Comments on: Google Groups KillFile 3.5.3 Released http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Sat, 15 May 2010 18:31:41 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html/comment-page-1#comment-41025 David Sat, 15 May 2010 18:31:41 +0000 http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html#comment-41025 Richard -- the slash is actually be a backslash, which in regular expression argot usually means that the next character is to be used "as is" instead as a special regular expression thingy. In the names my killfile has problems with, there is a '.' as seen in the google news view, and "backslash dot" in the killfile. Even the shorter ones fail to kill properly, so it isn't just the length of the name that is the issue. Editing the killfile entry with Z, I've replaced "\." with ".*" (more regular expression argot), but the posts aren't successfully killed this way, either. For some examples, in sci.space.shuttle there some posters who include an initial and a period in their display names. The killfile presently does not kill them. Richard — the slash is actually be a backslash, which in regular expression argot usually means that the next character is to be used “as is” instead as a special regular expression thingy.

In the names my killfile has problems with, there is a ‘.’ as seen in the google news view, and “backslash dot” in the killfile. Even the shorter ones fail to kill properly, so it isn’t just the length of the name that is the issue. Editing the killfile entry with Z, I’ve replaced “\.” with “.*” (more regular expression argot), but the posts aren’t successfully killed this way, either.

For some examples, in sci.space.shuttle there some posters who include an initial and a period in their display names. The killfile presently does not kill them.

]]> By: Richard http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html/comment-page-1#comment-40029 Richard Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:10:46 +0000 http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html#comment-40029 Further to my last post, when I check the list of banned posters, the window is of insufficient length to show the entire alias, and it also shows incorrect transcription - what above is a sequence of periods turns into a sequence of periods and slashes. Also, I could not remove the incorrect alias from the killfile - there was no room to do it. Further to my last post, when I check the list of banned posters, the window is of insufficient length to show the entire alias, and it also shows incorrect transcription – what above is a sequence of periods turns into a sequence of periods and slashes. Also, I could not remove the incorrect alias from the killfile – there was no room to do it.

]]> By: Richard http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html/comment-page-1#comment-40028 Richard Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:02:53 +0000 http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html#comment-40028 Wow, thanks for updating your wonderful script. Is there any way to get it to work on jerks who use very long aliases. I tried it on //SHOES THROWER\....................................................................................................................................................}|{@........................................................................\> and although the x appears, it does not block him. Thanks for your work. Richard Wow, thanks for updating your wonderful script. Is there any way to get it to work on jerks who use very long aliases. I tried it on
//SHOES THROWER\………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….}|{@………………………………………………………………\>

and although the x appears, it does not block him. Thanks for your work.

Richard

]]> By: David http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html/comment-page-1#comment-39919 David Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:51:24 +0000 http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html#comment-39919 I have an entry in my killfile that hides the poster in the treelist, but the postings still show. What am I doing wrong? -d I have an entry in my killfile that hides the poster in the treelist, but the postings still show. What am I doing wrong?

-d

]]> By: David http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html/comment-page-1#comment-39247 David Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:17:18 +0000 http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html#comment-39247 hahaha -- I had to look at the Greasemonkey manual to remember how easy installing was ... putting it on a new machine taxed my grey cells. -d hahaha — I had to look at the Greasemonkey manual to remember how easy installing was … putting it on a new machine taxed my grey cells.

-d

]]> By: Dave http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html/comment-page-1#comment-38071 Dave Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:29:42 +0000 http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html#comment-38071 Where can I check the version number on my copy? Displaying it at the bottom of the menu for editing the killfile seems like a convenient place. Now if there was just an upgrade to catch all those decorated spam ads. Where can I check the version number on my copy? Displaying it at the bottom of the menu for editing the killfile seems like a convenient place.

Now if there was just an upgrade to catch all those decorated spam ads.

]]> By: Modemac http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html/comment-page-1#comment-37760 Modemac Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:03:05 +0000 http://www.penney.org/google-groups-killfile-3-5-3-released.html#comment-37760 Is there a way to format the script so as to examine the message headers of a Usenet post, and remove cross-posted messages? This would be greatly appreciated, as it would allow us to killfile those huge trolling cross-posted threads that go across many different newsgroups. Is there a way to format the script so as to examine the message headers of a Usenet post, and remove cross-posted messages? This would be greatly appreciated, as it would allow us to killfile those huge trolling cross-posted threads that go across many different newsgroups.

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