General Newsgroup Question
 

I am using Outlook Express as my news reader program. Rec.radio.shortwave is
the only newsgroup that I read or post to. I'm just wondering if there is a
way to block entire threads of subject matter that I am not interested in.

Some examples of threads that I would like to see blocked by my computer
include:

WWWB Decoder Circuit
Why don't you debate me?
Spain proves terror attacks work
Shortwave Group is blackballing me
R New Zealand Int'l A04 Schedule

I'm not looking to block any particular poster. If he or she has an opinion
about a subject that I share an interest, then I look forward to reading
their posting.

Any ideas?

Just don't click on it.

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook Express as my news reader program. Rec.radio.shortwave
is
the only newsgroup that I read or post to. I'm just wondering if there is
a
way to block entire threads of subject matter that I am not interested in.

Some examples of threads that I would like to see blocked by my computer
include:

WWWB Decoder Circuit
Why don't you debate me?
Spain proves terror attacks work
Shortwave Group is blackballing me
R New Zealand Int'l A04 Schedule

I'm not looking to block any particular poster. If he or she has an
opinion
about a subject that I share an interest, then I look forward to reading
their posting.

Any ideas?

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook Express as my news reader program.
Rec.radio.shortwave is
the only newsgroup that I read or post to. I'm just wondering if
there is a
way to block entire threads of subject matter that I am not
interested in.

Some examples of threads that I would like to see blocked by my
computer
include:

WWWB Decoder Circuit
Why don't you debate me?
Spain proves terror attacks work
Shortwave Group is blackballing me
R New Zealand Int'l A04 Schedule

I'm not looking to block any particular poster. If he or she has an
opinion
about a subject that I share an interest, then I look forward to
reading
their posting.

Any ideas?


I don't think you can block (hide) subjects -before- you see the first
message in Outlook Express, but you can put a thread on "ignore." To
make a long story short, go to your help index in Outlook Express and
type in "ignore conversation" to bring up instructions.

Corbin Ray wrote:

Some examples of threads that I would like to see blocked by my
computer include:

WWWB Decoder Circuit
Why don't you debate me?
Spain proves terror attacks work
Shortwave Group is blackballing me
R New Zealand Int'l A04 Schedule

Any ideas?

...and you problem with the thread on RNZI shortwave broadcasting schedule
is??

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook Express as my news reader program. Rec.radio.shortwave
is
the only newsgroup that I read or post to. I'm just wondering if there is
a
way to block entire threads of subject matter that I am not interested in.

Some examples of threads that I would like to see blocked by my computer
include:

WWWB Decoder Circuit
Why don't you debate me?
Spain proves terror attacks work
Shortwave Group is blackballing me
R New Zealand Int'l A04 Schedule

I'm not looking to block any particular poster. If he or she has an
opinion
about a subject that I share an interest, then I look forward to reading
their posting.

Any ideas?


Greetings from Gloucester!

Click Tools Message Rules News...
Check When the subject line contains specific words
Check delete it
Click on the blue "specific words" and type in words or phrases from
subjects you might want to avoid.
This only works if you can figure out in advance what you want to avoid -
sexual references, politics, etc,

Good luck,
Jim B

From: "Corbin Ray"

Some examples of threads that I would like to see blocked by my computer
include:

WWWB Decoder Circuit
Why don't you debate me?
Spain proves terror attacks work
Shortwave Group is blackballing me
R New Zealand Int'l A04 Schedule

I'm not looking to block any particular poster.

Ray,

I guess I don't understand. Some of those threads I've also blocked. But why
the RNZI thread? I just went back and checked that thread and it seemed like a
fairly reasonable discussion of regular reception. Unless some i've blocked is
doing something fairly offensive I don't understand why you would want to avoid
that thread.


Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
(remove "nojunk" to reply)

It's nothing against anyone or any poster. Some threads don't interest me
because they are about a specific radio I don't own. Other threads concern
reception of stations in very far off countries (New Zealand, etc.) that my
limited equipment just can't snag. Still others are too technically natured
such as how to modify a radio or try to understand solar propagation. And of
course, others are the well-known whining threads that get under everyone's
skin.

