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Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?
A couple of days ago I used some Mortar Mix (Sakrete or Quikcrete or
similar) liberally dosed with Acryl 60 to parge the front of my house and repair some broken-out between-the-bricks mortar. The repairs are just now getting hard to the point where I can rub the surface and not rub off the mortar. Further the result seems excessively "sandy" although the mix looked normal. Whether this affects the final quality of the repairs remains to be seen. The (opened) bag I used was at least five years old (maybe even ten) but the contents, although not flowing like...oh, flour...had only a few lumps which were easily broken up in the mixing process. I've used similarly old concrete mix without any problem but I wonder if there's something unique to mortar mix that causes a problem with age. Unlike shellac (for ex.) there's nothing on the container to indicate a useful life. I'm sure if asked the mfg would blame the consumer so that's pretty pointless. Has anyone had a similar problem? |
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Yes, mortar mix does go bad. I had an experience with some 20+ year old
mortar mix. Looked good in the bag, had never gotten wet, but it never hardened properly and crumbled after drying, causing me to need to redo the whole project. -- Take care, Mark & Mary Ann Weiss VIDEO PRODUCTION . FILM SCANNING . DVD MASTERING . AUDIO RESTORATION Hear my Kurzweil Creations at: http://www.dv-clips.com/theater.htm Business sites at: www.dv-clips.com www.mwcomms.com www.adventuresinanimemusic.com - Has anyone had a similar problem? |
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SpamFree wrote:
A couple of days ago I used some Mortar Mix (Sakrete or Quikcrete or similar) liberally dosed with Acryl 60 to parge the front of my house and repair some broken-out between-the-bricks mortar. The repairs are just now getting hard to the point where I can rub the surface and not rub off the mortar. Further the result seems excessively "sandy" although the mix looked normal. Whether this affects the final quality of the repairs remains to be seen. The (opened) bag I used was at least five years old (maybe even ten) but the contents, although not flowing like...oh, flour...had only a few lumps which were easily broken up in the mixing process. I've used similarly old concrete mix without any problem but I wonder if there's something unique to mortar mix that causes a problem with age. Unlike shellac (for ex.) there's nothing on the container to indicate a useful life. I'm sure if asked the mfg would blame the consumer so that's pretty pointless. Has anyone had a similar problem? It sure will. It picks up moisture from the air. If you could seal it 100% you would be OK, but that is not likely. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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Sure it goes bad, it partialy cured in the bag and may have no strength.
The portland cement is what cures with moisture. If its no good in a few weeks redo it. |
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Yes, sacked goods should be tossed if not used up within a few months.
SpamFree wrote in message . .. A couple of days ago I used some Mortar Mix (Sakrete or Quikcrete or similar) liberally dosed with Acryl 60 to parge the front of my house and repair some broken-out between-the-bricks mortar. The repairs are just now getting hard to the point where I can rub the surface and not rub off the mortar. Further the result seems excessively "sandy" although the mix looked normal. Whether this affects the final quality of the repairs remains to be seen. The (opened) bag I used was at least five years old (maybe even ten) but the contents, although not flowing like...oh, flour...had only a few lumps which were easily broken up in the mixing process. I've used similarly old concrete mix without any problem but I wonder if there's something unique to mortar mix that causes a problem with age. Unlike shellac (for ex.) there's nothing on the container to indicate a useful life. I'm sure if asked the mfg would blame the consumer so that's pretty pointless. Has anyone had a similar problem? |
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I imagine that mortat mix might last quite a while if you stored it in
your refrigeratore or some other place that moisture can't get to it. Otherwise yes it goes bad. |
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Try it out with your wife and let us know what happens!!
(Childfree Scott) wrote in message . com... I imagine that mortat mix might last quite a while if you stored it in your refrigeratore or some other place that moisture can't get to it. Otherwise yes it goes bad. |
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SpamFree wrote: A couple of days ago I used some Mortar Mix (Sakrete or Quikcrete or similar) liberally dosed with Acryl 60 to parge the front of my house and repair some broken-out between-the-bricks mortar. The repairs are just now getting hard to the point where I can rub the surface and not rub off the mortar. Further the result seems excessively "sandy" although the mix looked normal. Whether this affects the final quality of the repairs remains to be seen. [snip] Has anyone had a similar problem? No, but I was once hit by a fully loaded Mack truck that was hauling Sakrete. It totaled the vehicle I was in, which is not hard for a Mack truck to do. I'll never use the stuff again. |
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Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?
