OT: is there any way to get rid of "amos"?

[Howard]

Is there any way (other than using a kill file) to get rid of this "amos"
jerk? I'm getting awfully tired of seeing all that junk crap posted here,
in what's generally been a fairly "clean" newsgroup.

-Howard

 

[Victor Bazarov]

Is there any way (other than using a kill file) to get rid of this "amos"
jerk? I'm getting awfully tired of seeing all that junk crap posted here,
in what's generally been a fairly "clean" newsgroup.

Have you tried using "killfile" capabilities of your news reader? Mozilla
(that's what I'm using now), for example, has this "Create Filter From
Message" thing where you can specify how to ignore (delete) messages from
certain users, with certain words in the subject, etc.

V

 

[Howard]

Have you tried using "killfile" capabilities of your news reader? Mozilla
(that's what I'm using now), for example, has this "Create Filter From
Message" thing where you can specify how to ignore (delete) messages from
certain users, with certain words in the subject, etc.

V

<Sigh> Yeah, I've done that now. It's the first time I've had to resort to
that, though. I was hoping for some way to keep that dork out of here
altogether. Oh, well, whatever works, I guess...

Thanks,
Howard

 

[Victor Bazarov]

[..]
<Sigh> Yeah, I've done that now. It's the first time I've had to resort to
that, though. I was hoping for some way to keep that dork out of here
altogether. Oh, well, whatever works, I guess...

"Resort"? You make it sound like it's a method to "keep" him "out of
here". It's not. It's a way to keep him hidden from _you_ only. And
you don't have to advertise that you're using that method. I see some
folks post their "Plonk!" replies, which I've sorta done myself, but since
then I've changed my ways and think that it has no effect on the offender
and is childish waste of bandwidth and a feeble attempt to squeeze the
last word in.

I've seen reports of people _resorting_ to contacting the offender's
ISP in an attempt to keep him "out of here". That's something that must
only be done after careful consideration. Otherwise, use your killfile
as you see fit, and I honestly don't care to know about it (nor will I
advertise the contents of mine).

V

 

[puzzlecracker]

hmm, I am using google newsgroups, are you people using some other
means to communicate in the group?

 

[Alvin]

Have you tried using "killfile" capabilities of your news reader? Mozilla
(that's what I'm using now), for example, has this "Create Filter From
Message" thing where you can specify how to ignore (delete) messages from
certain users, with certain words in the subject, etc.

V

I use knode. Do you how I could do this?

Thanks,

 

[Howard]

hmm, I am using google newsgroups, are you people using some other
means to communicate in the group?

Outlook Express and Mozilla Thunderbird are two that I know of. Undoubtedly
there are more. (My ISP provides the news server.)

-Howard

 

[Victor Bazarov]

Victor Bazarov wrote: [..]

Have you tried using "killfile" capabilities of your news reader?
[..]

I use knode. Do you how I could do this?

Nope.

 

[E. Robert Tisdale]

Is there any way (other than using a kill file)
to get rid of this "Howard" jerk?
I'm getting awfully tired of seeing all that junk crap posted here,
in what's generally been a fairly "clean" newsgroup.

 

[Howard]

Is there any way (other than using a kill file)
to get rid of this "Howard" jerk?
I'm getting awfully tired of seeing all that junk crap posted here,
in what's generally been a fairly "clean" newsgroup.

What the f*ck's your problem?

 

[E. Robert Tisdale]

What the f*ck's your problem?

Thanks Howard. You just made my day. ;-)

 

[Howard]

Thanks Howard. You just made my day. ;-)

?So...I guess you like that spam amos has been posting? Or maybe you just
like being an ass?

Oh well, I don't need your crap on top of that spam. Bye.

*PLONK*

 

[Phlip]

Oh well, I don't need your crap on top of that spam. Bye.

*PLONK*

Been there done that, Howard!

 

[Old Wolf]

Is there any way to get rid of this "Howard" jerk?

Many Australians have been wondering the same thing for years..

 

[Alvin]

Many Australians have been wondering the same thing for years..

huh?

 

[E. Robert Tisdale]

huh?

http://www.pm.gov.au/

 

[John P. Streetman]

Have you tried using "killfile" capabilities of your news reader? Mozilla
(that's what I'm using now), for example, has this "Create Filter From
Message" thing where you can specify how to ignore (delete) messages from
certain users, with certain words in the subject, etc.

V

hello, i use netscape 4.78, would i have to just do filter, like i would
with email. or do you know of any other way that netsacape could use a
killfile. John P.

 

[Russoue]

What is the nntp server of Usenet?

 

[lilburne]

Is there any way (other than using a kill file) to get rid of this "amos"
jerk? I'm getting awfully tired of seeing all that junk crap posted here,
in what's generally been a fairly "clean" newsgroup.

I don't see any 'amos' in here. news.individual.net must filter the spam
at source.

 

[Alvin]

http://www.pm.gov.au/

lol!