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Re: Gremlin=0 : Snit=1 "The Infamous Phone Call"

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On 9/9/2020 8:25 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> wrote:
>> On 9/9/2020 2:19 AM, R.Wieser wrote:
>> 
>> > Ken,
>> > 
>> >> I don't want to read posts trolls or to trolls.
>> > 
>> > Suppress (flag) instead of kill (delete) a trolls post, and set your browser
>> > to suppress responses to parents that are suppresed themselves.
>> > 
>> > Presto, whole (sub)threads automatically gone - including responses from
>> > people who are well-willing, but for some reason getting cought up in it.
>> 
>> No.
>> 
>> First, there's no browser involved. I use Thunderbird for usenet.
>> 
>> Second, there's no option to "suppress."
>> 
>> Third, I've tried numbers of different options in Thunderbird, and none 
>> of them work any better than Delete.
> 
>    I and several others have posted - to you - about this and those who
> use Thunderbird say it *does* work if you set up a Message Filter (Tools
> -> Message Filters) and set the 'Match' section to match the 'From' of
> the bozo and in 'Perform these actions:' set the action to 'Ignore
> Subthread' (*not* 'Ignore Thread').


Yes, I know you have. I've tried what you suggested more than once. I 
wish I could get it work, but I haven't been successful.


>    I have Thunderbird but don't use it for Usenet/NetNews), so it would
> be nice if those who do use such a Message Filter for News can
> (re-)confirm that this indeed works and how.
> 
>    (Ping Ralph Fox?)


If you say it works, I'll believe you, but I can't get it to work and I 
don't know why. Is it something I'm doing wrong? Some extension I have 
running? Any suggestion would be appreciated. It sounds like a great 
setting to use.




-- 
Ken

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