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From: briang@bari.Sun.COM (Brian Gordon)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Kill files
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Date: 13 Sep 89 22:23:47 GMT
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In article <3905@cbnewsh.ATT.COM> dlj@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (david.l.jacobowitz) writes:
>I know this question must be brought up again and again,
>but I was wondering if someone could explain how to set-up
>a "kill file."
>
>Does this file begin with "." (like .signature)?
>Does it work when you use vnews to read the news?
>
>Can you supress articles according to subject,
>author, keywords, crossposted newsgroups, etc?
>How would one (well, me actually) do this?

Does "RTFM" sound familiar?  Kill files are associated with (at least) the 'rn'
newsreader.  There are commands for adding to them (creating if necessary) in
'rn' itself.

They exist at at least two levels (global and per newsgroup).  It is possible
to filter on just about anything you can imagine, including keywords, author,
site, etc.

Reading the 'rn' documentation is on the intimidating side.  Your easiest
introduction may be to issue "^K" for some article, say in group x.y, and
then get out and look at "~/News/x/y/KILL" (assuming a typical environment).