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- From: msb@sq.sq.com (Mark Brader)
- Subject: Re: Killfiles
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.102316.878@sq.sq.com>
- Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada
- References: <BzuL9s.CCy@polaris.async.vt.edu> <Bzw598.JzF@zoo.toronto.edu>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 10:23:16 GMT
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- > The relevant line in mine reads:
- >
- > /name of poster/h:j
- >
- > which kills all articles with his name anywhere in the header. If you
- > are really feeling unfriendly, change the "h" to "a" to kill all articles
- > which even mention him (although this will take a bit longer at startup).
-
- For those who *do* use the "a" modifier (and therefore didn't see the
- above article), it is sometimes useful to have the same entry without
- this modifier first. That is, do two or all three of:
-
- /name of poster/:j
- /name of poster/h:j
- /name of poster/a:j
-
- Due to the time taken to do the "a" searches, this can result in a
- noticeable time saving.
-
- I also recommend doing :=:j rather than :j, by way of confirmation that
- you're killing something that looks relevant, at least when using the
- "h" and "a" modifiers.
- --
- Mark Brader | "I think it's safe to say that no person can hope to
- SoftQuad Inc., Toronto | achieve basic life competence without consulting my
- utzoo!sq!msb, msb@sq.com | work on a regular basis." -- Cecil Adams
-
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