On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 10:53:23 -0600, Bob Paulin wrote:

X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155

I don't want........
rec.crafts.metalworking.politics
OR
alt.metalworking.flaming

just plain metalworking.......

I don't know what Microsoft Internet News version 4 has for killfiles,
but you might want to download something like Forte Free Agent which
has excellent filtering. You can block by keywords in subject
(like OT, or by sender, etc.

Dave Hinz