The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
them?
I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
accounts and countries for the path.
In article <[email protected]>, I
Love Lucy <[email protected]> wrote:
> The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
> They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
> out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
> them?
It's a particular kook who's targeting a wide range of news groups
because he/she/it is unhappy with changes to the procedure to create
new newsgroups. The kook is targetting people who have posted in
news.groups, where the discussion is taking place, and other newsgroups
those people (myself and Doug Miller, for instance) post to.
Get Doug's nFilter if you're running Windows. If not, then the Standard
Advice applies:
1 - Ignore
2 - Filter (as best your software allows)
3 - Help others to do the same
In article <[email protected]>, Leon
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Humm. I don't see any of it and I use no filter except the one on OE.
Your "Path:" header says you're posting through Prodigy... It seems
they're better at filtering the crap than Supernews is.
Sweet.
In article <[email protected]>, I Love
Lucy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh man, I see that .exe and don't know anybody on this group or if you
> are the real deal because I just bop in here to ask a couple of
> questions because I'm having work done I'm clueless about (it pays to
> inform yourself as best you can even if you aren't doing the job
> yourself), SO I will wait a few days and if I feel the coast is clear, I
> will download and install it. If it works as good as I hope, it would
> be really nice. Thank you.
You're very wise to be cautious.
You could do a search at groups.google.com for posts about Doug and
Nfilter. If you do, you'll find fairly quickly that he's a long time
contributor to rec.woodworking and that people reallly appreciate the
filters he's put together.
It's not *quite* enough to make me run Windows, but if there was a
tipping point issue...
But if Doug isn't trustworthy, we may as well all turn our computers
off and hit the workshop.
Wait... Um...
In article <[email protected]>, Leon
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Prodigy? Is that what SBC, the new AT&T uses these days?
It's in your headers, not mine... The message of yours I'm replying to
is Message-ID: <[email protected]>
My guess is that Southwest Bell (from your email address) is using
Prodigy as a news provider.
In article <[email protected]>, Guess who
<[email protected]> wrote:
> #1 is the most important [which I'm now also guilty of], since the
> replies will no doubt outnumber the original messages, as happens with
> most trolls. He's a poor sick soul. Just let him die in peace.
Actually, not.
This particular spew doesn't seem to be interested in the threads
generated by its posts, the initial disruption seems to be the thing.
In article <[email protected]>, Upscale
<[email protected]> wrote:
> At first, I thought it was our buddy, but I didn't get targeted at all.
> Guess it's because I haven't posted much the past few days. ~ low hanging
> fruit and all that.... :)
It's definitely not anyone who's a regular in rec.woodworking. As weird
as some of us are, we're not any of us this mentally ill.
On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:37:12 -0400, Bill Davis Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>>them?
>>
>>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
>>accounts and countries for the path.
>>
> Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
>newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
Nope, all regular authors' names (except, lurkers) were used and the heading
just too complex.
.
On Sun, 14 May 2006 09:36:08 -0500, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"WD" wrote in message
>
>> Nope, all regular authors' names (except, lurkers) were used and the
>heading
>> just too complex.
>
>So far it's real easy using Outhouse ... just filter on the specific words.
Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
Agent can filter specific "Word/Words" in "Subject", Author", Lower/Upper
case, "Name", "All fields", "keep", "delete", "save", "mark read/unread"
and specific NGs or Global. It can posts, download with multiple news
servers, in whatever sequence/order and that including email.
.
On Sun, 14 May 2006 13:44:56 -0700, Enoch Root <[email protected]> wrote:
>WD wrote:
>
>> Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
>
>...on windoze.
>
>er
Yeap, windoze suck. I did buy O/S 2, but it died.
.
On Sun, 14 May 2006 12:07:06 -0600, Oleg Lego <[email protected]> wrote:
>The WD entity posted thusly:
>
>>Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
>>Agent can filter specific "Word/Words" in "Subject", Author", Lower/Upper
>>case, "Name", "All fields", "keep", "delete", "save", "mark read/unread"
>>and specific NGs or Global. It can posts, download with multiple news
>>servers, in whatever sequence/order and that including email.
>
>So far, I was unable to configure Agent to filter on "All Fields".
>Finally found I could put it into quotes, as in:
>
>"all fields": tiscali
>
>which should get rid of the current flood of racial epithets.
Hey, that's new to me.
