From: richard@ex-parrot.com   
      
   On 18/05/18 12:39, MB wrote:   
   > On 18/05/2018 10:08, david1940 wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >> Does anyone have solution?   
   >   
   > I must have filtered out many genuine USENET users who have posted   
   > replies to SPAMmers when I have blocked their EMail address with the   
   > SPAMmers.   
      
   I haven't received any genuine spam via this newsgroup for a week or so.   
     I have, however, received so much crap from Steve Hayes that I've   
   blocked him.  I recommend others do the same.  Hopefully life will now   
   get better.   
      
   Richard   
      
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