Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.javascript > #23457 > unrolled thread

Why so many drug posts?

Started byWalter Milner <w.w.milner@gmail.com>
First post2014-03-08 08:45 -0800
Last post2014-06-25 15:45 +0000
Articles 5 on this page of 25 — 14 participants

Back to article view | Back to comp.lang.javascript

Contents

  Why so many drug posts? Walter Milner <w.w.milner@gmail.com> - 2014-03-08 08:45 -0800
    Re: Why so many drug posts? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-08 17:28 +0000
    Re: Why so many drug posts? Walter Milner <w.w.milner@gmail.com> - 2014-03-08 09:47 -0800
      Re: Why so many drug posts? Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2014-03-08 20:30 +0200
      Re: Why so many drug posts? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-08 18:39 +0000
      Re: Why so many drug posts? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-03-08 20:17 +0100
    Re: Why so many drug posts? "Chris M. Thomasson" <no@spam.invalid> - 2014-03-08 14:47 -0800
    Re: Why so many drug posts? Peter Gruber <jippijappo@hotmail.com> - 2014-03-08 14:55 -0800
      Re: Why so many drug posts? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-03-09 00:48 +0100
    Re: Why so many drug posts? Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2014-03-09 08:54 +0800
      Re: Why so many drug posts? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-03-09 08:58 +0100
    Re: Why so many drug posts? mentificium@gmail.com - 2014-03-09 08:05 -0700
      Re: Why so many drug posts? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-03-09 18:04 +0100
    Re: Why so many drug posts? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 04:41 +0000
      OT - Re: Why so many drug posts? Mike Duffy <md_002@videotron.ca> - 2014-06-23 11:24 -0400
        Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-06-23 17:25 +0100
        Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-06-24 12:26 +0200
          Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts? Mike Duffy <md_002@videotron.ca> - 2014-06-24 14:13 -0400
            [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam (was: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts?) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-06-24 21:05 +0200
              Re: [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam Mike Duffy <md_002@videotron.ca> - 2014-06-24 16:57 -0400
                Re: [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-06-24 23:42 +0200
                  Re: [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2014-06-25 11:19 +0300
          Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts? John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2014-06-25 15:25 +0100
        Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts? Evan Platt <evan@theobvious.espphotography.com.invalid> - 2014-06-24 06:46 -0700
        Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts? Qruqs <qruqs@visit.community.page.invalid> - 2014-06-25 15:45 +0000

Page 2 of 2 — ← Prev page 1 [2]

#25014 — Re: [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam

FromThomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Date2014-06-24 23:42 +0200
SubjectRe: [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam
Message-ID<2354310.OnNh7m7aOc@PointedEars.de>
In reply to#25011
Mike Duffy wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:05:57 +0200, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> And what possible hardware restrictions could there be?
> 
> Web-TV and tablets and smartphones usually do not have an NNTP client.

There are NNTP clients for tablets and smartphones, but they are not on par 
with desktop clients.
 
-- 
PointedEars
FAQ: <http://PointedEars.de/faq> | SVN: <http://PointedEars.de/wsvn/>
Twitter: @PointedEars2 | ES Matrix: <http://PointedEars.de/es-matrix>
Please do not Cc: me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail.

[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]

#25019 — Re: [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam

FromJukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid>
Date2014-06-25 11:19 +0300
SubjectRe: [OT] Dealing with newsgroup spam
Message-ID<lv38et765j.fsf@saunalahti.fi>
In reply to#25014
Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> writes:
> Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:05:57 +0200, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>> And what possible hardware restrictions could there be?

>> Web-TV and tablets and smartphones usually do not have an NNTP client.

> There are NNTP clients for tablets and smartphones, but they are not on par 
> with desktop clients.

And if you can use ssh or telnet, you can use it to connect to another
machine and run the NNTP client there.

-- 
Jukka Lahtinen

[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]

#25021 — Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts?

FromJohn Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid>
Date2014-06-25 15:25 +0100
SubjectRe: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts?
Message-ID<6umlq9pl4d6nh9f0d3dvhk687igbdud9j0@4ax.com>
In reply to#24994
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:26:21 +0200, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
<PointedEars@web.de> wrote:


  <snip>
>Google has managed to turn the prized DejaNews Usenet archive into a second 
>AOHell¹.  Users are not made aware that they are posting to a Usenet 
>newsgroup.  For example, comp.lang.javascript is displayed as if it were any 
>other Google Groups group.  You cannot search by Message-ID anymore unless 
>you know the original newsgroup(s), and even then you need to be lucky.  
  <snip>

On the other hand, you can now search for C++ : "++" is no longer
regarded as punctuation and therefore ignored :-)

  John

[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]

#25004 — Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts?

FromEvan Platt <evan@theobvious.espphotography.com.invalid>
Date2014-06-24 06:46 -0700
SubjectRe: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts?
Message-ID<q80jq95ri5tmcsltpocf3ngjb5sodob59h@4ax.com>
In reply to#24965
On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:24:45 -0400, Mike Duffy <md_002@videotron.ca>
wrote:

>On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 04:41:44 +0000 (UTC), Denis McMahon wrote:
>
>> ... wanker spammers see "script" in the group title
>
>This does not explain Armani, Gucci, Nike, Air Jordan, and a few others.
>
>
>> I very rarely see any such posts, probably because I read this 
>> newsgroup in a proper newsreader that I have taught over time
>
>I recently re-installed Windows, and as usual, forgot to back up my
>(40tude) kill file. Here it the section relating to this group. Perhaps
>newcomers might find it useful, or I can find it again the next time I
>re-install Windows:
>
>PS: Does anyone know why sugar (and taffy and chocolate) are mixed with the
>meds? Sometimes I mix meds with cheese for my dog, but sugar for humans is
>a placebo. Thus I cannot imagine why someone would knowingly order medical
>grade sugar. I assume that diabetes instrumentation calibration would be
>specified using instead the term "glucose".
>
>!delete From "mentifex@myuw.net"

It's easier than that. FIlter out Google Groups.
-- 
To reply via e-mail, remove The Obvious and .invalid from my e-mail address.

[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]

#25022 — Re: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts?

FromQruqs <qruqs@visit.community.page.invalid>
Date2014-06-25 15:45 +0000
SubjectRe: OT - Re: Why so many drug posts?
Message-ID<53aaeead$0$32431$c3e8da3$b372d686@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#24965
On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:24:45 -0400, Mike Duffy wrote:


> and as usual, forgot to back up my
> (40tude) kill file. 

Perhaps it's become 70tude and forgetful...? ;*)

-- 
http://community.linuxmint.com/

[toc] | [prev] | [standalone]

Page 2 of 2 — ← Prev page 1 [2]

Back to top | Article view | comp.lang.javascript

csiph-web