[NTLUG:Discuss] I need help with Thunderbird Usenet filtering

[Stuart Johnston]

John K. Taber wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 11:18 -0500, Robert Citek wrote:
>> On 08/13/2007 10:58 AM, Stuart Johnston wrote:
>>> John K. Taber wrote:
>>>> A newsgroup I follow is under sporge flooding. I use Thunderbird to
>>>> follow it, but Thunderbird's message filtering doesn't seem to have all
>>>> the header fields I need to avoid the sporges. Thunderbird filter
>>>> provides only for Subject, From, and Date.
>>> You should be able to use any header in a Thunderbird filter with the 
>>> 'Customize' option on the header drop down.
>> Yes, that is how to do it.
>>
>> Tools > Message Filters > New,  then click on the drop down menu and
>> choose Customize.  Once a new header is entered, it will appear in the
>> drop down menu from then on.
>>
>> Let us know if that works for you.
>>
>> Regards,
>> - Robert
> 
> Alas, no. Perhaps I need to upgrade Thunderbird? I'm using version
> 1.5.0.12.
> 
> Clicking the drop down menu on the filter window does not reveal a
> "customize".

That's odd.  It seems the Customize option is only available for email 
accounts, not Newsgroups.