Example:

syd writes: you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing.
script replies: There there sydney - Santa has lots of presents for you.

and so forth.

On 2009-08-30, Mad as a Box of Frogs <undertow at (no spam) news.vrx.net> wrote:

Example:

syd writes: you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing.
script replies: There there sydney - Santa has lots of presents for you.

and so forth.

Do you mean that you want to do this as you are reading each post?

If so, I'm not sure how to do it in trn, but with slrn you could make an
slang script that would do what you want, and then bind a hotkey to the
function.

Mad as a Box of Frogs <undertow at (no spam) news.vrx.net> wrote in message
news:h7cqmm$q7p$1 at (no spam) undertow.eternal-september.org:

I'm seeking assistance or redirection to links and code cabal
newsgroups detailing how I could save myself countless hours of
nowtime by writing a script to autoreply to a clutch of Usenet's
juvenile delinquents.

There is no cabal.

This script would save my having to individualy followup articles that
do not warrant thought and action per se.

Thought requires a brain.

syd writes: you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing.
script replies: There there sydney - Santa has lots of presents for
you.

Why did syd write you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing?

Limited but clear understanding of how to write limited but clear Perl
scripts.

How was your week?

Full tilt unix system access with admin who has no time for questions
but is happy to adjust permissions to make anything so.

Is there a flicker fixer for linux yet?

You have my word as an artist and existentialist this script will
never be modified into a cancelbot or resurrector.

Not ever?

What I'm really after is a node sitting out there that kicks in when it
sees a from line with "syd" replying to a topic I'm subscribed to -
sure would beat actually taking hand/eye time to reply to the cluck.

I'm seeking assistance or redirection to links and code cabal
newsgroups detailing how I could save myself countless hours of
nowtime by writing a script to autoreply to a clutch of Usenet's
juvenile delinquents.

This script would save my having to individualy followup articles that
do not warrant thought and action per se.

syd writes: you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing.
script replies: There there sydney - Santa has lots of presents for
you.

Limited but clear understanding of how to write limited but clear Perl
scripts.

Full tilt unix system access with admin who has no time for questions
but is happy to adjust permissions to make anything so.

You have my word as an artist and existentialist this script will
never be modified into a cancelbot or resurrector.

Mad as a Box of Frogs, ye asinine mere dull shadow, thou art unfit for
any place but hell, ye preached:

I'm seeking assistance or redirection to links and code cabal
newsgroups detailing how I could save myself countless hours of
nowtime by writing a script to autoreply to a clutch of Usenet's
juvenile delinquents.

This script would save my having to individualy followup articles that
do not warrant thought and action per se.

Example:

syd writes: you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing.
script replies: There there sydney - Santa has lots of presents for
you.

You've not met Fred Tehbot, have you, lametard?

The entire universe is cabal versus the rest. Nobody is fooled. The
code cabal can whip up this sort of thing in a jiffy. I've watched
them do it. They don't say a word for about five minutes...keys a
clicking like hell. They take a sip of coffee and call you back to see
how it works. It makes my sick to see how fast they do it. There
shoudl be a law.

I can read the manual. I can fix brake lines on my dilapidated Benz.
I'm ready to tackle the news.bot - pinky swear. Show me the path.

syd is bitter. Perhaps he's never been allowed to go fishing. I am
willing to take syd fishing but he'd have to "man up" quite a bit to
endure the teeth of the Canadian Shield.

Spiffo.

There'l be two hits in this - I'll hit you and the ambulance will hit
60!

I don't have a solution, but I admire the problem.

No idea. BSD flickers not.

Not ever. This does not apply to my 11 year old son. He may inherit
all things computer when I pass away - should he stumble the bot,
anything may develop.

Orange Pekoe Tea.

Does he win?

I get facial numbness due to stress.

No, he is in hell.

Okay, who put a 'stop payment' on my reality check?

Standards are not just hobbies.

Why do I always have to be the one to make the first move?

Well, you can make more money with Peanut Butter, expecially in Vegas.

None.

Well that's a start and I'll kick trn to see what's in the man pages.
What I'm really after is a node sitting out there that kicks in when
it sees a from line with "syd" replying to a topic I'm subscribed to -
sure would beat actually taking hand/eye time to reply to the cluck.

