What value does it have?

[Polk Salad]

In article <ic6iaf$sf0$1@news.albasani.net>, V@nguard.LH says...
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>Polk Salad wrote:
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>> Anymore every time I come here ususally half the posts are m bunch of
>> "BD" drivel. He's always starting subjects about crap just to try and
>> make people thinks he knows something about anything. And the worst part
>> of it is that the regulars who "do" know something keep feeding him. Now
>> he's flaming and cross posting crap about people lying and all the other
>> usuall bull****. It is not even good entertainment anymore.
>> Damn, I wish he'd just automagically go away!
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>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/software/winvn/winvn.html
>
>As I recall when I looked before, that newsreader sucks. Nothing at
>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/software.../wvnguide.html about
>defining rules or filters. That means you will waste time with lots of
>posts that are spam, trolls, ranting children, diary entries, off-topic
>posts, malcontents, cross-posts to flame or garbage groups, fanatics
>(religious, Windows, Linux, etc), and other undesirable posts or the
>sources for them. You can't even filter out the Google Groupers to get
>rid of the major source of Usenet spam. Start reconsidering what
>newsreader you use to participate in Usenet.
>
>You're screwed until you get a newsreader where you can define rules to
>filter out the noise.

Don't worry. I just use this antique for a little anonymity!
I am pretty much of a regular here and I really don't want to get on "his"
list.. :-)

Yes, WinVn sucks. But back when I started out, that's about all there was. I
don't remember if Outlook Express even did news back then. But then that
would *really* be as low as you could go.

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Polk Salad" <puke@pkrnst.cam>

| In article <ic6iaf$sf0$1@news.albasani.net>, V@nguard.LH says...


>>Polk Salad wrote:

>>> Anymore every time I come here ususally half the posts are m bunch of
>>> "BD" drivel. He's always starting subjects about crap just to try and
>>> make people thinks he knows something about anything. And the worst part
>>> of it is that the regulars who "do" know something keep feeding him. Now
>>> he's flaming and cross posting crap about people lying and all the other
>>> usuall bull****. It is not even good entertainment anymore.
>>> Damn, I wish he'd just automagically go away!

>>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/software/winvn/winvn.html

>>As I recall when I looked before, that newsreader sucks. Nothing at
>>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/software.../wvnguide.html about
>>defining rules or filters. That means you will waste time with lots of
>>posts that are spam, trolls, ranting children, diary entries, off-topic
>>posts, malcontents, cross-posts to flame or garbage groups, fanatics
>>(religious, Windows, Linux, etc), and other undesirable posts or the
>>sources for them. You can't even filter out the Google Groupers to get
>>rid of the major source of Usenet spam. Start reconsidering what
>>newsreader you use to participate in Usenet.

>>You're screwed until you get a newsreader where you can define rules to
>>filter out the noise.

| Don't worry. I just use this antique for a little anonymity!
| I am pretty much of a regular here and I really don't want to get on "his"
| list.. :-)

| Yes, WinVn sucks. But back when I started out, that's about all there was. I
| don't remember if Outlook Express even did news back then. But then that
| would *really* be as low as you could go.

I don't mind being on his sh!t list because BD is a little sh!t! :-)




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Dave
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