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Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of this
NG, I have a suggestion. I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very group that is relevant to her. I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering out anything useful. Add these lines to your filters: kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to appreciate regex. Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find anything in a search of the NG. -- There is no god, only Man. Of course, my email address is not real. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of > this NG, I have a suggestion. > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" Yep. For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article posted to more than two groups. -- DougW |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of > this NG, I have a suggestion. > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" Yep. For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article posted to more than two groups. -- DougW |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of > this NG, I have a suggestion. > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" Yep. For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article posted to more than two groups. -- DougW |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of > this NG, I have a suggestion. > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" Yep. For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article posted to more than two groups. -- DougW |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
DougW proclaimed:
> George wrote: > >>In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >>this NG, I have a suggestion. > > >>I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >>posts based on a regex. > > >>Add these lines to your filters: >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > > Yep. > > For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter > (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. > > The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article > posted to more than two groups. > Might be useful to take up a collection and buy a certain old jackass and his girlfriend and their goat a hotel room, then lock them inside and burn down the hotel.... |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
DougW proclaimed:
> George wrote: > >>In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >>this NG, I have a suggestion. > > >>I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >>posts based on a regex. > > >>Add these lines to your filters: >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > > Yep. > > For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter > (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. > > The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article > posted to more than two groups. > Might be useful to take up a collection and buy a certain old jackass and his girlfriend and their goat a hotel room, then lock them inside and burn down the hotel.... |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
DougW proclaimed:
> George wrote: > >>In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >>this NG, I have a suggestion. > > >>I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >>posts based on a regex. > > >>Add these lines to your filters: >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > > Yep. > > For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter > (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. > > The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article > posted to more than two groups. > Might be useful to take up a collection and buy a certain old jackass and his girlfriend and their goat a hotel room, then lock them inside and burn down the hotel.... |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
DougW proclaimed:
> George wrote: > >>In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >>this NG, I have a suggestion. > > >>I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >>posts based on a regex. > > >>Add these lines to your filters: >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >>kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > > Yep. > > For those of you that don't, you can also filter using either nFilter > (old) or Hamster. The filtering above is similar to what nFilter does. > > The easiest way to eliminate this crap is to simply drop any article > posted to more than two groups. > Might be useful to take up a collection and buy a certain old jackass and his girlfriend and their goat a hotel room, then lock them inside and burn down the hotel.... |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of this > NG, I have a suggestion. > > I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat > goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very > group that is relevant to her. > > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old > pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. > > After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any > combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering out > anything useful. > > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure > other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to > appreciate regex. > > Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find anything > in a search of the NG. > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of this > NG, I have a suggestion. > > I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat > goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very > group that is relevant to her. > > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old > pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. > > After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any > combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering out > anything useful. > > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure > other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to > appreciate regex. > > Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find anything > in a search of the NG. > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of this > NG, I have a suggestion. > > I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat > goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very > group that is relevant to her. > > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old > pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. > > After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any > combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering out > anything useful. > > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure > other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to > appreciate regex. > > Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find anything > in a search of the NG. > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
George wrote:
> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of this > NG, I have a suggestion. > > I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat > goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very > group that is relevant to her. > > I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill > posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old > pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. > > After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any > combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering out > anything useful. > > Add these lines to your filters: > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" > kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" > > Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure > other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to > appreciate regex. > > Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find anything > in a search of the NG. > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> George wrote: >> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >> this NG, I have a suggestion. >> >> I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat >> goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very >> group that is relevant to her. >> >> I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >> posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old >> pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. >> >> After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any >> combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering >> out anything useful. >> >> Add these lines to your filters: >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" >> >> Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure >> other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to >> appreciate regex. >> >> Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find >> anything in a search of the NG. >> > > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, > but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I > can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can > make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the > discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays > the price. With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> George wrote: >> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >> this NG, I have a suggestion. >> >> I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat >> goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very >> group that is relevant to her. >> >> I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >> posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old >> pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. >> >> After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any >> combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering >> out anything useful. >> >> Add these lines to your filters: >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" >> >> Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure >> other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to >> appreciate regex. >> >> Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find >> anything in a search of the NG. >> > > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, > but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I > can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can > make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the > discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays > the price. With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> George wrote: >> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >> this NG, I have a suggestion. >> >> I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat >> goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very >> group that is relevant to her. >> >> I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >> posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old >> pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. >> >> After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any >> combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering >> out anything useful. >> >> Add these lines to your filters: >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" >> >> Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure >> other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to >> appreciate regex. >> >> Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find >> anything in a search of the NG. >> > > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, > but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I > can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can > make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the > discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays > the price. With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> George wrote: >> In case anyone cares (I do) about the readability and usability of >> this NG, I have a suggestion. >> >> I am a long time lurker whose girlfriend has a TJ. But the bill/goat >> goat/bill posts are absurd and prevent me from showing her the very >> group that is relevant to her. >> >> I have a mac and use MT-NewsWatcher which allows me to filter and kill >> posts based on a regex. You can research this easily, regex is an old >> pattern matching utility UNIX guys use. >> >> After a while of tinkering I have come up with a way to filter any >> combination of bill and goat in the subject line, without filtering >> out anything useful. >> >> Add these lines to your filters: >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*bill.*goat.*$" >> kill if 'subject' matches the regular expression "^.*goat.*bill.*$" >> >> Of course you can use other methods, but this is my favorite. I'm sure >> other readers use different filters and wildcards, but I have come to >> appreciate regex. >> >> Thanks for your time. This may be old news, but I couldn't find >> anything in a search of the NG. >> > > Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it out, > but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match that I > can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of them can > make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them have the > discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the whole NG pays > the price. With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>... >>> >> >> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >> whole NG pays the price. > With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: > whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just > pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete > :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into > a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works > wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. > More Thunderbird tricks: Close Thunderbird before doing these... Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, seasoning to taste. To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid in all states. etc. etc. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>... >>> >> >> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >> whole NG pays the price. > With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: > whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just > pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete > :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into > a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works > wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. > More Thunderbird tricks: Close Thunderbird before doing these... Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, seasoning to taste. To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid in all states. etc. etc. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>... >>> >> >> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >> whole NG pays the price. > With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: > whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just > pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete > :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into > a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works > wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. > More Thunderbird tricks: Close Thunderbird before doing these... Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, seasoning to taste. To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid in all states. etc. etc. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>... >>> >> >> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >> whole NG pays the price. > With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: > whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just > pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete > :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title into > a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" works > wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. > More Thunderbird tricks: Close Thunderbird before doing these... Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, seasoning to taste. To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid in all states. etc. etc. |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
clay wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> ... >>>> >>> >>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >>> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >>> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >>> whole NG pays the price. >> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete >> :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title >> into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" >> works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. >> > > More Thunderbird tricks: > Close Thunderbird before doing these... > > Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. > \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application > Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News > > You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news > folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. > Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, > seasoning to taste. > > To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete > rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. > It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. > ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid > in all states. etc. etc. Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you guys replied to my post. Thanks! Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
