"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message
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There was intersting stuff in the FAQ, ISTR, about a product that enables
you to block messages that appear cross-posted to more than (say) 4
groups.

Cross posting is a big problem here - there are often others in other NGs
that reply to these messages and keep the damned threads alive.



Well, just followed my own advice - downloaded and set up NewsProxy,
filtering out all crossposts to three or more groups.

Rebuilt the wreck folder and....

Bang! All spam posts have gone.

EXCEPT for the messages where people have replied to the trolls and kindly
stripped out the cross post groups.....

Excellent little utility.

Many, many thanks to David Eisan for including this info in the FAQ.


cheers
Richard
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