From: exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net   
      
   david1940  wrote on 18 May 2018 in   
   soc.genealogy.britain:   
      
   > On 13/05/2018 19:26, Chris Dickinson wrote:   
   >> Well, whatever Google (or whoever) may have tried to do in the last 72   
   >> hours, the situation is now much worse (from the point of view of a   
   >> Google Groups user).   
   >>   
   > I am using Thunderbird to read these messages and had managed to filter   
   > out the spam containing certain words.   
   > However although the filters are in place they no longer work and I'm   
   > fed up deleting threads and messages.   
      
   Works fine here on Xnews.   
      
   > Does anyone have solution?   
      
   Yes, rules have to be maintained by the user.   
      
   Publisizing rules is counterproductive, it helps the spammers.   
      
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