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because all new x-posts and generic article headers are automatically moved to the "junk" folder, and all kill-filed (blacklisted) overview headers are automatically moved to the "troll" folder, the newsreader
will only display preapproved (whitelisted) articles in any newsgroup,
so the "junk" folder should be browsed for new blacklist or whitelist entries, which over time with daily usage will have added hundreds of
text strings automatically killfiling chronic chatbot (troll) aliases, culled subjects, rogue servers etc., but relatively few whitelistings, much depending on the newsgroups/hierarchies you may be subscribed to, newsserver retention, completeness, or sampling older usenet archives, thus temporarily disabling filters to retrieve a newsgroup's complete article count, then "apply scoring and actions on selected groups" as
needed, which may have little to no effect on pre-1994 usenet content,
but after about "y2k", filtering is essential to detrollifying usenet

this example filter works great in 40tude dialog, using actual header strings, and any newsreader can be easily set to automatically ignore
all unapproved articles with "from *" or similar x-over header syntax:

[*]
-1 From *
!ignore From *
#
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll001" "troll002" "troll..." >!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll121" "troll122" "troll..." >!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll241" "troll242" "troll..." >!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll361" "troll362" "troll..." >!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll481" "troll482" "troll..." >#
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) Subject "cull001" "cull002" "cull..." >!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) Message-ID "rogue001" "rogue002" ...
#
=!unsetwatchignore From "user001" "user002" "user003" "user..."
=+1 From "user001" "user002" "user003" "user004" "user..."
#
=!unsetwatchignore Subject "topic001" "topic002" "topic..."
=+1 Subject "topic001" "topic002" "topic003" "topic..."
#
=!unsetwatchignore Message-ID "@server001" "@server002" ...
=+1 Message-ID "@server001" "@server002" "@server003"...
#
!setcolor(navy;teal),move(junk) Xpost %>1
#
=+9999 From "self <name@server01>" "self <name@server02>" ... >=!unsetwatchignore,setcolor(red;yellow) From "self <name@server01>" ...
#
!setcolor(maroon;gray),move(junk) Score "-1"

watching 40tude dialog's "status" window while retrieving new headers
in selected groups, default log level 2 scrolls info and score/filter,
for each newsgroup displays lo-hi server markers, and local hi marker,
thus retrieving "up to" server hi subtract local hi number of headers,
scoring shows complete message-ids, matching strings in header fields,
with summary info, e.g. "added received headers to group/folder junk",
"added received headers to group/folder news.software.nntp" etc., and
total headers received/added for that session . . . fun to watch, and helps to clarify how usenet newsservers interact with your newsreader, while showing step-by-step how your score filter is affecting headers
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From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

D wrote:

because all new x-posts and generic article headers are automatically moved to the "junk" folder, and all kill-filed (blacklisted) overview headers are automatically moved to the "troll" folder, the newsreader will only display preapproved (whitelisted) articles in any newsgroup, so the "junk" folder should be browsed for new blacklist or whitelist entries, which over time with daily usage will have added hundreds of
text strings automatically killfiling chronic chatbot (troll) aliases, culled subjects, rogue servers etc., but relatively few whitelistings, much depending on the newsgroups/hierarchies you may be subscribed to, newsserver retention, completeness, or sampling older usenet archives, thus temporarily disabling filters to retrieve a newsgroup's complete article count, then "apply scoring and actions on selected groups" as needed, which may have little to no effect on pre-1994 usenet content, but after about "y2k", filtering is essential to detrollifying usenet

this example filter works great in 40tude dialog, using actual header strings, and any newsreader can be easily set to automatically ignore
all unapproved articles with "from *" or similar x-over header syntax:

[*]
-1 From *
!ignore From *
#
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll001" "troll002" "troll..."
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll121" "troll122" "troll..."
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll241" "troll242" "troll..."
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll361" "troll362" "troll..."
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) From "troll481" "troll482" "troll..."
#
!setcolor(black;black),move(troll) Subject "cull001" "cull002" "cull..." !setcolor(black;black),move(troll) Message-ID "rogue001" "rogue002" ...
#
=!unsetwatchignore From "user001" "user002" "user003" "user..."
=+1 From "user001" "user002" "user003" "user004" "user..."
#
=!unsetwatchignore Subject "topic001" "topic002" "topic..."
=+1 Subject "topic001" "topic002" "topic003" "topic..."
#
=!unsetwatchignore Message-ID "@server001" "@server002" ...
=+1 Message-ID "@server001" "@server002" "@server003"...
#
!setcolor(navy;teal),move(junk) Xpost %>1
#
=+9999 From "self <name@server01>" "self <name@server02>" ... =!unsetwatchignore,setcolor(red;yellow) From "self <name@server01>" ...
#
!setcolor(maroon;gray),move(junk) Score "-1"

watching 40tude dialog's "status" window while retrieving new headers
in selected groups, default log level 2 scrolls info and score/filter,
for each newsgroup displays lo-hi server markers, and local hi marker,
thus retrieving "up to" server hi subtract local hi number of headers, scoring shows complete message-ids, matching strings in header fields, with summary info, e.g. "added received headers to group/folder junk", "added received headers to group/folder news.software.nntp" etc., and
total headers received/added for that session . . . fun to watch, and helps to clarify how usenet newsservers interact with your newsreader, while showing step-by-step how your score filter is affecting headers

Usenet would be "detrolllified" if you would no longer participate in it.
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From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

On Sun, 2 Aug 2026 23:03:35 -0000, Ch1ffr3punk wrote:

Usenet would be "detrolllified" if you would no longer participate in it.

Trolls wouldn't be trolling if nobody would take the flamebait.

(Follow-up set to alt.clueless.)
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From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

On Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:29:57 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Sun, 2 Aug 2026 23:03:35 -0000, Ch1ffr3punk wrote:

Usenet would be "detrolllified" if you would no longer participate in it.

Trolls wouldn't be trolling if nobody would take the flamebait.

Very well put! That's going to be my new signature line. (Sorry,
GBS!)
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those who don't have it." --George Bernard Shaw
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