EE wrote:
> Arnie Goetchius wrote:
>> Daniel wrote:
>>> On 28/08/2016 6:44 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>>> On 8/25/2016 1:21 AM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>> Is there any way in sea monkey to filter out the Winnipeg poster?
>>>>>> Anyone that uses usenet will know the one I mean.
>>>>>> If there is a way could someone please post the solution?
>>>>>
>>>>> I see confusions in this thread.
>>>>> If you are asking if "the Winnipeg poster" can be blocked by
>>>>> news.mozilla.org .
>>>>> I suspect the answer is no as I don't believe the lists are moderated.
>>>> No I am asking if I can filter this poster from appearing on my
>>>> computer
>>>> with seamonkey reader on usenet as the filters I set up do not work.
>>>> Either I am doing it wrong or it can not be done,it seem no use
>>>> blocking
>>>> email addresses.
>>>>
>>>> I was hoping for some seamonkey expert that uses usenet (news
>>>> groups)that would know the answer as they would have come across this
>>>> nuisance.
>>>
>>> I'm no seamonkey expert, but I believe I have achieved what you are
>>> trying to do.
>>>
>>> Did you follow my earlier suggestion to set up a filter??
>>>
>>
>> Your approach has been working for me for a number of years. I set each
>> filter to "Delete" the message. The first time I set it up, I have to
>> exit Seamonkey. When I open SM 2.4 again,  all the posts from that user
>> are gone and I never see future posts originated by that user.
>>
> You cannot delete someone else's message in a newsgroup.  Those messages
> are for everybody, not just one entity.  What works for me with
> newsgroups is "Mark as read" and "Ignore thread".
>
"Delete" means delete it from my computer, not from the News Group.

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