On Sun, 14 May 2006 12:31:32 -0500, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
<snip for brevity>
>"WD" wrote in message
>> Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
>
>Sure, we know that ... but the fact is that most folks don't use it.
I wonder itiz the $29.00 or the learning curve? I have been using it since the
nineties and I can't do without it. I have not really explored fully the current
latest version 3.3/32.846. I believe the learning curve may be difficult if you
haven't been using it since the earliest version. The Beta 4 is now under
testing and I will upgrade it as soon as it becomes available.
Cheers..
On Sun, 14 May 2006 09:45:42 -0400, "no(SPAM)vasys"
<"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote:
>Ba r r y wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:21:09 -0400, "no(SPAM)vasys"
>> <"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>>>
>>>AT&T didn't offer broadband service in my area. As of last week I also
>>>now have broadband cellular with unlimited access courtesy of the company.
>>
>>
>> Cool! I figured you didn't have access, so I couldn't resist...
>>
>> I was in your shoes just a few years ago, and once you go any sort of
>> BB, there's no going back to dial-up.
>
>
>I've had broadband for 6 or 7 years now. First Earthlink DSL, then
>Verizon DSL and now Adelphia cable. I'm waiting for Verizon to run the
>fiber to the homes in my neighborhood and I'll most likely switch over.
> If Verizon can work out the franchise with the city their basic
>package is supposed to offer VoIP, 100 MB internet and 75 channel TV
>with video on demand for about $100/mo.
One may not find a cheaper and better services than Everest in Kansas City's
Metropolitan. I subscribed immediately when they started service in 2001,
complete with phones/cableinternet/cable TV services for about $120 (including
taxes, blah, blah). We get 5Mbps cable Internet, local and unlimited Long
distance within the US and cable TV (HBO, Digital, HDTV, blah, blah..)
http://www.everestgt.com/about/news/index.shtml
http://www.everestgt.com/about/index.shtml
http://www.everestgt.com/internet/index.shtml
Disclaimer, I dun work for Everest, I only wish you too have the choices.
"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
>
> It's a particular kook who's targeting a wide range of news groups
> because he/she/it is unhappy with changes to the procedure to create
> new newsgroups. The kook is targetting people who have posted in
> news.groups, where the discussion is taking place, and other newsgroups
> those people (myself and Doug Miller, for instance) post to.
At first, I thought it was our buddy, but I didn't get targeted at all.
Guess it's because I haven't posted much the past few days. ~ low hanging
fruit and all that.... :)
The WD entity posted thusly:
>Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
>Agent can filter specific "Word/Words" in "Subject", Author", Lower/Upper
>case, "Name", "All fields", "keep", "delete", "save", "mark read/unread"
>and specific NGs or Global. It can posts, download with multiple news
>servers, in whatever sequence/order and that including email.
So far, I was unable to configure Agent to filter on "All Fields".
Finally found I could put it into quotes, as in:
"all fields": tiscali
which should get rid of the current flood of racial epithets.
I Love Lucy wrote:
> The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred
> messages. They change their names and servers so often, I can't
> filter them all out.
Filter on words in the subject line; e.g, nigger, spic, chink, kike, etc.
All you need is one rule with all the various words.
--
dadiOH
____________________________
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...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
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"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "I
> Love Lucy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred
>>messages.
>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>out.
>
> Oh, yes, you can -- proof of that statement is that I had no idea that
> we were
> being flooded in that manner until you just mentioned it. I haven't
> seen *any*
> such posts. My filters and killfiles got them *all*.
>
>> Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>>them?
>
> Yep -- download and install a copy of NFilter, and my TrollFilter file
> for it.
> See my sig for details.
>
>>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using
>>different
>>accounts and countries for the path.
>
> I just looked some of these up in Google Groups. Looks like they all
> have a
> few things in common:
>
> * Path contains "news-f2.tiscali.it"
> * Crossposted to groups it.test and rec.woodworking
> * NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.133.244.147
> * X-Trace: <10-digit number> news.tiscali.it 1000 217.133.244.147:2625
> * X-Complaints-To: [email protected]
I deleted all of them. Then I see one had a re so I looked at the
properties and it is a different abuse address, but that could have been
for the reply and not the original. Even if the spammer get blown out
of the water, they can just sign up with another anonymous remailer and
spew their troll filth. Usually I ignore this trash, but there were so
many, I could hardly follow the legitimate headers.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>
> Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
> by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
> You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
>
> Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
Oh man, I see that .exe and don't know anybody on this group or if you
are the real deal because I just bop in here to ask a couple of
questions because I'm having work done I'm clueless about (it pays to
inform yourself as best you can even if you aren't doing the job
yourself), SO I will wait a few days and if I feel the coast is clear, I
will download and install it. If it works as good as I hope, it would
be really nice. Thank you.
