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From: Paul Clement on 5 May 2010 08:56 On Tue, 4 May 2010 19:43:51 -0400, "Claire" <replyto(a)fra> wrote: � What about my goal to become MVP? � I am going to jump off the cliff :( � Claire Try jumping to the web forums instead: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/visualbasic If you still want to use your news reader Microsoft just released a new version of the Forums NNTP Bridge: https://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/Downloads Paul ~~~~ Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
From: Paul Clement on 5 May 2010 08:58 On Tue, 4 May 2010 22:06:00 -0400, "MikeD" <nobody(a)nowhere.edu> wrote: � So as I understand it, MS is dropping NNTP completely. Not just THIS � newsgroup, but ALL of them. Yes. Paul ~~~~ Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
From: MM on 5 May 2010 08:59 On Wed, 5 May 2010 12:06:53 +0100, "Mike Williams" <Mike(a)WhiskyAndCoke.com> wrote: > >"FM" <spam(a)uce.gov> wrote in message >news:O1I8eWD7KHA.5708(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> If a suitable alternative that works for everyone can be found >> this could be a blessing in disguise to become less dependent >> on Microsoft as clearly they dont want anything to do with it. >> If it can be clearly defined as VB4/5/6/Classic it might also see >> the end of the vbnet trolling that has been a problem here for >> a long time now. > >Personally I'm thinking about moving back to comp.lang.basic.visual.misc >which I used to frequent some time ago using Google Groups. It used to be a >very busy group years ago, but the traffic there has dropped of to almost >nothing over the last couple of years. I'll keep my eye on it for a while >first though because it's actually been getting more spam messages than real >posts since the Micro$oft control freaks started to close down their own >groups. I wonder who's orchestrating that little part of their plan ;-) Why don't we all just agree to switch over to comp.lang.basic.visual.misc on a certain date to be announced? You'd need a switchover date, and repeated reminders in here beforehand, so that people got the message. I suggest a switchover date of 1st June 2010. MM
From: Henning on 5 May 2010 09:01 "Nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> skrev i meddelandet news:OhOneO%236KHA.5644(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "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]" > > Anyone has any experience with giganews.com or thundernews.com for a newsserver? /Henning
From: MM on 5 May 2010 09:01
On Wed, 05 May 2010 10:44:22 +0100, Dee Earley <dee.earley(a)icode.co.uk> wrote: >On 04/05/2010 23:08, Karl E. Peterson 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 > >Sounds like DevX all over again :) >(For those that remember it) But at least I kept all the CD-ROMs! I have them from September 1997 to November 2000 MM |