On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:38:32 -0500, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote (in article <1ikszn5.cxnbabpohzl0N%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>):
[responding to my having stated]
>> Given the hostility here in these discussions towards those who use >> Google Groups that is not a solution. It is too bad that so often >> postings are judged not on their content but on their vehicle of >> transmission. > > Sad fact of life. Filtering out GG posts is the only way I've found to > reduce Usenet spam to manageable levels. Sadder is I then rely on other > users to reply to the killed GG post to tell me there's anything worth > reading th
Currently I experience minimal usenet spam and currently I have absolutely no filters set up on my newsreader. My connection for usenet is via News.Individual.NET and how much filtering they apply I don't know. I'm going to run a few tests and see what happens.
-- James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com
