Daniel wrote:
> Almost as to be expected, on various UseNet groups, there are idiots that
> *need*
> to be ignored and this used to be accomplished by the use of Filters
> (Tools->Message Filters).
>
> Lately, it seems to me that the Filters are not achieving anything ....
> tonight
> I've created two new filters (in an effort to get rid of a pain in the butt!)
>
> Say, for example, tonight's clown was "Fred Smith <[email protected]>"
>
> First off, for the entire UseNet server account, I created a filter called
> "Smith" and set it up for "From" "contains" "Smith" (Yes, the capital "S" was
> correct). Clicked "OK" and then on the "Message Filters" screen, I clicked
> "Run
> Now" ...... and nothing happened!
>
> So then I created a filter called "gon" and set it up for "From" "contains"
> "stuffgoingon" (again, case is correct). Clicked "OK" and then on the "Message
> Filters" screen, I clicked "Run Now" ...... and nothing happened!
>
> So then I quit the "Message Filters" screen and went to Tools->Run Filter on
> Folder ..... and nothing happened!
>
> So are Filters still usable on news groups in SeaMonkey (as shown in my sig
> file??
>
I have had similar problems when establishing a new filter in a newsgroup. For
me, exiting SM completely and then restarting SM and clicking "Run Now" seems to
solve the problem. You don't mention what "Action" you selected but I use
"Delete Message"
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