Thanks for the info :) Denise Mangano Help Desk Analyst Complus Data Innovations, Inc.
-----Original Message----- From: Tim Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:49 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: [OT] question about killfile Same thing. The name is derived from old Usenet readers, which had a text file list of email addresses that it would ignore posts from. Since usenet can have a particularly low signal-to-noise ratio, these readers had a quick "kill" command that would automatically add the poster of the currently selected message to the file. -- Tim Moore / Blackboard Inc. / Software Engineer 1899 L Street, NW / 5th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 Phone 202-463-4860 ext. 258 / Fax 202-463-4863 > -----Original Message----- > From: Denise Mangano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:46 PM > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: [OT] question about killfile > > > Hey all :) > > Sorry for the dumb question... But I keep seeing people talk > about a killfile. Seeing as how this is the first list I've > ever subscribed to, I had to ask - what exactly is a > killfile? Without pointing fingers, there are some poster(s) > I'd like to block. I know I can block the address, or set up > a rule in Outlook to automatically move messages from a > specific address to the deleted items folder... But I was > just curious if this killfile was something different, and > more effective. > > Thanks :) > > Denise Mangano > Help Desk Analyst > Complus Data Innovations, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
