>A short summary of the twit filter concept:
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>filter the news

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>There are two big problems with Usenet newsgroups these days: first, popular groups get more messages than anyone would ever want to read; second, undesirable, disruptive individuals (let's call them "twits" for short) show up whenever a large number of people congregate in a newsgroup. Outlook Express's newsgroup filters can help solve both problems.
>Select Tools/Newsgroup Filters from the main menu to get started. Click Add to create a new filter. In the Where To Filter section, select the group you want to filter, and then add your own info to the "Do not show messages that meet the following criteria" section. For example, if you know that a certain twit uses the same email address for all his or her postings, enter that address in the From line. If a certain news thread has become overly long and annoying, you can avoid it by typing the subject line in the Subject box. You can also choose to avoid messages over a certain length or age.

Hmmm ... it could be highly uncomplementary to be placed on someone's "twit" filter. :-)