replying to m Ransley, J. EARL wrote:
IT CERTAINLY DOES GO BAD. Wish I had read these comments earlier. Have had two projects go bad from failure to toss unused mortar. I live in a very humid climate. *_*IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL THAT IT'S GONE BAD BEFORE ITS APPLICATION ?? *_* -- for full context, visit http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ge-564038-.htm |
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Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 7:44:05 AM UTC-5, J. EARL wrote:
replying to m Ransley, J. EARL wrote: IT CERTAINLY DOES GO BAD. Wish I had read these comments earlier. Have had two projects go bad from failure to toss unused mortar. I live in a very humid climate. *_*IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL THAT IT'S GONE BAD BEFORE ITS APPLICATION ?? *_* -- Especially if you wait 12 years. m Ransley was tragically killed 11 years ago when a shelf full of mortar fell over on him. He is survived by a wife, 12 children and 345 gerbils. The gerbils really miss him. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Sad Monster |
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Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 8:44:05 AM UTC-4, J. EARL wrote:
replying to m Ransley, J. EARL wrote: IT CERTAINLY DOES GO BAD. Wish I had read these comments earlier. Have had two projects go bad from failure to toss unused mortar. I live in a very humid climate. *_*IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL THAT IT'S GONE BAD BEFORE ITS APPLICATION ?? *_* What? I can't hear you. You'll have to shout a little louder. Maybe you should use more all caps, more asterisks and more punctuation emphasis to make sure we understand what you are saying. |
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| What? I can't hear you. You'll have to shout a little louder.
| | Maybe you should use more all caps, more asterisks and more punctuation | emphasis to make sure we understand what you are saying. | I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming them to be either homeownershub or originating from a poster who I've blocked. |
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On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 9:10:42 AM UTC-5, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 7:44:05 AM UTC-5, J. EARL wrote: replying to m Ransley, J. EARL wrote: IT CERTAINLY DOES GO BAD. Wish I had read these comments earlier. Have had two projects go bad from failure to toss unused mortar. I live in a very humid climate. *_*IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL THAT IT'S GONE BAD BEFORE ITS APPLICATION ?? *_* -- Especially if you wait 12 years. m Ransley was tragically killed 11 years ago when a shelf full of mortar fell over on him. He is survived by a wife, 12 children and 345 gerbils. The gerbils really miss him. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Sad Monster You have a thing about gerbils...do you pull them out of your ass? (The gerbil thing is getting quite old!) |
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Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:10:07 AM UTC-4, Mayayana wrote:
| What? I can't hear you. You'll have to shout a little louder. | | Maybe you should use more all caps, more asterisks and more punctuation | emphasis to make sure we understand what you are saying. | I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming them to be either homeownershub or originating from a poster who I've blocked. Well, I don't know if it can be called spam, but I agree that most of the posts are annoying. There seems to be 2 types of homeownershub posts: 1 - Those that appear to be direct responses to very old posts, as if the post was made yesterday. i.e. no indication that the responder noticed that the date of the last post was Feb 06, 2006. Those are the most annoying. 2 - Those that appear to be "I searched for a topic, found this 10 year old thread and was wondering if a solution was ever found." i.e. they know it's an old thread, but they are now experiencing the original issue. While the 2nd type may be annoying, they are at least "legitimate" in that the responder is actually looking for help. The annoying part is that the odds of the original poster still following that thread is minuscule at best. I participate in a few forums where old threads are resurrected on a consistent basis. It is the norm and it is expected. Members are "reminded" to search the archives for threads related to their issue and if the answer isn't in that thread, feel free to continue the thread, adding any new information or questions that apply. "My tranmission is shuttering at 60 MPH. I've followed all the advice in this thread and none of it has helped. Is there anything else that I can try?" That saves the constant re-hashing of old information that we often see in usenet when new threads on old subjects are started. One fun part of these old threads is that sometimes we get a chance to read stuff that we wrote 10+ years ago. ;-) There have been times when I didn't even recognize the title of the thread, only to scroll through it and see that I was a major participant. It's obvious that these old threads originated in usenet and were gathered up by homeownershub, because many of the recognizable participants, like myself, were never homeownershub subscribers. |
