From: Brad Phelan Date: 2007-09-27T00:10:12+09:00 Subject: ID the troll using posting-account = ps2QrAMAAAA6_jCuRt2JEIpn5Otqf_w0 Ruby Maniac wrote: > I am new to Ruby and I could use some expert advice as to how I can > make this code run faster. > > def scramble(fname) > f = File.new(fname, "rb") > _fname = fname + ".scrambled" > begin > File.exist?(_fname) if File.delete(_fname) > rescue > end > ff = File.new(_fname, "wb+") > for l in f > l.each_byte{|c| ff.write((c | 0x80).chr) } > end > f.close() > ff.close() > end > If you google for ps2QrAMAAAA6_jCuRt2JEIpn5Otqf_w0 http://www.google.com/search?q=ps2QrAMAAAA6_jCuRt2JEIpn5Otqf_w0 which is the google posting-account number for "Ruby Maniac" in his headers you find this guy is a profi troll. Some of his posts to other groups are racist, sexist and highly offensive. I suggest no further responses to his posts. Any way to get this id filtered from the list? B