A list of subjects that you don't want to read about. The news client will not display headers that match criteria in the kill file. For example, if you follow the rec.collecting forum, you might tell your news client to "kill" any header that contains the words "Franklin Mint." Kill files can apply to all subscribed groups or to one specific group.
a list of people whose messages you don't want to read, i.e. their messages just get deleted immediately - also used to ignore topics not of interest to you
a feature of many newsreaders that allows you to block any individual you choose, so that you don't even have to see their posts
a vacation from Usenet strife
a way of recording what articles you want to kill (skip over)
Deleting customer records from a file for a number of reasons, such as expiration, inactivity, change in demographic status and so forth.
A newsreader file into which you can enter e-mail addresses or key phrases to prevent unwanted posts from being downloaded.
A file used by some newsreaders to reject unwanted articles. A kill file will reject posts containing words, authors, or subjects that you don't want to see. Also known as a "bozo filter." (Some newsgroup users signify adding an article or thread to their killfile by replying with the word "*plonk*.")
An automatically processed database of names, user IDs, topics, and so on, from whom or about which you do not wish to see e-mail or news postings. Kill files are useful to trim your information processing time down to something manageable, or to prevent you from seeing mail or postings from people who persist in behavior with which you do not agree. See also flame. WWWebfx Home Page
A file used by some newsreader software that allows you to automatically skip posts with certain attributes (specific subject, author, and so on).
A kill file (also killfile, bozo bin or twit list) is a per-user file used by some Usenet reading programs (originally Larry Wall's rn) to discard summarily (without presenting for reading) articles matching some particularly uninteresting (or unwanted) patterns of subject, author, or other header lines.