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On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:39:08 AM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 9:10:42 AM UTC-5, Uncle Monster wrote: On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 7:44:05 AM UTC-5, J. EARL wrote: replying to m Ransley, J. EARL wrote: IT CERTAINLY DOES GO BAD. Wish I had read these comments earlier. Have had two projects go bad from failure to toss unused mortar. I live in a very humid climate. *_*IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL THAT IT'S GONE BAD BEFORE ITS APPLICATION ?? *_* -- Especially if you wait 12 years. m Ransley was tragically killed 11 years ago when a shelf full of mortar fell over on him. He is survived by a wife, 12 children and 345 gerbils. The gerbils really miss him. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Sad Monster You have a thing about gerbils...do you pull them out of your ass? (The gerbil thing is getting quite old!) According to the 2012 US census, there are 234,000 households with an average of 2 gerbils per. That's close to half a million gerbils bringing happiness to families everywhere. Our resident Uncle is simply in tune with the pet population of our great country and realizes that what impacts our pets, impacts our quality of life in general. Depressed gerbils can't be a comfort to a depressed child, so it is imperative that we all help to raise the awareness of the plight of our furry companions. Donations can be sent to the American Gerbil Society. http://www.agsgerbils.org/ Please refer to that site for a list of upcoming gerbil shows in your area. Your participation is appreciated. |
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 08:43:28 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote: There seems to be 2 types of homeownershub posts: I have never used it but maybe it is easier to jump on an old post than it is to start a new one there. |
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| threads originated in usenet and were gathered up by homeownershub, | because many of the recognizable participants, like myself, were never | homeownershub subscribers. Yes. They're parasite websites that gather usenet posts as content. Not so terrible, except that they make it hard for people to discover usenet. (I've also come across my own posts in searches, reprinted by sites that list me as an unregistered user or non-member.) I call this particular one a spammer because they seem to be trying to lure usenet people to their site. Numerous posts are showing up with a link at the bottom to get the full thread at homeownershub. I see no reason to think the posters are doing this. If they even knew about usenet they probably wouldn't be posting at homeownershub. That leads me to conclude that people at homeownershub may or may not be making up these posts, but *are* spamming usenet with them as advertising, by cross posting to usenet and adding the link. Unfortunately, my reader is not capable of blocking based on message content. It it were I'd set it to block all messages containg "homeownershub". |
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Mayayana laid this down on his screen :
What? I can't hear you. You'll have to shout a little louder. Maybe you should use more all caps, more asterisks and more punctuation emphasis to make sure we understand what you are saying. I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming them to be either homeownershub or originating from a poster who I've blocked. Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as a sig. |
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Mayayana posted for all of us...
| What? I can't hear you. You'll have to shout a little louder. | | Maybe you should use more all caps, more asterisks and more punctuation | emphasis to make sure we understand what you are saying. | I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming them to be either homeownershub or originating from a poster who I've blocked. Use a filter in your newsreader in the sender category. -- Tekkie |
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Mayayana pretended :
It's obvious that these old threads originated in usenet and were gathered up by homeownershub, because many of the recognizable participants, like myself, were never homeownershub subscribers. Yes. They're parasite websites that gather usenet posts as content. Not so terrible, except that they make it hard for people to discover usenet. (I've also come across my own posts in searches, reprinted by sites that list me as an unregistered user or non-member.) I call this particular one a spammer because they seem to be trying to lure usenet people to their site. Numerous posts are showing up with a link at the bottom to get the full thread at homeownershub. I see no reason to think the posters are doing this. If they even knew about usenet they probably wouldn't be posting at homeownershub. That leads me to conclude that people at homeownershub may or may not be making up these posts, but *are* spamming usenet with them as advertising, by cross posting to usenet and adding the link. Unfortunately, my reader is not capable of blocking based on message content. It it were I'd set it to block all messages containg "homeownershub". Ignore my previous post where I asked you this. |
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On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 12:24:22 PM UTC-4, Mayayana wrote:
| It's obvious that these old | threads originated in usenet and were gathered up by homeownershub, | because many of the recognizable participants, like myself, were never | homeownershub subscribers. Yes. They're parasite websites that gather usenet posts as content. Not so terrible, except that they make it hard for people to discover usenet. (I've also come across my own posts in searches, reprinted by sites that list me as an unregistered user or non-member.) What's left to discover? usenet has dwindled to a former shadow of its old self and I seriously doubt that the "high tech" folks of today would care for it if they found it. Heck, I'm an old fart but even I wish I could bold text, add an image, and do some of other stuff that web-based forums allow. I call this particular one a spammer because they seem to be trying to lure usenet people to their site. Numerous posts are showing up with a link at the bottom to get the full thread at homeownershub. Sent from my iPhone ;-) I see no reason to think the posters are doing this. If they even knew about usenet they probably wouldn't be posting at homeownershub. I don't necessarily agree, as per my comments above. Now, please don't tell me to run off and join homeownershub. I do use a web based forums for many things, but there are couple of old-school ng's that I enjoy, such as a.h.r. That leads me to conclude that people at homeownershub may or may not be making up these posts, but *are* spamming usenet with them as advertising, by cross posting to usenet and adding the link. That makes sense. Unfortunately, my reader is not capable of blocking based on message content. It it were I'd set it to block all messages containg "homeownershub". That too. One thing that I have found is that it is fairly easy to tell which threads have been revived via homeownershub without even opening them. When a thread shows up with an unfamiliar (to me) subject line, 27 read posts and only 1 or 2 unread posts, I can be pretty sure that it's a homeownershub cross-post. |
