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From: Shenan Stanley on 10 Jul 2010 23:26 msnews.microsoft.com wrote: > microsoft.public.windows.powershell > microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory > microsoft.public.windows.server.general > > > There seem to be some problem with the above mentioned NewGroups, i > cant access any information in them, either via IE or Outlook > Explorer. Have these newgroups been decomissioned? There is not 'issue' - your final query gives the answer. It is easier to repost something posted many times in amm the Microsoft Hosted newsgroups (on the Microsoft server(s) anyway) to explain... "What is Happening? This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. "Why?" As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology and discontinue support for newsgroups. In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ "Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown?" All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach, starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more active ones throughout the course of the next six months. "Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup?" Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx "Who Should I Contact with any Questions?" Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to NNTP(a)microsoft.com" -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 11 Jul 2010 01:21 Yes, the newsgroups have been decommissioned on the Microsoft news servers. You can, however, still reach them on other new servers. Though the level of activity is way down since there are viable alternatives in the Forums. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "msnews.microsoft.com" <claire(a)live.com> wrote in message news:uwVAVbKILHA.4400(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > microsoft.public.windows.powershell > microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory > microsoft.public.windows.server.general > > > There seem to be some problem with the above mentioned NewGroups, i cant > access any information in them, either via IE or Outlook Explorer. Have > these newgroups been decomissioned? > >
From: XS11E on 11 Jul 2010 09:46 "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote: > Yes, the newsgroups have been decommissioned on the Microsoft news > servers. You can, however, still reach them on other new servers. > Though the level of activity is way down since there are viable > alternatives in the Forums. I'd have to question your use of the word 'viable', to those who have used Usenet for years, forums are not a viable alternative. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 11 Jul 2010 11:21 As long as I can get to them with my preferred NNTP Reader, I don't give a d*** what their underlying format is. And with the Community Bridge http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/, I really don't care if they move to Forums. As long as we have a place for our discussions about 64bit. The problem is, we don't yet have such a place. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "XS11E" <xs11eNO(a)SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:Xns9DB244E31EC62xs11eyahoocom(a)127.0.0.1... > "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote: > >> Yes, the newsgroups have been decommissioned on the Microsoft news >> servers. You can, however, still reach them on other new servers. >> Though the level of activity is way down since there are viable >> alternatives in the Forums. > > I'd have to question your use of the word 'viable', to those who have > used Usenet for years, forums are not a viable alternative. > > > > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project: > http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
From: Robert Aldwinckle on 11 Jul 2010 11:46
"Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message news:879340DA-1045-4CD9-9E64-500334C0F9A5(a)microsoft.com... > As long as I can get to them with my preferred NNTP Reader, I don't give a > d*** what their underlying format is. And with the Community Bridge > http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/, I really don't care if they move to > Forums. As long as we have a place for our discussions about 64bit. The > problem is, we don't yet have such a place. What about tagging? Apparently there have also been omissions in the switch to forums for some programming language fans that may only get support that way, e.g. based on a similar feature that the Office forums are using--but of no use to bridge users yet AFAIK. --- |