On 14/07/17 09:35, Muddymike wrote:
Plus I cant work out how to just delete newsgroup threads rather than
archive them or how to block individuals.

in a sense you cant delete a newgroup thread, just choose not to see it.
IIRC CTRL K is a good start on that


To block individiuals use message-create filter from message




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