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"FromTheRafters" wrote in message ... Mayayana laid this down on his screen : What? I can't hear you. You'll have to shout a little louder. Maybe you should use more all caps, more asterisks and more punctuation emphasis to make sure we understand what you are saying. I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming them to be either homeownershub or originating from a poster who I've blocked. Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as a sig. |
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| I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub
| spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. | In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just | ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming | them to be either homeownershub or originating from a | poster who I've blocked. | | Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as | a sig. That's what I was thinking, but for some reason I can't filter newsgroups in the ways that I can filter email. |
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The End of the Internet (Was: "Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?")
On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:05:09 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote: | I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub | spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. | In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just | ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming | them to be either homeownershub or originating from a | poster who I've blocked. | | Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as | a sig. That's what I was thinking, but for some reason I can't filter newsgroups in the ways that I can filter email. Add this to your filters (no quotes) "caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85" That gets rid of all of them from Homeowners Hub. Unfortunately people keep replying to them, so we end up seeing the replies anyhow.... I dont reply to them, if I know they are from the "H Hub". The way I see it, this newsgroup as well as all of usenet is about dead. There is little worth reading on here anymore. I'm now deleting 95% of the posts on here, (either with filters or manually). It's not worth my time anymore coming on here. And since I find the web has been taken over by facebook, I'm wasting my money paying for internet service. I cant even use Craigslist anymore since they put on those captcha things, which require a fast internet connection and all sorts of flash crap. I already decided that at the end of August, I'm canceling my internet service. The only reason I am keeping it another month is for email. By that time, I'll get a newer cellphone so I can do my email on the phone. (My old phone cant do it). I saw the end of usenet coming over a year ago. But did not expect the web to also die, which it has. From the early 90's till now, the internet was a great and useful tool, but it's gone the same way as the CB radio died in the early 80s. The internet was bound to fail, and it's happened. All it is now is a place for mindless morons to chatter their mindless bull**** on facebook, or troll usenet. The net no longer serves any real purpose. I wish there was a way to just get email on a computer without having a full internet service, but I guess the only way is on a cellphone now. That's ok, but I find it real hard to type on a phone. But I'll learn to live with it, and just make my emails short, and spend more time calling people instead. Heck, I might even go back to getting the newspaper and mailing real letters to friends and relatives. |
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On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 10:39:08 AM UTC-5, bob_villain wrote:
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 9:10:42 AM UTC-5, Uncle Monster wrote: On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 7:44:05 AM UTC-5, J. EARL wrote: replying to m Ransley, J. EARL wrote: IT CERTAINLY DOES GO BAD. Wish I had read these comments earlier. Have had two projects go bad from failure to toss unused mortar. I live in a very humid climate. *_*IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL THAT IT'S GONE BAD BEFORE ITS APPLICATION ?? *_* -- Especially if you wait 12 years. m Ransley was tragically killed 11 years ago when a shelf full of mortar fell over on him. He is survived by a wife, 12 children and 345 gerbils. The gerbils really miss him. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Sad Monster You have a thing about gerbils...do you pull them out of your ass? (The gerbil thing is getting quite old!) It came out of your mind so I caught you. You have revealed you sexual predilections. You fell into the Queer trap. I've already told you that it's OK for you to be homosexual. I don't share your lifestyle so I won't hold it against you. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Straight Monster |
