Gene Kearns wrote:
if you use Agent as a newsreader, merely position
the cursor anywhere on the offending thread and hit an "I".

Right. But version matters. Only the latest, v4.2, uses the "i" key to
"ignore subthread", which afaic, is worth its weight in gold.
Anyone who hasn't upgraded from v3.3 or earlier should do so post
haste. And "ignore subthread" is only one of several new features
worth the $15 upgrade.

Rick