>
On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:21:09 -0400, "no(SPAM)vasys"
<"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote:
>Ba r r y wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 13 May 2006 19:11:42 -0400, "no(SPAM)vasys"
>> <"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>> I just realized...
>>
>> _YOU_ have a cable modem? <G>
>>
>> I'm putting you in as an ERIC referral!!!
>>
>> Barry (you know which one.. bb2851)
>
>NO FAVORS PLEASE!
>
>AT&T didn't offer broadband service in my area. As of last week I also
>now have broadband cellular with unlimited access courtesy of the company.
Cool! I figured you didn't have access, so I couldn't resist...
I was in your shoes just a few years ago, and once you go any sort of
BB, there's no going back to dial-up.
On Sat, 13 May 2006 15:13:58 -0600, Dave Balderstone
<dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
>1 - Ignore
>
>2 - Filter (as best your software allows)
>
>3 - Help others to do the same
#1 is the most important [which I'm now also guilty of], since the
replies will no doubt outnumber the original messages, as happens with
most trolls. He's a poor sick soul. Just let him die in peace.
"Tim Douglass" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:37:12 -0400, Bill Davis Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred
>>>messages.
>>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and
>>>ignore
>>>them?
>>>
>>>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using
>>>different
>>>accounts and countries for the path.
>>>
>> Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
>>newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
>
> These are the two filters I'm using right now. The "|" (vertical bar)
> is the "OR" operator. I just keep adding terms and occasionally
> tweaking things so it doesn't wipe out legit posts.
>
> Subject: (kikes* | niggers* | spicks* | chinks* | faggots* | cock * |
> gooks* | penis* | cum | fuck* | wetbacks | jews )
I'll try that next time I tackle it. I just did a ctrl d down the whole
list for now. Thanks.
>
On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>them?
>
>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
>accounts and countries for the path.
>
The sewage spill has been pretty epic of late.
I've just downloaded nFilter and will now learn to use it per Mr.
Millers advise. Nobody needs to see that kind of garbage.
On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:37:12 -0400, Bill Davis Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>>them?
>>
>>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
>>accounts and countries for the path.
>>
> Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
>newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
Nevermind I figured it out. Although I had to enter each word I wanted
to filter out.
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:130520061727002941%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, Leon
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Prodigy? Is that what SBC, the new AT&T uses these days?
>
> It's in your headers, not mine... The message of yours I'm replying to
> is Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>
> My guess is that Southwest Bell (from your email address) is using
> Prodigy as a news provider.
LOL. Southwestern Bell has bee gone for a long time however I have been
able to keep that same part of my address. Replaced several years back with
SBC and finally a few months ago with yet another New AT&T.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "R.
> Pierce Butler" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
>>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>
> Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
> by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
> You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
>
> Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
I just emailed for the new and improved filter. Don't have to mess with
it today. Now I hope you don't sell email addresses to spammers.
Wouldn't think you would, but one never knows. Good thing I
un-killfiled you :-). I wasn't seeing your messages, of course.
>
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:130520061656484172%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, Leon
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Humm. I don't see any of it and I use no filter except the one on OE.
>
>
> Your "Path:" header says you're posting through Prodigy... It seems
> they're better at filtering the crap than Supernews is.
>
> Sweet.
Prodigy? Is that what SBC, the new AT&T uses these days?
On Sun, 14 May 2006 09:36:08 -0500, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"WD" wrote in message
>
>> Nope, all regular authors' names (except, lurkers) were used and the
>heading
>> just too complex.
>
>So far it's real easy using Outhouse ... just filter on the specific words.
Like
Upscale
Balderstone, etc Works great!
In article <[email protected]>, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>, "R.
>> Pierce Butler" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>>
>> Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
>> by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
>> You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
>>
>> Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
>
>I just emailed for the new and improved filter. Don't have to mess with
>it today. Now I hope you don't sell email addresses to spammers.
>Wouldn't think you would, but one never knows. Good thing I
>un-killfiled you :-). I wasn't seeing your messages, of course.