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On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 10:59:02 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:39:08 AM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote: On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 9:10:42 AM UTC-5, Uncle Monster wrote: On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 7:44:05 AM UTC-5, J. EARL wrote: replying to m Ransley, J. EARL wrote: IT CERTAINLY DOES GO BAD. Wish I had read these comments earlier. Have had two projects go bad from failure to toss unused mortar. I live in a very humid climate. *_*IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL THAT IT'S GONE BAD BEFORE ITS APPLICATION ?? *_* -- Especially if you wait 12 years. m Ransley was tragically killed 11 years ago when a shelf full of mortar fell over on him. He is survived by a wife, 12 children and 345 gerbils. The gerbils really miss him. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Sad Monster You have a thing about gerbils...do you pull them out of your ass? (The gerbil thing is getting quite old!) According to the 2012 US census, there are 234,000 households with an average of 2 gerbils per. That's close to half a million gerbils bringing happiness to families everywhere. Our resident Uncle is simply in tune with the pet population of our great country and realizes that what impacts our pets, impacts our quality of life in general. Depressed gerbils can't be a comfort to a depressed child, so it is imperative that we all help to raise the awareness of the plight of our furry companions. Donations can be sent to the American Gerbil Society. http://www.agsgerbils.org/ Please refer to that site for a list of upcoming gerbil shows in your area. Your participation is appreciated. You see there. People love gerbils in many different ways. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Pet Monster |
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| Add this to your filters
| (no quotes) | "caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85" | | Outlook Express probably doesn't do that either. It does. I can block be sender in newsgroups. (Thankfully, though this is the only group where I've ever needed to.) But I assumed that a long, random character list is used as a way to make sure every post comes from a different source. I see now, though, looking at some of them, that the first part is always the same, at least recently. So I'll try that. I suppose I could also block "example.com", but I wonder if some people might use that. |
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on 7/30/2016, Mayayana supposed :
Add this to your filters (no quotes) "caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85" Outlook Express probably doesn't do that either. It does. I can block be sender in newsgroups. (Thankfully, though this is the only group where I've ever needed to.) But I assumed that a long, random character list is used as a way to make sure every post comes from a different source. I see now, though, looking at some of them, that the first part is always the same, at least recently. So I'll try that. I suppose I could also block "example.com", but I wonder if some people might use that. You may find that the ones with the Posting Host encoded, the leading characters, when B64 decoded, come out as Salted_ or something like that. Of course that means the rest is useless for filtering on. The Posting Account one changes for each post (for anti-tracking purposes) and is also useless. NewsProxy gives more ability to filter if you find you have to go that route. Some 'other' newsreaders offer filters using RegEx. Anyway, good luck. |
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The End of the Internet (Was: "Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?")
On 7/29/2016 11:02 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:24:51 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote: On 7/29/2016 9:08 PM, wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:05:09 -0400, "Mayayana" wrote: | I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub | spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. | In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just | ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming | them to be either homeownershub or originating from a | poster who I've blocked. | | Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as | a sig. That's what I was thinking, but for some reason I can't filter newsgroups in the ways that I can filter email. Add this to your filters (no quotes) "caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85" That gets rid of all of them from Homeowners Hub. Unfortunately people keep replying to them, so we end up seeing the replies anyhow.... I dont reply to them, if I know they are from the "H Hub". The way I see it, this newsgroup as well as all of usenet is about dead. There is little worth reading on here anymore. I'm now deleting 95% of the posts on here, (either with filters or manually). It's not worth my time anymore coming on here. And since I find the web has been taken over by facebook, I'm wasting my money paying for internet service. I cant even use Craigslist anymore since they put on those captcha things, which require a fast internet connection and all sorts of flash crap. I already decided that at the end of August, I'm canceling my internet service. The only reason I am keeping it another month is for email. By that time, I'll get a newer cellphone so I can do my email on the phone. (My old phone cant do it). I saw the end of usenet coming over a year ago. But did not expect the web to also die, which it has. From the early 90's till now, the internet was a great and useful tool, but it's gone the same way as the CB radio died in the early 80s. The internet was bound to fail, and it's happened. All it is now is a place for mindless morons to chatter their mindless bull**** on facebook, or troll usenet. The net no longer serves any real purpose. I wish there was a way to just get email on a computer without having a full internet service, but I guess the only way is on a cellphone now. That's ok, but I find it real hard to type on a phone. But I'll learn to live with it, and just make my emails short, and spend more time calling people instead. Heck, I might even go back to getting the newspaper and mailing real letters to friends and relatives. The internet and Usenet isn't dead - it's just