Usenet flames and how to avoid them Sooner or later, as you read Usenet, you will run into flames. Basically, it's someone thumbing their nose. Remember, there are several million Usenet readers, and many have very strong opinions. How to deal with flames Relax.
People are just rude sometimes.
Take a walk, play a game. Stop reading for a while. Put the offending subject in your kill file. Using trn , type K while reading the flame. Beware of advertising.