Re: Since BlockNews didn't continue working

DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote at 22:55 this Monday (GMT):

On 3/11/2024 5:43 PM, Joel wrote:

Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> wrote:
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I was able to use BlockNews in Thunderbird, but not Agent.  Couldn't
get it to succeed in pulling headers.  Went back to Eternal September.

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Some "Relf" type parochial third-world nut might've fucked it up for them.
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Use German servers. They're maintained by first-world people, not
"Mormons" and alike.

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It's not a major loss, since I have the account as a backup with
Thunderbird, or even binaries if I wished.  But Agent can settle on
E-S.

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Does eternal-september drop cross-posts from certain groups or users?
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Using E-S, I'm not getting anything from those morons on alt.checkmate
or alt.usenet.kooks.
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I'm glad, but curious what's happening.

 I think Ray filters it?