Kill files and lions (r)

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 >/* Written  6:30 PM  Mar 30, 1995 by strider in igc:reg.burma */
 >/* ---------- "Kill files and lions" ---------- */

 >Coban,

 >  Can you or someone else who knows how to do this post instructions on 
 >how to set up a kill file?  (For those who aren't familiar with Kill 
 >files, they can be used to prevent your newsreader from "seeing" 
 >postings by certain persons, or on certain topics.  They are also 
 >useful for killing lions).

I am using "rn" as my news reader and you can press K for kill. So it 
depends on what reader you are using to read. It is much easier to filter
out mail by certain criteria on unix. I assume there is a filter machanism
on VMS's news readers as well. I hav not play with them much.

Ct