changing. If you get email on your smart phone, you'll need the internet to get email. You'll still be able to access Usenet via your phone, and anything on the internet on your phone. How does one not know that the internet is required for email to happen? Wait until they tell him that he has to pay for data in order to get email. That might be fun to listen in on. P: I have to pay for data? What data? I just want email. C: Yes sir, I know, but email requires that data be sent to your phone. P: How does it get to my phone? C: Either wirelessly from an internet router or from the cell tower. P: Well, the internet is dead, so I only want the data from the cell tower. C: Sir, you do know that the data travels on the internet before it gets to the tower, right? P: That can't be right. The internet is dead. Just sent my email from the tower and we'll be all set. I remember my first pc. I didn't know anything about them and thought the keyboard had something to do with being the C drive! ;-) -- Maggie |
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On 29 Jul 2016, "Tony944" wrote in alt.home.repair:
Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as a sig. Most newsreaders that can do even basic filtering can do it on Message- ID. That's effective in this case - just filter out all messages that have "flashnewsgroups" in the M-ID. |
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On 29 Jul 2016, "Tony944" wrote in alt.home.repair: Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as a sig. Most newsreaders that can do even basic filtering can do it on Message- ID. That's effective in this case - just filter out all messages that have "flashnewsgroups" in the M-ID. I noticed as Mayayana said the "Sender: " field has a first part before the semicolon which seems not to change. Could be a non salted hash of the posting host. Anything unique and stable should work. |
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:09:20 +0100, Mayayana wrote:
| What? I can't hear you. You'll have to shout a little louder. | | Maybe you should use more all caps, more asterisks and more punctuation | emphasis to make sure we understand what you are saying. | I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming them to be either homeownershub or originating from a poster who I've blocked. Try using a killfile properly. Why are you seeing replies to people you've blocked? -- Stress is the conflict which occurs when your mind prevents your body from beating the living daylights out of whoever got in your way. |
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:05:09 +0100, Mayayana wrote:
| I wish there were a way to block this homeownershub | spam. I wonder how many of the posters are even real. | In any case, it keeps getting worse. I've taken to just | ignoring all original posts I see that start with , assuming | them to be either homeownershub or originating from a | poster who I've blocked. | | Can your reader filter on the body? I notice they often have the URL as | a sig. That's what I was thinking, but for some reason I can't filter newsgroups in the ways that I can filter email. Then use the same program for both. -- Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces." |
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The End of the Internet (Was: "Does Mortar Mix go bad with age?")
Muggles
Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:19:53 GMT in alt.home.repair, wrote: I remember my first pc. I didn't know anything about them and thought the keyboard had something to do with being the C drive! ;-) The C drive eh? [g] You haven't changed that much... You still think you were a SysOp despite the fact you don't know what a Node is, and couldn't tell me a single line of a DOOR.SYS file if your life depended on it. As you've *never* setup or actually ran a BBS of any kind. You tried to claim that your web forum software was a BBS because it's author said it was on the advertising material for it. Horse ****. You were an IrcOp for MS, but, never have you been a SysOp. You insult those of us who put the time in and paid all that money to ma bell for the toll calls, multiple lines, etc. Not to mention the uber expensive hardware that required you to get to know your gear, intimately. Before the days of Windows 95, Muggles... long before. -- MID: Hmmm. I most certainly don't understand how I can access a copy of a zip file but then not be able to unzip it so I can watch it. That seems VERY clever! http://al.howardknight.net/msgid.cgi?ID=145716711400 |
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Sat, 30 Jul 2016 04:27:57 GMT in alt.home.repair, wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 22:08:05 -0400, wrote: I wish there was a way to just get email on a computer without having a full internet service, If all you want is text, email and usenet, get an old copy of Agent and use dial up. I barely notice when my system has dialed in because the broadband was down and I am reading my mail or usenet. It is when I get a picture or something that it just crawls. At V.34 speeds text just flies. At V.90 even pictures are tolerable. Granted, I loved my dialup days.. but, I'm in no rush to go back to them. I do appreciate advancements in technology and broadband. I think I'd find some way of making a wifi capable computer tether to my cell phone and temp instruct said computer to take over routing operations for the rest of the network to get the other computers back online. It wouldn't be nearly as fast as my normal broadband, but, it wouldn't be as slow as dialup, either. I think I might have an easier time reconfiguring a wifi enabled linux based laptop to tether to my phone and provide 'broadband' to the rest of the network (I'd tie the routers WAN port into the laptops LAN port) than I would getting one of the Windows machines to do it. -- MID: Hmmm. I most certainly don't understand how I can access a copy of a zip file but then not be able to unzip it so I can watch it. That seems VERY clever! http://al.howardknight.net/msgid.cgi?ID=145716711400 |
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