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From: a a r o n _ k e m p f on 2 Jun 2010 14:34 So I can continue using http://groups.google.com to correct your misinformation? On Jun 2, 6:22 am, "Douglas J. Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteele(a)NOSPAM_gmail.com> wrote: > #3. For quite a few years now, Microsoft has been running a number of news > servers with the address msnews.microsoft.com. On those servers, there are a > number of NNTP newsgroups with a high level of microsoft.public.*. > > Microsoft also has a web interface to interact with those newsgroups. In > actual fact, the web interface is a relatively new thing: for years, > Microsoft simply had the news servers and you had to use a news reader to > interact with the forums. > > They're turning off the servers, and shutting down their web interface. > > However, since they're NNTP newsgroups, they're propagated to hundreds of > other servers, and it's extremely doubtful that those other servers are > going away. > > So as long as you have a newsgroup reader and the ability to log onto one of > the many other servers that carry the groups, they're not really going away. > > The issue is that since Microsoft is making it so much harder, we expect the > volume of posts to decrease significantly. > > -- > Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVPhttp://www.AccessMVP.com/DJSteele > Co-author: Access 2010 Solutions, published by Wiley > (no e-mails, please!) > > "Fred" <F...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:5ACC2DA1-6321-409C-A529-8A52541C8022(a)microsoft.com... > > >I think that I am confused on what "newsgroup" means with regard to the > > termination notices. Could somebody enlighten me? As far as I > > understand > > it, there are two definitions of "newsgroups" at work here: > > > 1. The Microsoft name for the question and answer area which is nicely > > organized with a section for Access, and functionally defined subsections. > > > 2. A technical way of accessing #1 (which I don't understand) which > > involves a method other than the Microsoft web interface. > > > Are they shutting down #1, #2 or both?
From: GP George on 2 Jun 2010 15:39 No, Aaron. You really are not able to correct misinformation, other than your own, of course. But even that would assume you know the difference, the probability of which seems to run less than 50% . George "a a r o n _ k e m p f" <aaron_kempf(a)Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:304f660a-8341-476d-bfb1-6659fd5fac66(a)31g2000prc.googlegroups.com... > So I can continue using http://groups.google.com to correct your > misinformation? > >
From: Fred on 2 Jun 2010 17:06 Doug, Thanks for the information.
From: David W. Fenton on 2 Jun 2010 20:48 "Bill" <mlharding(a)jps.net> wrote in news:mL2dnQM_lt31EpjRnZ2dnUVZ_hidnZ2d(a)earthlink.com: > > "David W. Fenton" <XXXusenet(a)dfenton.com.invalid> wrote in message > news:Xns9D8AB17D96AD6f99a49ed1d0c49c5bbb2(a)74.209.136.100... >> =?Utf-8?B?RnJlZA==?= <Fred(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> news:2500C9A5-F9E9-49B6-AD28-75FAB9610BF0(a)microsoft.com: >> >>> The experts have been focusing on the technical aspects (news >>> group vs web interface) but I think that what's more key is an >>> Access-focused forum/newsgroup, with some subdivisions, and >>> knowing that most people that are asking a question will need a >>> web site / web interface. >> >> I vote for a single newsgroup with no subdivisions at all. > > No, No to what? No I didn't vote? Or you disagree? If so, say that you have a different opinion, rather than implying that mine is wrong. > "Access", "Forms", "Formscoding" and "Reports" are the four > sub-divisions that have served us well. And, as Bob posted, there > are many NNTP servers out there, that as far as I've been able to > determine, have no intention of dropping the Microsoft.Public.* > newsgroups. I disagree that the subdivision has "served us well." -- David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/ usenet at dfenton dot com http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/
From: David W. Fenton on 2 Jun 2010 20:51
=?Utf-8?B?RnJlZA==?= <Fred(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:5ACC2DA1-6321-409C-A529-8A52541C8022(a)microsoft.com: > I think that I am confused on what "newsgroup" means with regard > to the termination notices. Microsoft has been using an open technology, NNTP, over which it has no control, to distribute its content beyond its own news server. Read the Wikipedia articles on Usenet and NNTP to understand just how foolish it is of MS to think they can close down the microsoft.public newsgroups just by closing their own news server. -- David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/ usenet at dfenton dot com http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/ |