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Re: blacklist filters

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On 29.06.26 15:24, D wrote:
> blacklist filters on overview headers are used to automatically move/delete 
> common troll aliases, using wildcards */" to minimize the length of entries
> without oversimplifying, which, depending on newsgroup activity, can expand  
> into hundreds of unique text strings per line, e.g., using 40tude dialog to
> automatically move all troll posts to the "troll" folder, !move(troll) from   
> "troll001" "troll002" "troll...", i confine line length to ~1024 characters  
> for ease of editing (afaik 4095 is recommended maximum), which allows about
> 120 unique entries per line, and the "!move" action can be applied to other 
> overview headers, e.g. "!move(troll) subject" and "!move(troll) message-id", 
> but the total number of unique filter entries and actions should be kept to
> a minimum (e.g. i keep no more than <500 blacklisted, and <100 whitelisted),  
> allowing the global ignore filter to move the more ephemeral aliases always 
> to the "junk" folder which may then be browsed before purges, if needed, as   
> new whitelistings might exist, but ignored headers are almost always trolls,   
> encouraging users to whitelist helpful contributors, and purge the unknowns
>   
> so it's important to avoid killfiling unfamiliar aliases unless they become 
> chronic, which, if you're doing it correctly, should eliminate about 99% of
> new/unread articles from your newsreader's viewing window, and leaving only 
> whitelisted/watched (the ignored/moved article headers you can also filter),  
> using whitelist or watch filters on overview headers to automatically watch
> real (non-chatbot) contributors, while the global ignore filter !move(junk) 
> from * automatically moves everything else (troll farm chatter) to the junk   
> folder, thus only articles posted from watched contributors/topics/servers/
> etc. bypass the global ignore flag, even those that are cross-posted, which  
> greatly reduces visible newsgroup article headers in some newsgroups, while 
> rendering other newsgroups deaf as a post... this keeps the troll farm away, 
> having already killfiled hundreds of the most common troll aliases/subjects,
> allowing cursory review of the junk folder before purging, sometimes to add  
> another killfile entry, or more rarely a new whitelisting . . . the "troll"  
> folder exists to test new blacklist entries, then troll and junk are purged

Troll!

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blacklist filters D <J@M> - 2026-06-29 15:24 +0200
  Re: blacklist filters Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-06-29 17:01 +0200

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