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From: Henning on 4 May 2010 19:21 "Mike Williams" <Mike(a)WhiskeyAndCoke.com> skrev i meddelandet news:uhqXz396KHA.2160(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Bob Butler" <noway(a)nospam.ever> wrote in message > news:uMrJxi96KHA.2220(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >>> Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities >>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx >> >> I like "make it easier for contributors to retain their influence" and >> 'Perhaps most appealing is the notion that "we own the app"'. Any decent >> real-VB-only alternatives? > > The comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group used to be very busy up until two or > three years ago. I still check that group every day, but it doesn't get > much traffic these days. It will probably start to get busy again soon if > the Micro$oft control freaks go ahead with their plans to ditch this > group. > > Mike > > Moving to c.l.b.v.m will be easy, but what happens to all older posts in this group? Will they still be available on some mirrors? /Henning
From: Henning on 4 May 2010 19:25 "Mike Williams" <Mike(a)WhiskeyAndCoke.com> skrev i meddelandet news:uhqXz396KHA.2160(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Bob Butler" <noway(a)nospam.ever> wrote in message > news:uMrJxi96KHA.2220(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >>> Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities >>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx >> >> I like "make it easier for contributors to retain their influence" and >> 'Perhaps most appealing is the notion that "we own the app"'. Any decent >> real-VB-only alternatives? > > The comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group used to be very busy up until two or > three years ago. I still check that group every day, but it doesn't get > much traffic these days. It will probably start to get busy again soon if > the Micro$oft control freaks go ahead with their plans to ditch this > group. > > Mike > > I'll be damnd, my ISP has shut down the nntp server.... :((( /Henning
From: Nobody on 4 May 2010 19:43 "Henning" <computer_hero(a)coldmail.com> wrote in message news:enzKJE%236KHA.5848(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > I'll be damnd, my ISP has shut down the nntp server.... :((( Yes, some of the major ISP's stopped their Usenet services. Quote from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet#Usenet_traffic_today "In 2008, Verizon Communications, Time Warner Cable and Sprint Nextel signed an agreement with Attorney General of New York Andrew Cuomo to shut down access to sources of child pornography.[27] Time Warner Cable stopped offering access to Usenet. Verizon reduced its access to the "Big 8" hierarchies. Sprint stopped access to the alt.* hierarchies. AT&T stopped access to the alt.binaries.* hierarchies. Cuomo never specifically named Usenet in his anti-child pornography campaign. David DeJean of PC World said that some worry that the ISPs used Cuomo's campaign as an excuse to end portions of Usenet access, as it is costly for the internet service providers. In 2008 AOL, which no longer offered Usenet access, and the four providers that responded to the Cuomo campaign were the five largest internet service providers in the United States; they had more than 50% of the U.S. ISP marketshare.[28] On June 8, 2009, AT&T announced that it would no longer provide access to the Usenet service as of July 15, 2009.[29] AOL announced that it would discontinue its integrated Usenet service in early 2005, citing the growing popularity of weblogs, chat forums and on-line conferencing.[30] The AOL community had a tremendous role in popularizing Usenet some 11 years earlier,[citation needed] with all of its positive and negative aspects. This change marked the end of the legendary Eternal September. Others, however, feel that Google Groups, especially with its new user interface, has picked up the torch that AOL has dropped-and that the so-called Eternal September has yet to end.[citation needed] In August, 2009, Verizon announced that it would discontinue access to Usenet on September 30, 2009.[31][32] In April 2010, Cox Communications announced (via email) that it would discontinue usenet service, effective June 30, 2010. JANET(UK) announced it will discontinue Usenet service, effective July 31, 2010, citing Google Groups as an alternative.[33]"
From: Claire on 4 May 2010 19:43 What about my goal to become MVP? I am going to jump off the cliff :( Claire "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote in message news:OpSyRZ96KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > The final insult they had left to deliver... > > Q: When will this transition be complete? > > A: Microsoft is closing newsgroups in phases and anticipates completing > this by Fall 2010. > > Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx > > -- > .NET: It's About Trust! > http://vfred.mvps.org > >
From: Jimekus on 4 May 2010 20:56
> Moving to c.l.b.v.m will be easy, but what happens to all older posts in > this group? Will they still be available on some mirrors? > > /Henning Exactly! There are important posts on this group, like how to install VB6 on Linux, etc. |