Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A file of character strings that are matched against incoming e-mail or Usenet posts to eliminate items that one does not want to receive.
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- noun Internet A
kill file . - verb Internet To add (a user) to a kill file.
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Examples
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Ah, but that's the problem with LJ, it is /not/ a proper discussion forum, which would have facilities to 'killfile' Usenet term; means "I don't want to see that person's posts/comments" but other people can still see them and proper threading, not a master post with comments, but people still still to use it as a general discussion forum because that's where everyone else is.
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For us less technical types, what is a "killfile"?
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David: Isn't it about time that a 'killfile' function was added to Gossamer Forum and Mexconnect?
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Best way to piss an author off (and end up in their killfile) is to argue with them about the direction the plot is going, or the actions and motivations of their characters.
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Best way to piss an author off (and end up in their killfile) is to argue with them about the direction the plot is going, or the actions and motivations of their characters.
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Ah, but Usenet had truly effective killfile tools; you could block by subject or real author with 'nn' or 'rn' quite effectively.
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The 'personal topic' method certainly helps keep Deltoid readable but, again, Deltoid has killfile, so one can omit a lot
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The standard Firefox killfile would, I guess, have to be installed by the NYT.
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Anna did something like a killfile script for dot.earth but the NYT defeated it.
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Reality is what, when you killfile it, doesn't go away.
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