clay wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> ... >>>> >>> >>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >>> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >>> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >>> whole NG pays the price. >> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete >> :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title >> into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" >> works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. >> > > More Thunderbird tricks: > Close Thunderbird before doing these... > > Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. > \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application > Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News > > You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news > folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. > Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, > seasoning to taste. > > To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete > rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. > It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. > ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid > in all states. etc. etc. Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you guys replied to my post. Thanks! Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
clay wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> ... >>>> >>> >>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >>> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >>> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >>> whole NG pays the price. >> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete >> :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title >> into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" >> works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. >> > > More Thunderbird tricks: > Close Thunderbird before doing these... > > Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. > \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application > Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News > > You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news > folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. > Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, > seasoning to taste. > > To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete > rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. > It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. > ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid > in all states. etc. etc. Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you guys replied to my post. Thanks! Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
clay wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> ... >>>> >>> >>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both of >>> them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of them >>> have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and the >>> whole NG pays the price. >> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like delete >> :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread title >> into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on "From:" >> works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a minimum. >> > > More Thunderbird tricks: > Close Thunderbird before doing these... > > Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. > \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application > Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News > > You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news > folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. > Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the end, > seasoning to taste. > > To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete > rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. > It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. > ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not valid > in all states. etc. etc. Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you guys replied to my post. Thanks! Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> clay wrote: >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>> ... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both >>>> of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of >>>> them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and >>>> the whole NG pays the price. >>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>> minimum. >>> >> >> More Thunderbird tricks: >> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >> >> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >> >> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >> end, seasoning to taste. >> >> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. >> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >> valid in all states. etc. etc. > > Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you > guys replied to my post. > Thanks! > Pete Hope we helped a bit :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> clay wrote: >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>> ... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both >>>> of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of >>>> them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and >>>> the whole NG pays the price. >>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>> minimum. >>> >> >> More Thunderbird tricks: >> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >> >> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >> >> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >> end, seasoning to taste. >> >> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. >> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >> valid in all states. etc. etc. > > Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you > guys replied to my post. > Thanks! > Pete Hope we helped a bit :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> clay wrote: >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>> ... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both >>>> of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of >>>> them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and >>>> the whole NG pays the price. >>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>> minimum. >>> >> >> More Thunderbird tricks: >> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >> >> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >> >> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >> end, seasoning to taste. >> >> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. >> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >> valid in all states. etc. etc. > > Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you > guys replied to my post. > Thanks! > Pete Hope we helped a bit :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> clay wrote: >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>> ... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing match >>>> that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think both >>>> of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither of >>>> them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, and >>>> the whole NG pays the price. >>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>> minimum. >>> >> >> More Thunderbird tricks: >> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >> >> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >> >> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >> end, seasoning to taste. >> >> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be gone. >> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >> valid in all states. etc. etc. > > Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you > guys replied to my post. > Thanks! > Pete Hope we helped a bit :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote: >> clay wrote: >>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think >>>>> both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither >>>>> of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, >>>>> and the whole NG pays the price. >>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>>> minimum. >>>> >>> >>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>> >>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>> >>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >>> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>> end, seasoning to taste. >>> >>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>> gone. >>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >> >> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you >> guys replied to my post. >> Thanks! >> Pete > Hope we helped a bit :-) > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking to see if anybody added anything. Thanks again, Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote: >> clay wrote: >>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think >>>>> both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither >>>>> of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, >>>>> and the whole NG pays the price. >>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>>> minimum. >>>> >>> >>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>> >>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>> >>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >>> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>> end, seasoning