If every computer user was as cautious as you, viruses wouldn't spread very
far. As for selling email addys to spammers... that hadn't occurred to me.
Thanks for the idea. ;-) Just kidding.
Honestly, though, even if I were the sort of person to do that, I doubt I
could get very much money for less than three hundred addresses.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
Ba r r y wrote:
> On Sat, 13 May 2006 19:11:42 -0400, "no(SPAM)vasys"
> <"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> I just realized...
>
> _YOU_ have a cable modem? <G>
>
> I'm putting you in as an ERIC referral!!!
>
> Barry (you know which one.. bb2851)
NO FAVORS PLEASE!
AT&T didn't offer broadband service in my area. As of last week I also
now have broadband cellular with unlimited access courtesy of the company.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
(Remove -SPAM- to send email)
I Love Lucy wrote:
> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
<snip>
>>Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
>>by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
>>You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
>>
>>Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
>
>
> Oh man, I see that .exe and don't know anybody on this group or if you
> are the real deal because I just bop in here to ask a couple of
> questions because I'm having work done I'm clueless about (it pays to
> inform yourself as best you can even if you aren't doing the job
> yourself), SO I will wait a few days and if I feel the coast is clear, I
> will download and install it. If it works as good as I hope, it would
> be really nice. Thank you.
>
The file "np-120.exe" is "News Proxy version 1.20". It's "freeware"
software for use with UseNet. Doug didn't write this program but he has
done a great job on building a filter list for use with the program to
block annoying posters to this news group (and a few others).
Information on "News Proxy" can be found at:
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Network_and_Internet/Newsreader_Tools/News_Proxy.html
Note - IIRC, version 1.2 is the last version that was "freeware". period.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
(Remove -SPAM- to send email)
In article <[email protected]>, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>out.
Oh, yes, you can -- proof of that statement is that I had no idea that we were
being flooded in that manner until you just mentioned it. I haven't seen *any*
such posts. My filters and killfiles got them *all*.
> Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>them?
Yep -- download and install a copy of NFilter, and my TrollFilter file for it.
See my sig for details.
>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
>accounts and countries for the path.
I just looked some of these up in Google Groups. Looks like they all have a
few things in common:
* Path contains "news-f2.tiscali.it"
* Crossposted to groups it.test and rec.woodworking
* NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.133.244.147
* X-Trace: <10-digit number> news.tiscali.it 1000 217.133.244.147:2625
* X-Complaints-To: [email protected]
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
In article <[email protected]>, Murray Peterson <[email protected]> wrote:
>"R. Pierce Butler" <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
>
>Open the Special menu and select "Enable Scoring". Then select "Edit Score
>File" and add the following lines:
>
>[rec.woodworking]
>Score::-9999
>Subject: kike|nigger|spick|chink|faggots|cock|gook
>Subject: penis|cum|fuck|wetback|jew
>
And what do you do when the troll changes his keywords to, for example,
"pen1s" or "p e n i s" or "jevv"? (Not giving the trolls any new ideas here,
folks, that's all been tried before.)
Just download my TrollFilters and be done with it... (see my sig for details)
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
Doug Miller (in [email protected])
said:
| Yep -- download and install a copy of NFilter, and my TrollFilter
| file for it.
I just did that. Thanks for taking out the trash.
:-)
--
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DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto
In article <[email protected]>, "R. Pierce Butler" <[email protected]> wrote:
>now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
>
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
"WD" wrote in message
> On Sun, 14 May 2006 12:31:32 -0500, "Swingman" wrote:
>
> <snip for brevity>
>
> >"WD" wrote in message
> >> Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
> >
> >Sure, we know that ... but the fact is that most folks don't use it.
>
> I wonder itiz the $29.00 or the learning curve?
Bundling ... just like many will not bother with News Proxy because the
computer didn't come with it already loaded.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 5/6/06
"I Love Lucy" <[email protected]> wrote in news:7XI9g.2397$y4.2265
@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:
>
> "Tim Douglass" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:37:12 -0400, Bill Davis Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred
>>>>messages.
>>>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>>>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and
>>>>ignore
>>>>them?
>>>>
>>>>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using
>>>>different
>>>>accounts and countries for the path.
>>>>
>>> Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
>>>newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
>>
>> These are the two filters I'm using right now. The "|" (vertical bar)
>> is the "OR" operator. I just keep adding terms and occasionally
>> tweaking things so it doesn't wipe out legit posts.
