What's happened to this newsgroup?

Why is this newsgroup filled with so much trash and spam? It used to be
good and helpful. I cannot visually scan through so much junk to find the
helpful files. I'm about to delete this from my newsgroup list. Any ideas
on how to get rid of the junk? Is there a better help newsgroup around that
is filtered in some way?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Paul

 

Your news provider can make a lot of difference.
I use 3 and note this one (currently) has little or no spam in 24hrSH

Cheers
Paul.

 

Make your own filter...

Outlook Express
Tools
Message Rules
News,,,

Make a rule...
Where the From Line contains people
Google
gmail
Delete it

That will get rid of a LOT of the junk but not all.


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You could also read this:
http://improve-usenet.org/

 

Hiya Atlas Shrugged.

Killfile anything from Google Groups. I know it sounds harsh, but it does
work. Signal to noise ratio from that place is far too low.

 

Because you're not doing proper filtering and because you're not using a
feed that does good filtering. I do those two things. I see no spam
here.

 

Doesn't seem harsh to me.

 

Hiya Blinky the Shark.

I know that

 

Thanks for telling me what I'm not doing. Can you tell me what I should be
doing? Who or what does the filtering? How do "I do those two things"? My
account is newsgroup.comcast.net. How do I change it?

Thanks for any info.

 

Thanks. I just did that. Let's see what happens.

 

I applied the rule and got rid of a lot of crap. I've added several more
and seem to have made a dent in the trash.
Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

 

You can do your own filtering in your mail program. Other more
dedicated news reading programs have much more flexibility.
Additionally, many news servers filter out at least some of the SPAM.

The news server you have is via your ISP but there are many others.
Some are free but the better ones charge a monthly fee.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=news+server

This is a very good, inexpensive one but it does not host
binaries...that means no porn, no MP3s, no pictures, etc.
http://www.news.individual.net/

You can read all Microsoft news groups by making a new account in OE
in "News" and using "#news.microsoft.com" for the account name on the
server tab. Check "Required to log in" too. On second look, I am not
sure the account name should have the "#"...my antivirus messes with
that stuff. Try it with and without, one will work.

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dadiOH
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dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

You're welcome.

Yes. Filtering.

Who I said should: you and your feed.

Subscribe to a better one. Here's a freebie that seems to filter well:
http://news.motzarella.com Here's one that costs about a dollar a month,
and I *know* filters well because it's my primary feed: http://
news.individual.net

And add your own filtering to the better-filtered feed. Killing Google
Groups posts will do wonders. See link in my sig. No, don't just look at
it; follow it.

 

Bad advice. You want to filter Google Groups posts, not gmail posts. And
you're not going to filter GG posts via the From header.

 

Try asking the person who ties your shoelaces for you in the morning. Or,
perhaps the person who holds your hand while walking you to the schoolbus
stop. One of them will probably know.

Welcome.

 

You should be wary of offering unsolicited opinions out of fear for what the
person reading your opinion really thinks of you and your opinion.

 

Every reply by Dan C is always an insult to someone. He has no other
mode to operate in. Must be a thrilling life hanging out in the shadows
waiting to tell someone how stupid he thinks they are.

 

Want to guess how many gmail users also use Google Groups?

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dadiOH
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dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

I don't' have to. The last time I took a look at a highly spammed
group with my filters disengaged so I could have a look at the spam
there, only about 60% or so of the GG spam (the real problem) was
showing gmail addresses. So one could filter on GG and get all of
them or on gmail and get just over half. The math points to doing
it the right way.

 

But it's not inclusive.