Re: OT: Filters????

Rich Grise wrote:

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:31:55 -0700, Joerg wrote:

Robert Baer wrote:


OK, i took the plunge in "filtering" messages.
But it does not work; some i tagged as "mark as read" and others "delete".
I even closed the browser (Netscape 7.2) and re-started it.
My experience so far is that "filters" is, to be polite, fantasy.

Any ideas / suggestions as how to do it?

If it's any comfort, it doesn't work in Mozilla either. For email, yes. For newsgroups, no. I guess newsgroups aren't high on the pecking order these days when it comes to SW projects.

A real stand-alone newsreader is probably a lot better but I haven't taken the plunge yet. If these bar fights here on usente continue I guess I'll have to.


You could try pan, but if you're on windoze, it could be a PITA to
install.
http://pan.rebelbase.com/download/

FWIW, a plonk is two mouse-clicks away. Or maybe three - I don't recall,
since it's so not a big deal.

Good Luck!
Rich

? "plonk" ?
Have seen the term, but assumed it was another termfor use of filters.
How does one avail of that service, and can i go by terms in message header?
Does what i do there affect others (hope not as my criteria is undoubtedly different than anyone else's).
.

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