Making Google Groups' Usenet interface less painful to use (Killfile, etc.)

(was: Can Google Groups do cross-posting?)

redbelly wrote: ::My main beef with GG is no killfile or "ignore this user" feature. :: In message news: snipped-for-privacy@r35g2000prh.googlegroups.com nuny@ bid.nes (Mark L. Fergerson) wrote: :If you use Firefox, :find and download something called Greasemonkey and install it. : You can get it to work with ANY Gecko-based browser. http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:5s5efoIChB0J:

*-*-courtesy+SeaMonkey+GreaseMonkey http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:2n1Y33MCDqYJ:*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-for-keeping-Firefox-*+*-xSidebar-*-for-*-SeaMonkey-*

:Then go to penney.org and get their GG killfile addon. : This is what I have been wanting. Damian Penney is my new hero.[1] Not only has he produced the "Google Groups KillFile" script for GreaseMonkey[2], that same script allows you to reclaim the space used by that stupid righthand column on Google Groups pages. http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:FTuji-3RkuMJ:

*-*-into-the-nav+Google.Groups.Plus+Google.Groups.KillFile+powered+RSS+Entries+Greasemonkey+removes.*.*.*.third.column+*-script-*-cleans-the-new-UI-*+proudly+added.to.*.Google.Groups.Navbar

Hat tip to Mystyk who did the initial work on this

and another one to Mark for pointing to this. . . [1] ...pushing aside some guys who get big props in my book. http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:6r37tOAgmPgJ:adblockplus.org/en/history+Wladimir.Palant+Michael.McDonald+Henrik.Aasted.Sorensen+zz+zz+rue

[2] Properly written in camel case