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   Message 4,053 of 5,700   
   Ted Nolan    
   Re: just wondering   
   22 Aug 07 20:40:20   
   
   From: ted@loft.tnolan.com   
      
   In article <4aadnYoM5tgX5lHbnZ2dnUVZ_rOpnZ2d@comcast.com>,   
   ~Vi <~vi@comcast.net> wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >I am assuming there are rules to posting in a newsgroup but is there any way   
   >to prevent those really annoying posts from appearing over and over again   
   >and messing up the posts that actually deal with the actual subject of a NG   
   >itself... for example the one that is bombarding almost every NG out there.   
   >"MI5 Persecution: etc., etc.,"  ... I know I can ignore them, (which I do)   
   >but just wondered if anyone  has any control over content.... Is the intent   
   >to just annoy or what?  If this has been asked and answered before, I   
   >apologize...   
   >   
   >   
      
   In general there is nothing you can do except try and adjust your software   
   to ignore such posts.  Mostly the intention is to annoy.  I think the   
   MI5 guy is genuinely mentally ill.   
      
      
   				Ted   
      
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