From: Gordon Darling on
https://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums

What is the NNTP Bridge?

The NNTP Bridge application serves as a channel that enables access for
NNTP newsreaders to read and write content to Microsoft Forums. The NNTP
Bridge is a custom implementation that understands sufficient NNTP
protocol commands from supported NNTP newsreaders. It is not to be
treated as a fully functional NNTP server.

In developing this application, our team's goal is to enable a way for
our customers out there who wants to participate in the Microsoft Forum
communities, but does not yet find themselves comfortable with the
transition from the newsreader interface to the Forums Web interface.

We are delivering this NNTP Bridge application to support the fundamental
read and write capabilities only. You may find additional forum features
and functionalities by using the Forums Web interface.

Regards
Gordon





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From: Bill Bradshaw on
I would like to look at this program but can not get through Microsoft's
convoluted access. Is my hotmail account signin acceptable to access the
this program? I can not seem to get in or do I have to register again?
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Gordon Darling wrote:
> https://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums
>
> What is the NNTP Bridge?
>
> The NNTP Bridge application serves as a channel that enables access
> for NNTP newsreaders to read and write content to Microsoft Forums.
> The NNTP Bridge is a custom implementation that understands
> sufficient NNTP protocol commands from supported NNTP newsreaders. It
> is not to be treated as a fully functional NNTP server.
>
> In developing this application, our team's goal is to enable a way for
> our customers out there who wants to participate in the Microsoft
> Forum communities, but does not yet find themselves comfortable with
> the transition from the newsreader interface to the Forums Web
> interface.
>
> We are delivering this NNTP Bridge application to support the
> fundamental read and write capabilities only. You may find additional
> forum features and functionalities by using the Forums Web interface.
>
> Regards
> Gordon


From: Gordon Darling on
On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:34:37 -0800, Bill Bradshaw wrote:

> I would like to look at this program but can not get through Microsoft's
> convoluted access. Is my hotmail account signin acceptable to access
> the this program? I can not seem to get in or do I have to register
> again?

I would have thought an existing Hotmail or Windows Live account should
do it.

Regards
Gordon





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From: Geordie on
On Thu, 6 May 2010 10:34:37 -0800, "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw(a)gci.net>
compiled the following:

>I would like to look at this program but can not get through Microsoft's
>convoluted access. Is my hotmail account signin acceptable to access the
>this program? I can not seem to get in or do I have to register again?

Have a look here for some info:
http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820

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