>>
>> Subject: (kikes* | niggers* | spicks* | chinks* | faggots* | cock * |
>> gooks* | penis* | cum | fuck* | wetbacks | jews )
>
> I'll try that next time I tackle it. I just did a ctrl d down the whole
> list for now. Thanks.
>>
>
>
>
now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
"R. Pierce Butler" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
Open the Special menu and select "Enable Scoring". Then select "Edit Score
File" and add the following lines:
[rec.woodworking]
Score::-9999
Subject: kike|nigger|spick|chink|faggots|cock|gook
Subject: penis|cum|fuck|wetback|jew
--
Murray Peterson
[email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> In article <[email protected]>, Murray Peterson
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>"R. Pierce Butler" <[email protected]> wrote in
>>news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
>>
>>Open the Special menu and select "Enable Scoring". Then select "Edit
>>Score File" and add the following lines:
>>
>>[rec.woodworking]
>>Score::-9999
>>Subject: kike|nigger|spick|chink|faggots|cock|gook
>>Subject: penis|cum|fuck|wetback|jew
>>
>
> And what do you do when the troll changes his keywords to, for
> example, "pen1s" or "p e n i s" or "jevv"? (Not giving the trolls any
> new ideas here, folks, that's all been tried before.)
I was merely answering his request -- how to put those filters into
Xnews. I never asserted that these were the best filter choices.
> Just download my TrollFilters and be done with it... (see my sig for
> details)
Why would I bother? Xnews has filtering capabilities that are easily up
to the task. I didn't even know of these posts until this thread showed
up -- my usual filters killed all of his (its?) posts.
--
Murray Peterson
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://members.shaw.ca/murraypeterson/
Murray Peterson <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> "R. Pierce Butler" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> now if I can just figure out how to do that in Xnews......
>
> Open the Special menu and select "Enable Scoring". Then select "Edit
> Score File" and add the following lines:
>
> [rec.woodworking]
> Score::-9999
> Subject: kike|nigger|spick|chink|faggots|cock|gook
> Subject: penis|cum|fuck|wetback|jew
>
Fantastic! Thanks bunches!!!
Leon wrote:
>
> LOL. Southwestern Bell has bee gone for a long time however I have been
> able to keep that same part of my address. Replaced several years back with
> SBC and finally a few months ago with yet another New AT&T.
>
>
That's "New at&t" (lower case 'cause they say it's more personable?).
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
(Remove -SPAM- to send email)
The Doug Miller entity posted thusly:
>Other filtering methods are more effective, and don't require such frequent
>updating.
>
>See my sig for more info... Exactly *none* of this latest turdstorm has made
>it through to my machine yet.
I downloaded nfilter and your Trollfile (thanks, BTW), but so far have
been unable to get it to work. I first tried setting my newsserver
name into the appropriate place in the configure window.
I then found a FAQ at http://www.nfilter.org/faq.html#2.5 that said I
should reconfigure Agent to look at localhost instead of my
newsserver. Doing this (and going off/online with Agent) caused Agent
to not be able to retrieve news.
So, for the meantime, I am back to making kilfiles the Agent way.
Larry
"WD" wrote in message
> On Sun, 14 May 2006 09:36:08 -0500, "Swingman" wrote:
>
> >"WD" wrote in message
> >
> >> Nope, all regular authors' names (except, lurkers) were used and the
> >heading
> >> just too complex.
> >
> >So far it's real easy using Outhouse ... just filter on the specific
words.
>
> Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
Sure, we know that ... but the fact is that most folks don't use it.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 5/6/06
On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>them?
>
>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
>accounts and countries for the path.
>
Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:37:12 -0400, Bill Davis Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
>newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
Bill,
Just hilite one of the messages, right click an select: Filters > Add
Kill Filter.
At the the filter window, select Paste Subject.
Edit the subject to remove all verbiage except for the key word or
words. Then add other words separated by a | . It took me three
tries to get all of the word / words.
Example: Subject: Italians | Romans | russians | etc. ... (you
get my drift)
HTH
Bill
In article <[email protected]>, Tim Douglass <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:37:12 -0400, Bill Davis Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>>>them?
>>>
>>>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
>>>accounts and countries for the path.
>>>
>> Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
>>newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
>
>These are the two filters I'm using right now. The "|" (vertical bar)
>is the "OR" operator. I just keep adding terms and occasionally
>tweaking things so it doesn't wipe out legit posts.