to taste. >>> >>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>> gone. >>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >> >> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you >> guys replied to my post. >> Thanks! >> Pete > Hope we helped a bit :-) > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking to see if anybody added anything. Thanks again, Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote: >> clay wrote: >>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think >>>>> both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither >>>>> of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, >>>>> and the whole NG pays the price. >>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>>> minimum. >>>> >>> >>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>> >>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>> >>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >>> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>> end, seasoning to taste. >>> >>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>> gone. >>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >> >> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you >> guys replied to my post. >> Thanks! >> Pete > Hope we helped a bit :-) > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking to see if anybody added anything. Thanks again, Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote: >> clay wrote: >>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure it >>>>> out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I think >>>>> both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but neither >>>>> of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on both sides, >>>>> and the whole NG pays the price. >>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". Just >>>> pick what you want to happen to messages from that source (like >>>> delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the thread >>>> title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right click on >>>> "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background noise to a >>>> minimum. >>>> >>> >>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>> >>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>> >>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your profile/news >>> folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in wordpad. >>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>> end, seasoning to taste. >>> >>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>> gone. >>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >> >> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed you >> guys replied to my post. >> Thanks! >> Pete > Hope we helped a bit :-) > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking to see if anybody added anything. Thanks again, Pete |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> Peter Stolz wrote: >>> clay wrote: >>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure >>>>>> it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I >>>>>> think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but >>>>>> neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on >>>>>> both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. >>>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". >>>>> Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source >>>>> (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the >>>>> thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right >>>>> click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background >>>>> noise to a minimum. >>>>> >>>> >>>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>>> >>>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>>> >>>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your >>>> profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in >>>> wordpad. >>>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>>> end, seasoning to taste. >>>> >>>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>>> gone. >>>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >>> >>> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed >>> you guys replied to my post. >>> Thanks! >>> Pete >> Hope we helped a bit :-) >> > > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks > ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, > I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking > to see if anybody added anything. > Thanks again, > Pete Yup! It just showed up as a new post and of course you weren't in my "kill file" (message filter in T-bird :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> Peter Stolz wrote: >>> clay wrote: >>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure >>>>>> it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I >>>>>> think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but >>>>>> neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on >>>>>> both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. >>>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". >>>>> Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source >>>>> (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the >>>>> thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right >>>>> click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background >>>>> noise to a minimum. >>>>> >>>> >>>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>>> >>>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>>> >>>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your >>>> profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in >>>> wordpad. >>>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>>> end, seasoning to taste. >>>> >>>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>>> gone. >>>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >>> >>> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed >>> you guys replied to my post. >>> Thanks! >>> Pete >> Hope we helped a bit :-) >> > > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks > ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, > I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking > to see if anybody added anything. > Thanks again, > Pete Yup! It just showed up as a new post and of course you weren't in my "kill file" (message filter in T-bird :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> Peter Stolz wrote: >>> clay wrote: >>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure >>>>>> it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I >>>>>> think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but >>>>>> neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on >>>>>> both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. >>>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". >>>>> Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source >>>>> (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the >>>>> thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right >>>>> click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background >>>>> noise to a minimum. >>>>> >>>> >>>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>>> >>>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>>> >>>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your >>>> profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in >>>> wordpad. >>>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>>> end, seasoning to taste. >>>> >>>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>>> gone. >>>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >>> >>> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed >>> you guys replied to my post. >>> Thanks! >>> Pete >> Hope we helped a bit :-) >> > > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks > ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, > I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking > to see if anybody added anything. > Thanks again, > Pete Yup! It just showed up as a new post and of course you weren't in my "kill file" (message filter in T-bird :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Peter Stolz wrote:
> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> Peter Stolz wrote: >>> clay wrote: >>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure >>>>>> it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I >>>>>> think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but >>>>>> neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on >>>>>> both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. >>>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". >>>>> Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source >>>>> (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste the >>>>> thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That right >>>>> click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the background >>>>> noise to a minimum. >>>>> >>>> >>>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>>> >>>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>>> >>>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your >>>> profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in >>>> wordpad. >>>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>>> end, seasoning to taste. >>>> >>>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>>> gone. >>>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >>> >>> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed >>> you guys replied to my post. >>> Thanks! >>> Pete >> Hope we helped a bit :-) >> > > Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three weeks > ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? Right now, > I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" and looking > to see if anybody added anything. > Thanks again, > Pete Yup! It just showed up as a new post and of course you weren't in my "kill file" (message filter in T-bird :-) -- FRH |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote: >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>> Peter Stolz wrote: >>>> clay wrote: >>>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure >>>>>>> it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I >>>>>>> think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but >>>>>>> neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on >>>>>>> both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. >>>>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". >>>>>> Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source >>>>>> (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste >>>>>> the thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That >>>>>> right click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the >>>>>> background noise to a minimum. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>>>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>>>> >>>>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>>>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>>>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>>>> >>>>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your >>>>> profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in >>>>> wordpad. >>>>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>>>> end, seasoning to taste. >>>>> >>>>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>>>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>>>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>>>> gone. >>>>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>>>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >>>> >>>> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed >>>> you guys replied to my post. >>>> Thanks! >>>> Pete >>> Hope we helped a bit :-) >>> >> >> Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three >> weeks ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? >> Right now, I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" >> and looking to see if anybody added anything. >> Thanks again, >> Pete > Yup! It just showed up as a new post and of course you weren't in my > "kill file" (message filter in T-bird :-) > Okay, so I have my "view" set to sort by date, descending, threaded. But that way, if somebody posts to a thread of a few weeks ago, I probably wouldn't see it unless I physically scrolled back and expanded that thread. I thread mine so I can look back and see the direction of the conversation and who said what. Do you just have your's set to sort by date and unthreaded so that all new posts come to the top? |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote: >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>> Peter Stolz wrote: >>>> clay wrote: >>>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure >>>>>>> it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I >>>>>>> think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but >>>>>>> neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on >>>>>>> both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. >>>>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". >>>>>> Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source >>>>>> (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste >>>>>> the thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That >>>>>> right click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the >>>>>> background noise to a minimum. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>>>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>>>> >>>>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>>>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>>>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>>>> >>>>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your >>>>> profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in >>>>> wordpad. >>>>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>>>> end, seasoning to taste. >>>>> >>>>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>>>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>>>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>>>> gone. >>>>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>>>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >>>> >>>> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed >>>> you guys replied to my post. >>>> Thanks! >>>> Pete >>> Hope we helped a bit :-) >>> >> >> Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three >> weeks ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? >> Right now, I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" >> and looking to see if anybody added anything. >> Thanks again, >> Pete > Yup! It just showed up as a new post and of course you weren't in my > "kill file" (message filter in T-bird :-) > Okay, so I have my "view" set to sort by date, descending, threaded. But that way, if somebody posts to a thread of a few weeks ago, I probably wouldn't see it unless I physically scrolled back and expanded that thread. I thread mine so I can look back and see the direction of the conversation and who said what. Do you just have your's set to sort by date and unthreaded so that all new posts come to the top? |
Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote: >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>> Peter Stolz wrote: >>>> clay wrote: >>>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you george. I'm using Thunderbird, so I'll have to figure >>>>>>> it out, but there's so much of those two morons and their pissing >>>>>>> match that I can't handle it anymore. The sad part is that I >>>>>>> think both of them can make valuable contributions to the NG, but >>>>>>> neither of them have the discipline to stop. Very immature on >>>>>>> both sides, and the whole NG pays the price. >>>>>> With Thunderbird you can just right click on the "From: >>>>>> whomever@wherever.com" and choose "Create Filter from Message". >>>>>> Just pick what you want to happen to messages from that source >>>>>> (like delete :-). If the entire thread annoys you cut and paste >>>>>> the thread title into a "New Filter" and choose whatever. That >>>>>> right click on "From:" works wonders for me :-) It keeps the >>>>>> background noise to a minimum. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> More Thunderbird tricks: >>>>> Close Thunderbird before doing these... >>>>> >>>>> Path to profile. May have to set view hidden folders to see it. >>>>> \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application >>>>> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\News >>>>> >>>>> You can edit/create filters directly by browsing to your >>>>> profile/news folder and opening rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.dat in >>>>> wordpad. >>>>> Copy an existing filter from `name` to `condition` and paste at the >>>>> end, seasoning to taste. >>>>> >>>>> To make all the existing posts that are filtered go away, delete >>>>> rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys.msf. >>>>> It will rebuild when you open TB and all the filtered posts will be >>>>> gone. >>>>> ymmv. use at your own risk. performance not guaranteed. offer not >>>>> valid in all states. etc. etc. >>>> >>>> Ahhh. Thanks. I'm still trying to figure it out. I just noticed >>>> you guys replied to my post. >>>> Thanks! >>>> Pete >>> Hope we helped a bit :-) >>> >> >> Yes you did. Now, how did you know I responded to a post of three >> weeks ago? Does TB notify you that somebody responded to a post? >> Right now, I'm just going down the list of threads I marked as "watch" >> and looking to see if anybody added anything. >> Thanks again, >> Pete > Yup! It just showed up as a new post and of course you weren't in my > "kill file" (message filter in T-bird :-) > Okay, so I have my "view" set to sort by date, descending, threaded. But that way, if somebody posts to a thread of a few weeks ago, I probably wouldn't see it unless I physically scrolled back and expanded that thread. I thread mine so I can look back and see the direction of the conversation and who said what. Do you just have your's set to sort by date and unthreaded so that all new posts come to the top? |
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