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From: -mhd on 5 May 2010 15:45 Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: >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 It has been pointed out to me that MS also dropped NNTP support in Win7 (Outlook Express). -mhd
From: Karl E. Peterson on 5 May 2010 15:46 C. Kevin Provance wrote: > So, c'mon Karl...you're like a top dog here. Where will you go next? Thanks, no, that's not a position I'd care to accept. :-) I'll probably look for a free provider, and watch to see if this hierarchy goes away (I really don't think it will), but also start reading (again) the comp.lang.* hierarchy to see if movement goes that direction. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 5 May 2010 15:55 Phill W. wrote: > Personally, I detest Forums, simply because they're /so/ inefficient to > browse through. With Thunderbird I can easily get 40+ threads in a single > window and can scan over them with ease to find any that I might be able to > help with. How many can you see at once with any of these waffly, webby, > Forum things? Yep, that's why I won't use them. They are to inefficiency what steroids are to performance. You get the kissasses with nothing better to do providing "answers" and no one else really bothers. Why would they? As you say, there's no reciprocity there. You can't browse them, as you can these groups, gaining bits and pieces here and there. It's all about the culture of *greed*, and it will devolve into only the paid answer providers providing any answers at all. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 5 May 2010 15:59 -mhd wrote: > Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: > >> 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 > > It has been pointed out to me that MS also dropped NNTP support in Win7 > (Outlook Express). -mhd They did, yes. Which prompted me to discover a far superior tool - what OE always should've been! Try MesNews, if you feel so inclined. :-) -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 5 May 2010 16:26
David Kaye wrote: > "Larry Serflaten" <serflaten(a)usinternet.com> wrote: > >> We would still need someone to provide 'free' access. I doubt my >> provider offers NNTP, and from the sound of things, many other >> major players are letting go also.... > > Eternal September provides free access. There are others as well. I just created an account with them, and all appeared to be going well. Until I tried logging in. The credentials are being rejected. Do you know if they're having problems at the moment? -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org |