George Parton <GEParton@netscape.net> wrote in news:LQIaj.15626$Fa7.6482
@newsfe17.lga:

Part of your problem is the lack of good filtering ability in your reader.
Netscape 7.2 is old and insecure as well.

I downscore all posters from googlegroups and then upscore those that are
legitimate here. Of course that means that I will not see new GG posters
that have reasonable questions and comments for this group. Currently I am
not hiding downscored messages.

I'm on a new computer and have not gotten everything set up yet. This also
means that my posting identidy is not what anyone here has seen before. I
decided to give myself a fresh start with filters and much else.

Timothy

I use Netscape 4.8 It filters threads really quick.
I don't filter single posters - too many - just skip over them.
The filter folders for "singles" are editable, so I can delete one out,
then add another, or if the poster changes email addresses, est that. Looks
like 5 (posters)can be put in each folder.  I don't know the limit of
folders (see below)
So a person could create and name the folders by date (month/yr). Then
delete the oldest 2 or 3, to start fresh.
I got 4.8 here http://browser.netscape.com/downloads/archive/
It worked fine on XP. Works fine on Win 98 and I see one for MAC there.
I use it and Mozilla browser.
I did try the email program that came with Mozilla. It wouldn't work with
the munger, so I gave up, so I cannot say if there would have been
conflicts having two email programs open at a time. There were no error
messages after opening each and being side by side.

Teabag (Tim) uses Xnews - Tried it, not bad, but never figured out the
filtering, tried many times. So did another person I know. She still uses
it, but can't the filters figured out at last word.

There's other free newsreaders. I think a lot of people like Agent / Free
Agent, but I've never used it.
I have a list somewhere and more; one downloaded but not installed nor
tried yet.
Say the word, and somebody'll find you a list
J