Please don't feel like this is an insult to anyone. I really respect Michael
Bryant, not just for his knowledge of dxing, but he's a fellow Kentuckian as
well.

I was only trying to find a way to save myself some time so I could better
peruse the parts of the newsgroup that interested me more than others.

I am truly sorry if I offended anyone. I respect everyone who posts here and
consider every one of you to be my superior. I'm just hoping to learn a
little at a time so maybe one day, I can be one of you experts too.

Thanks for understanding.

From: "Corbin Ray"

I respect everyone who posts here and
consider every one of you to be my superior. I'm just hoping to learn a
little at a time so maybe one day, I can be one of you experts too.

Thanks for understanding.


Well, it's certainly your right to block whatever you please. But you should be
able to pick up New Zealand easily with very modest equipment from your
location. RNZI programming is really some of the most interesting you'll find.

My family is originally from Whitley City in McCreary county. Beautiful down
there.

With great respect from a fellow Kentuckian,


Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
(remove "nojunk" to reply)

Enough sarcasm, time for answers! NewsProxy will do the job. Unfortunately,
they have disappeared. As they were giving it away, so will I, until they
return or the bandwidth gets too high.

Read how to use it he http://www.aapcsite.plus.com/newsproxy.html

If you can understand it, you can download it he http://bfozx.url.cjb.net
in zipped format (117 kB). Put the files in a directory, read the directions
and go for it (slight reconfig needed in Outlook Express: change Server Name
to localhost).

I will not respond to requests for help, don't even bother asking! Use at
your own risk. I've been using it for years. A sample killfile for
rec.radio.shortwave accompanies the zip file.

Enjoy.

"PM"

As soon as I List Unread, I back up to my newsgroup menu window and quickly
Mark Read rec.radio.shortwave.

Then, what I don't read during the session won't come up the next session.

Bill, K5BY

That was exactly what I was trying to do, having OE mark all messages read
when leaving the newsgroup. It worked some of the time, but other times, I
would open the newsgroup and while I was reading messages, I would get an
email that needed my immediate attention. And when I closed my newsreader,
all the messages were marked read and I would lose my place when I went back
to it.

Thanks for everyone's help. And thank you Paul for coming up with the idea
of using a news proxy. That makes a lot of sense, because my anti-viral
software already filters my email through a proxy, so why couldn't a news
group be treated the same way?

I'm going to try it to see what happens. Thanks again to everyone who
offered their expertise.

Corbin Ray wrote:

It's nothing against anyone or any poster. Some threads don't interest me
because they are about a specific radio I don't own. Other threads concern
reception of stations in very far off countries (New Zealand, etc.) that my
limited equipment just can't snag. Still others are too technically natured
such as how to modify a radio or try to understand solar propagation. And of
course, others are the well-known whining threads that get under everyone's
skin.

Please don't feel like this is an insult to anyone. I really respect Michael
Bryant, not just for his knowledge of dxing, but he's a fellow Kentuckian as
well.

I was only trying to find a way to save myself some time so I could better
peruse the parts of the newsgroup that interested me more than others.

I am truly sorry if I offended anyone. I respect everyone who posts here and
consider every one of you to be my superior. I'm just hoping to learn a
little at a time so maybe one day, I can be one of you experts too.

Thanks for understanding.

RNZI used to be a hard station to hear because they used only 7.5-KW of
power. They went to 100-KW about ten years ago. Almost any shortwave
radio can receive RNZI now, when the propagation is good.


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It worked some of the time, but other times, I would open the newsgroup and
while I was reading messages, I would get an email that needed my immediate
attention. And when I closed my newsreader, all the messages were marked read
and I would lose my place when I went back to it.

That used to happen to me unintentionally several years ago. I used to haunt a
large AOL news forum and, for a while, AOL would cut us off ramdomly. To
counter that, I would at the beginning just ask for the last day's worth, read
or unread, and then mark everything read as I left the session. That would get
rid of anything older than one day.

Bill, K5BY