David F. Eisan wrote:
I am using Outlook Express and Giganews. Is there a Set Up for Dummies
somewhere?


NewsProxy and Nfilter are one and the same program.... free and effective.

Download Nfilter at http://www.milmac.com/np-120.exe


Open Outlook Express:

1.) Go to Tools Accounts News Giganews Properties Server. Change the Server Name to "localhost" (without the quotation marks). Don't change the account name or password from what's working now. Click on OK and back out of Outlook Express.




2. Double click on the NewsProxy icon on the bottom right of your taskbar.



3.) Go to Edit Configuration General:




4.) Go to Edit Configuration Network




5.) Go to Edit Configuration Flood




6.) Go to Edit Configuration Message Headers and LEAVE THE SECRET KEY ALONE! Click on Apply. Click on OK.



7.) From Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\NewsProxy. Rename "nfilter.dat" to "oldnfilter.dat". Copy Doug Miller's latest troll filter into the same directory and make sure it's named "nfilter.dat" so that you replace the original while still retaining a copy.

"Get a copy of Doug Miller's 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" - with Thanks to Doug Miller

8.) Also from Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\Joe Blow\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and insert a new shortcut to Newsproxy in it so Newsproxy will start when you reboot. (Place your cursor in a clear spot, right click once, select New Shortcut... you should be able to figure it out from there.)

9.) Reboot. That's it. If you don't want to reboot, make sure that Outlook Express and Newsproxy are closed, then crank up Newsproxy from your start menu, followed by Outlook Express. I leave Newsproxy running all the time whether Outlook Express is running or not.

As a general note: if you ever get error messages from Outlook Express when you're trying to read news messages that says the server can't connect or can't be found (or words to that effect), always check your task bar on the bopttom right to make sure Newsproxy is running. On rare occasions you may find the need to shut Newsproxy down and restart it... very rare occasions.

One more note: I filter heavily on crossposted messages as it's been my experience they're the source of a lot of spam. Be prepared for a dramatic reduction in your newsgroup traffic.... perhaps you will see only 25% of what you saw before you installed the filter. Pretty amazing!

OK, boys and girls.... that's all you get for free.




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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com