Newsgroups disappeared from my OE
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From: Tim Slattery on 7 Jul 2010 12:21 "Adela" <nuevadela2(a)rcn.com> wrote: >Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, including >my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a popup >message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got rid >of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or 4 >of them too. Now I only have left this one! > >Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could >retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and don't >recall which others? If you're getting those groups from Microsoft's server, msnews.microsoft.com, then what OE is telling you is the simple truth. MS is dropping its newsgroups. They are disappearing a bit at the time, and yours is already gone. But it's not entirely gone. Other Usenet servers still have the groups. If your ISP has a server, the group is probably there. Other servers exist, both paid and free. Check www.eternal-september.org for a good free server. -- Tim Slattery Slattery_T(a)bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
From: Gib R. Ish on 7 Jul 2010 12:21 It's a control matter. "Adela" <nuevadela2(a)rcn.com> wrote in message news:eXbH05eHLHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... : Thank you Rui, at least now I know the whys! Is this an economy matter? : The reason I had the newsgroups in my OE in the first place was that I had : problems entering them through the web site, so now I have to go back to it? ::o) Adela : : : "ruic" <ruic(a)easthanovertownship.com> wrote in message : news:%23zckRreHLHA.5680(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... : > Microsoft is moving their newsgroups to web forums. : > : > Rui : > : > "Adela" <nuevadela2(a)rcn.com> wrote in message : > news:%23J7RPmeHLHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... : >> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, : >> including my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one : >> newsgroup, a popup message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't : >> exist, and when I got rid of the popup, it also took with it the : >> newsgroup. It happened with 3 or 4 of them too. Now I only have left : >> this one! : >> : >> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could : >> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and : >> don't recall which others? : >> : >> Thanks ever so much! Adela : >> : > : > : :
From: VanguardLH on 7 Jul 2010 12:27 Adela wrote: > Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, including > my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a popup > message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got rid > of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or 4 > of them too. Now I only have left this one! > > Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could > retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and don't Stop using Microsoft's NNTP server. Microsoft started their Usenet usurping experiment about 4 years ago by providing a webnews-for-dummies gateway from forums to Usenet. They decided to abandon that experiment since they have no control over Usenet content outside of their own NNTP server. They are now forcing their customers to move to the inane and very underpowered web-based forums and for which there is there are many newsgroups that have no matching counterpart in their forums. The microsoft.public.* newsgroups will continue to exist in Usenet. Microsoft is not Usenet, just another participant but who is leaving. You will need to use a different NNTP server (many are free) since Microsoft is going to drop theirs. Albasani and Eternal-September are good free NSPs (newsgroup service providers) and carry more than just the Microsoft newsgroups. For Microsoft's propaganda regarding their abandoning newsgroups, read: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
From: milt on 7 Jul 2010 12:45 On 7/7/2010 10:32 AM, Adela wrote: > Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, including > my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a popup > message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got rid > of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or 4 > of them too. Now I only have left this one! > > Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could > retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and don't > recall which others? > > Thanks ever so much! Adela > > Microsoft is getting rid of all their newsgroups and eventually shutting down the MS news server. They've already started wiping out grops, that is probably what happened to those, by Oct. 1st, the server will be gone along with those newsgroups. However, the newsgroups may still exist on other news servers. You'll have to do a google search to see if they might still be around.
From: JohnB on 7 Jul 2010 12:48
Will that bridge work with Outlook Express? I just downloaded that bridge software and installed it. I got to the point that it displays a bunch of Microsoft newsgroups. But I don't see anything in the instructions on how to view those in OE. "Roy Smith" <rasmith1959(a)live.com> wrote in message news:6r1Zn.292515$iG7.117627(a)en-nntp-12.dc1.easynews.com... > On 7/7/2010 10:32 AM, Adela wrote: >> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, >> including >> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a >> popup >> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got >> rid >> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or >> 4 >> of them too. Now I only have left this one! >> >> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could >> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and >> don't >> recall which others? > > Microsoft is closing their newsgroup server and encouraging everyone to > move over to their web forums instead. They are closing their > newsgroups in stages starting with the least active ones first, then > progressing to the more active newsgroups. If you don't want to use the > web forums, you can always switch over to a different newsgroup server > like aioe or eternal-september or any other free newsgroup server. Some > free newsgroup servers may require registering before you can receive > any of the newsgroups they carry. > > If you want to participate in the web forums but would like to be able > to use your newsreader instead of the web interface, you can try one of > the NNTP bridge programs. The one I use and recommend is available here: > > http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/ > > -- > > Roy Smith > Windows 7 Professional > > Timestamp: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:54:24 AM |