Aratzio, ye saucy fellow of no merits, thou is open to incontinency, ye
dislodged:

On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:34:19 GMT, in the land of
24hoursupport.helpdesk, "Kadaitcha Man" <anon at (no spam) no.email> got double
secret probation for writing:

Mad as a Box of Frogs, ye asinine mere dull shadow, thou art unfit
for any place but hell, ye preached:

I'm seeking assistance or redirection to links and code cabal
newsgroups detailing how I could save myself countless hours of
nowtime by writing a script to autoreply to a clutch of Usenet's
juvenile delinquents.

This script would save my having to individualy followup articles
that do not warrant thought and action per se.

Example:

syd writes: you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing.
script replies: There there sydney - Santa has lots of presents for
you.

You've not met Fred Tehbot, have you, lametard?

You trying to get Fred a date?

I think he got one already ;-0

On 2009-08-30, Mad as a Box of Frogs <undertow at (no spam) news.vrx.net> wrote:

What I'm really after is a node sitting out there that kicks in when it
sees a from line with "syd" replying to a topic I'm subscribed to -
sure would beat actually taking hand/eye time to reply to the cluck.

If there is a specific person irritating you, it's best to just not to respond
to their posts. Consider if other people also have that person
killfiled, and then you make a habit of responding to every single one
of his posts. The result will be that you create a mess of posts that
will only irritate other people, and they will likely killfile you as
well when they see that your auto-replies are simply the same thing over
and over again. That form of posting might also be viewed as spam by
your news provider, so this idea might end up getting you booted if
someone reports you.

Aratzio <a6ahlyv02 at (no spam) sneakemail.com> wrote in message
news:gd0k95ttvrg7nm34hom331on1i96tirv36 at (no spam) 4ax.com:

Orange Pekoe Tea.

If you move to Seattle and I move to New York, we can get together if
you don't find someone else.

Does he win?

He's a creep.

I get facial numbness due to stress.

You're not Aratzio.

No, he is in hell.

Why is he in hell, Aratzio?

Okay, who put a 'stop payment' on my reality check?

If you say so.

Standards are not just hobbies.

Just a renegade.

Why do I always have to be the one to make the first move?

Are you anti-Semitic?

Well, you can make more money with Peanut Butter, expecially in Vegas.

How much money?

None.

A human being can talk back or walk away.

Aratzio, ye dissembling candle-waster, thou hath a half face, ye
inveighed:

On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:57:09 GMT, in the land of
24hoursupport.helpdesk, "Kadaitcha Man" <anon at (no spam) no.email> got double
secret probation for writing:

Aratzio, ye saucy fellow of no merits, thou is open to incontinency,
ye dislodged:

On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:34:19 GMT, in the land of
24hoursupport.helpdesk, "Kadaitcha Man" <anon at (no spam) no.email> got double
secret probation for writing:

Mad as a Box of Frogs, ye asinine mere dull shadow, thou art unfit
for any place but hell, ye preached:

I'm seeking assistance or redirection to links and code cabal
newsgroups detailing how I could save myself countless hours of
nowtime by writing a script to autoreply to a clutch of Usenet's
juvenile delinquents.

This script would save my having to individualy followup articles
that do not warrant thought and action per se.

Example:

syd writes: you didn't go horsenzeeback fishing.
script replies: There there sydney - Santa has lots of presents
for you.

You've not met Fred Tehbot, have you, lametard?

You trying to get Fred a date?

I think he got one already ;-0

Oh, trying to make Bullis jealous.

No, the lamer. I have what he wants. That'd be Fred.

ShadowTek, ye bowlegged long-staff sixpenny striker, thou hath a half
face, ye released:

On 2009-08-30, Mad as a Box of Frogs <undertow at (no spam) news.vrx.net> wrote:

What I'm really after is a node sitting out there that kicks in when
it sees a from line with "syd" replying to a topic I'm subscribed to
- sure would beat actually taking hand/eye time to reply to the
cluck.

If there is a specific person irritating you, it's best to just not
to respond to their posts. Consider if other people also have that
person
killfiled, and then you make a habit of responding to every single one
of his posts. The result will be that you create a mess of posts that
will only irritate other people, and they will likely killfile you as
well when they see that your auto-replies are simply the same thing
over
and over again. That form of posting might also be viewed as spam by
your news provider, so this idea might end up getting you booted if
someone reports you.

Clueless Newbie, anyone?