>
Trouble with that approach is when the trolls start getting creative, and
change the keywords slightly, for example substituting numeral one, lower-case
ell, or vertical bar for letter eye, or numeral five for letter ess, et cetera
(not giving them any new ideas here, BTW, all those things have been tried
before).
Other filtering methods are more effective, and don't require such frequent
updating.
See my sig for more info... Exactly *none* of this latest turdstorm has made
it through to my machine yet.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
You must use your REAL email address to get a response.
Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe
On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:37:12 -0400, Bill Davis Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:59:57 GMT, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>out. Is there anything we can do about it other than delete and ignore
>>them?
>>
>>I looked at the headers on a couple, and they seem to be using different
>>accounts and countries for the path.
>>
> Anyone know how to filter these messages using Forte's Agent
>newsreader. I know how to Killfilter by Author but not by words.
These are the two filters I'm using right now. The "|" (vertical bar)
is the "OR" operator. I just keep adding terms and occasionally
tweaking things so it doesn't wipe out legit posts.
Subject: (kikes* | niggers* | spicks* | chinks* | faggots* | cock * |
gooks* | penis* | cum | fuck* | wetbacks | jews )
subject: (porch monkeys | negro toms | jiggaboos | pussy* | nigger* |
niggaboos | spear-chucker* | mexican wetbacks | jungle bunnies |
italian greaseballs)
--
"We need to make a sacrifice to the gods, find me a young virgin... oh, and bring something to kill"
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
In article <[email protected]>, "I Love Lucy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Oh man, I see that .exe and don't know anybody on this group or if you
>are the real deal because I just bop in here to ask a couple of
>questions because I'm having work done I'm clueless about (it pays to
>inform yourself as best you can even if you aren't doing the job
>yourself), SO I will wait a few days and if I feel the coast is clear, I
>will download and install it. If it works as good as I hope, it would
>be really nice. Thank you.
I quite understand. If you're seeking reassurance, perhaps you would care to
do a Google Groups search on this newsgroup for posts discussing Nfilter or
NewsProxy (two different names for the same software). You'll see that Robert
Bonomi and I have recommended this program and have both worked on developing
filters for it to remove the trolls. You'll also see that I have been offering
both the program and the filters, free of charge, to all comers for a couple
of years at least -- and you'll also see numerous posts from many other people
thanking me for providing them. Hope this helps.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
In article <[email protected]>, Oleg Lego <[email protected]> wrote:
>The Doug Miller entity posted thusly:
>
>>Other filtering methods are more effective, and don't require such frequent
>>updating.
>>
>>See my sig for more info... Exactly *none* of this latest turdstorm has made
>>it through to my machine yet.
>
>I downloaded nfilter and your Trollfile (thanks, BTW), but so far have
>been unable to get it to work. I first tried setting my newsserver
>name into the appropriate place in the configure window.
Yep, that's correct: whatever server information you had set up in your
newsreader needs to be set up in Nfilter.
>
>I then found a FAQ at http://www.nfilter.org/faq.html#2.5 that said I
>should reconfigure Agent to look at localhost instead of my
>newsserver.
That's correct too.
> Doing this (and going off/online with Agent) caused Agent
>to not be able to retrieve news.
That's not supposed to happen.
Couple things for you to check:
1. In the Nfilter configuration window, click the Network tab and make sure
that both the Server Port and Listen Port are set to 119. While you're there,
check for typos in the server name or IP number.
2. Do these steps in exactly this order: take Agent offline; stop Nfilter;
wait for it to say "inactive"; start Nfilter; bring Agent back on line.
3. If that doesn't work, exit from Agent, exit from Nfilter, start Nfilter,
start Agent.
4. If that doesn't work either... post here again. I don't use Agent, but
there are a number of others here who do, and have succeeded in getting Agent
and Nfilter to play nice together. I'm sure somebody can help.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "I Love
> Lucy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred messages.
>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter them all
>>out.
>
> Oh, yes, you can -- proof of that statement is that I had no idea that we
> were
> being flooded in that manner until you just mentioned it. I haven't seen
> *any*
> such posts. My filters and killfiles got them *all*.
>
Humm. I don't see any of it and I use no filter except the one on OE.
On Sat, 13 May 2006 22:49:38 GMT, George Max
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I've just downloaded nFilter and will now learn to use it per Mr.
