Steve wrote:
> I currently us OE to read news and can plonk trolls. Is there a free
> add-in that can do the same for threads that rave on off-topic or
> hold zero interest? If not, can this be done in one of the myriad of
> free newsreaders out there?
>
> This could be set up with a proxy like NewsReader but, I'd like it
> simpler. Example: a right-click add-in or menu button.

Sometimes the help menu is your friend:

To ignore a conversation

In both e-mail and newsgroups, you can ignore, and even hide,
conversations that don't interest you. A conversation is an original
message and all its replies.

1.. In your Inbox or newsgroup message list, select the conversation
you want to ignore.
2.. On the Message menu, click Ignore Conversation.
If your message list's Watch/Ignore column is turned on, an ignore
icon will appear next to all the messages of an ignored conversation.

Notes

a.. To hide ignored messages so they don't clutter up your message
lists, click View, point to Current View, and then select Hide Read or
Ignored Messages.
Selecting Hide Read or Ignored Messages will hide messages you have
read, messages you have ignored, and messages you have both read and
ignored.

b.. If you want to hide ignored messages, but want to keep your read
messages visible, click Hide Read or Ignored Messages as instructed
above, click View, point to Current View, and then select Define Views.
In the Define Views dialog box, click New. In box 1 of the View Editor,
select Where the message has been read. In box 2, click the words
Show/Hide and select Show messages. In box 3, give this view a name, and
then click OK.


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Rhonda Lea Kirk

Happiness limits the amount of suffering one is
willing to inflict on others. Phèdre nó Delaunay