Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)

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Sep 7, 2007 | 10:06 PM

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Peter Stolz

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Re: Newsreader filter suggestion using regex (regular expression)

clay wrote:
> Peter Stolz wrote:
>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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?
>>> To avoid "clutter" I have my Account Settings / Offline & Disk Space
>>> set to delete read messages over 1 day old. Since I've filtered out
>>> most of the trolls new messages are easy to spot even if they're
>>> replies to a thread that's weeks old. If, for some reason, I want to
>>> refer to an old post/thread I just Google the thread. It's just the
>>> way I do it. Most people would have the threads of interest to them
>>> displayed in full for a longer time period.
>>>
>>
>> Well, I'll start messing around with the way I display them and see
>> what works and what I like. I'll also do some exploring in TB. I've
>> only had it for a couple of weeks. thanks again for the help.
>> Pete
>
> I sort: Date, Descending, Unthreaded.
> When I hit the group, all the new posts are at the top. I see one I been
> reading or want to read, I click on it, click the subject bar, and
> scroll up as needed to pick up where I left off. When I'm done, two
> clicks on the date bar and I'm back to the top.
> When I leave the group, I leave it sorted by date, unthreaded, newest at
> top.
> If a stale post comes in next time I visit, TB will jump down to it.

Thanks, I'll try that for a while and see if my brains can adjust to
it...watch for smoke.
Pete