>Millers advise. Nobody needs to see that kind of garbage.
I just take the easy way out and use my "k" or "i" key, depending on
the computer I'm using...
On Sun, 14 May 2006 12:07:06 -0600, Oleg Lego <[email protected]> wrote:
>The WD entity posted thusly:
>
>>Forte Agent is the most advance news reader available anywhere.
>>Agent can filter specific "Word/Words" in "Subject", Author", Lower/Upper
>>case, "Name", "All fields", "keep", "delete", "save", "mark read/unread"
>>and specific NGs or Global. It can posts, download with multiple news
>>servers, in whatever sequence/order and that including email.
>
>So far, I was unable to configure Agent to filter on "All Fields".
>Finally found I could put it into quotes, as in:
>
>"all fields": tiscali
>
>which should get rid of the current flood of racial epithets.
Nope, path has changed in some of the recent ones. Thanks for the hint
on the "all fields", I was somewhat frustrated that Agent wouldn't let me
filter on the "path" header.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Ba r r y wrote:
> On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:21:09 -0400, "no(SPAM)vasys"
> <"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>>AT&T didn't offer broadband service in my area. As of last week I also
>>now have broadband cellular with unlimited access courtesy of the company.
>
>
> Cool! I figured you didn't have access, so I couldn't resist...
>
> I was in your shoes just a few years ago, and once you go any sort of
> BB, there's no going back to dial-up.
I've had broadband for 6 or 7 years now. First Earthlink DSL, then
Verizon DSL and now Adelphia cable. I'm waiting for Verizon to run the
fiber to the homes in my neighborhood and I'll most likely switch over.
If Verizon can work out the franchise with the city their basic
package is supposed to offer VoIP, 100 MB internet and 75 channel TV
with video on demand for about $100/mo.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
(Remove -SPAM- to send email)
"no(SPAM)vasys" <"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Leon wrote:
>
>
>>
>> LOL. Southwestern Bell has bee gone for a long time however I have been
>> able to keep that same part of my address. Replaced several years back
>> with SBC and finally a few months ago with yet another New AT&T.
>
> That's "New at&t" (lower case 'cause they say it's more personable?).
I guess they had to do something different. When the break up came in IIRC
1983 they became the New AT&T. Sorta like Bank of America merging with who
ever 4 or 5 years ago and renaming to Bank of America. Go figure.
With newsgroup spam, all you can do is look in the Headers for
the Abuse addy that the Sender adds to the mails, and send
complaints there.
e.g., the relevant header in this one was:
X-Complaints-To: [email protected] and
X-Trace: newssvr14.news.prodigy.com 1147560144 ST000 68.91.123.11
(Sat, 13 May 2006 18:42:24 EDT)
But it's only worth while if the spam/abuse continues for more
than a few days, which this one didn't. That's also the norm;
they make a lot of noise and then are gone. But if they're out
to do a group damage, then once, in this case, prodigy saw enough
complaints about the same poster, they'd have him booted and
remove is posting privileges.
When they come back you repeat the complaints, and if there
are enough sometimes they'll put out filters to look for the
culprit when they switch names.
From the ones I glanced at, there would have been more than
enough "evidence" to get that poster booted, plus, I think, even
identify him. He'd do a complete run from one source before
switchiung to another, and so forth, so ... that would have made
tracking relatively easy with prodigy's assistance. No one is
ever truly "invisible" on the 'net no matter how bullet proof
they think their strategies are. It's their continual movement
that makes them hard to catch. This guy didn't move around that
much, relatively speaking, and spent considerable time in one
place.
The ones out to damage newsgroups are actually the easier ones
to track down; it's the kiddies that fly by night that are harder
to track down.
Spamcop.net has a free parser if you want, but the abuse header
in ng posts is quite reliable 99% of the time.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article
>> <[email protected]>, "I Love
>> Lucy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>The last two days this ng has been flooded with racial hatred
>>>messages.
>>>They change their names and servers so often, I can't filter
>>>them all
>>>out.
>>
>> Oh, yes, you can -- proof of that statement is that I had no
>> idea that we were
>> being flooded in that manner until you just mentioned it. I
>> haven't seen *any*
>> such posts. My filters and killfiles got them *all*.
>>
>
>
> Humm. I don't see any of it and I use no filter except the one
> on OE.
>