also
either use 'mark posts from (frequentOTpostersnamehere) read' or killfile
that individual. I have mine set to killfile known trolls, and I have my
own posts marked read automatically. However, if you killfile certain
individuals, you'll miss a lot of info you may want. There is really no way
to escape off-topic posts on unmoderated Usenet, but you can certainly stem
the tide. Personally, OT posts have never bothered me, *unless* they're not
marked as such, deliberately, as some trolls will do.
And as someone said (again, since we get this complaint a lot), the cars are
so damned reliable, they don't leave us much to talk about.
On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:23:09 -0400, Gary L. Burnore
<gburnore@databasix.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:42:04 GMT, "Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net>
>wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
>>downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup.[/color]
>
>Learn how to use a killfile or go read web forums where panzyassed
>bastards like yourself can be spoon-fed.[/color]
In article
<0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
"Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
> spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the pleasure
> for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the process.
> I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers (MS
> Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters[/color]
I don't use OE, but I just thought I'd pop in to second your opinion.
I've never seen such a flood of purely political (and therefore OT)
articles in any other newsgroup outside of the tom.clancy newsgroups.
Certainly I've never seen this in Honda newsgroups, for example.
Some people think that the world cares what they think, so they post it
anywhere. No doubt they spend their days searching the net for this
stuff and when they see a thread, they just post to it indiscriminately.
That's the only explanation I can offer.
Anyway, I use a newsreader that does support killing authors, and I use
it liberally (pun intended, I guess) in this newsgroup. Whenever I see
a thread such as you describe, I just killfile the author. Period. It
doesn't matter if he posts other things. I never see him again.
A few times a week I find new people that sneak in. I don't hesitate to
killfile them. I never see them, and the newsgroup is incredibly more
useful that way.
In article <wUMAg.14959$PO.2454@dukeread03>,
"Reasoned Insanity" <mintclovers@@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Sure,
> there are topics that groups are supposed to be about, but people still have
> the freedom to post off topic as much as they wish.[/color]
Give me your address, and I'll come and shit in your living room during
prime time.
It would seem so simple to just not look at things you're not
interested in be it {OT} or constipation. to call anyone a
"no-nothing" (know-nothing) that doesn't know how to use a newsreader
is kind of an oxymoron anyhow.
In article <elmop-A60B5C.17162004082006@nntp2.usenetserver.com>,
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> In article
> <0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> "Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
> > downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
> > spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the
> > pleasure
> > for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the process.
> > I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers
> > (MS
> > Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters[/color]
>
> I don't use OE, but I just thought I'd pop in to second your opinion.
>
> I've never seen such a flood of purely political (and therefore OT)
> articles in any other newsgroup outside of the tom.clancy newsgroups.
> Certainly I've never seen this in Honda newsgroups, for example.
>
> Some people think that the world cares what they think, so they post it
> anywhere. No doubt they spend their days searching the net for this
> stuff and when they see a thread, they just post to it indiscriminately.
> That's the only explanation I can offer.
>
> Anyway, I use a newsreader that does support killing authors, and I use
> it liberally (pun intended, I guess) in this newsgroup. Whenever I see
> a thread such as you describe, I just killfile the author. Period. It
> doesn't matter if he posts other things. I never see him again.[/color]
Until the author changes something....Har har>[color=blue]
> A few times a week I find new people that sneak in. I don't hesitate to
> killfile them. I never see them, and the newsgroup is incredibly more
> useful that way.[/color]
--
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:02:20 -0500, "DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>"Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote in message
>news:0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...[color=green]
>> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
>> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
>> spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the
>> pleasure for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the
>> process.
>> I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers
>> (MS Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters and would apprecitiate
>> relevant advise.
>> Thank you[/color]
>
>The fundamental problem is that Toyotas are too stinkin' reliable.
>Consequently, we can't trade sob stories about our Toyota problems to keep
>the newsgroup busy. Without OT postings, the newsgroup would die. Nobody
>wants that.
>
>Luckily, these fine Toyotas can be appreciated by people of widely varying
>political persuasions. Consequently, we have found that we have other
>things to fight - excuse me - talk about. Also, sometimes, we get really
>good jokes.
>
>It keeps us off the streets and out of trouble and is probably a good thing
>overall. If you can't stand it, check one of the microsoft...outlook...
>newsgroups and ask questions about using your Outlook/OutlookExpress
>filtering capabilities there but I warn you OE starts to look confusing when
>some things get filtered and others don't and you still wait while the
>headers are downloaded and thrown away (or concealed, I don't use the
>feature, so I don't know which happens). Or join a web-based group that's
>moderated (like Toyotas_Only on Yahoo) but they have way less traffic and,
>as far as I can tell, less fun per megabyte.
>
>Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go trade abuse with some seriously
>deluded NeoCons.[/color]
It is a choice to read OT posts. No one makes you click on any of
them.
The fact that they are OT should mean something....even to
liberals...LOL
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