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From: nntp on 21 Jun 2010 02:08 What is Happening? This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. Why? As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology and discontinue support for newsgroups. In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach, starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more active ones throughout the course of the next six months. Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? Effective July 1, 2010, this newsgroup will be closed. In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite you to participate at http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized. Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx Who Should I Contact with any Questions? Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to NNTP(a)microsoft.com
From: John on 21 Jun 2010 19:23 It would be very helpful if Microsoft could post a full listing of the microsoft.public newsgroups with a cross-reference to the corresponding forums which will replace them. It would also be helpful if the existing messages could be archived somewhere for future reference. These newsgroups have provided a lot of good information for problem resolution. Much of that information will remain relevant for a long time. nntp(a)microsoft.com wrote: > > What is Happening? > This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing > newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. > > Why? > As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the > traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the > past several years while customers and participants are increasingly > finding > solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. > This > move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier > for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies > and > make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through > improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam > management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by > encouraging a > healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will > begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology > and discontinue support for newsgroups. > > In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those > users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the > newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge > which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the > forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP > reader > functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the > NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ > > Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? > All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and > October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased > approach, > starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more > active ones throughout the course of the next six months. > > > Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? > Effective July 1, 2010, this newsgroup will be closed. > > In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is > scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite > you to participate at > http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp > forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized. > Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx > > Who Should I Contact with any Questions? > Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to > NNTP(a)microsoft.com -- Please reply in this newsgroup. I never post my true email address to prevent spam. Thank you.
From: Ǝиçεl on 21 Jun 2010 21:21 + 1 "John" wrote: > It would be very helpful if Microsoft could post a full listing of the > microsoft.public newsgroups with a cross-reference to the corresponding > forums which will replace them. > > It would also be helpful if the existing messages could be archived > somewhere for future reference. These newsgroups have provided a lot of > good information for problem resolution. Much of that information will > remain relevant for a long time. > > nntp(a)microsoft.com wrote: > > > > What is Happening? > > This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing > > newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. > > > > Why? > > As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the > > traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the > > past several years while customers and participants are increasingly > > finding > > solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. > > This > > move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier > > for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies > > and > > make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through > > improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam > > management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by > > encouraging a > > healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will > > begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology > > and discontinue support for newsgroups. > > > > In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those > > users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the > > newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge > > which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the > > forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP > > reader > > functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the > > NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ > > > > Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? > > All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and > > October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased > > approach, > > starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more > > active ones throughout the course of the next six months. > > > > > > Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? > > Effective July 1, 2010, this newsgroup will be closed. > > > > In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is > > scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite > > you to participate at > > http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp > > forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized. > > Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to > > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx > > > > Who Should I Contact with any Questions? > > Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to > > NNTP(a)microsoft.com > > -- > Please reply in this newsgroup. I never post my true > email address to prevent spam. Thank you. > . >
From: Bill in Co. on 21 Jun 2010 21:43 Just use another ISP nntp server. (I don't think the web based forums are going to work out too well for a lot of us, but obviously that's irrelevant as far as MS is concerned). John wrote: > It would be very helpful if Microsoft could post a full listing of the > microsoft.public newsgroups with a cross-reference to the corresponding > forums which will replace them. > > It would also be helpful if the existing messages could be archived > somewhere for future reference. These newsgroups have provided a lot of > good information for problem resolution. Much of that information will > remain relevant for a long time. > > nntp(a)microsoft.com wrote: >> >> What is Happening? >> This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin >> discontinuing >> newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. >> >> Why? >> As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the >> traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the >> past several years while customers and participants are increasingly >> finding >> solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. >> This >> move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it >> easier >> for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies >> and >> make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through >> improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam >> management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by >> encouraging a >> healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft >> will >> begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology >> and discontinue support for newsgroups. >> >> In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those >> users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the >> newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge >> which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the >> forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP >> reader >> functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up >> the >> NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ >> >> Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? >> All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and >> October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased >> approach, >> starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more >> active ones throughout the course of the next six months. >> >> >> Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? >> Effective July 1, 2010, this newsgroup will be closed. >> >> In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is >> scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite >> you to participate at >> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp >> forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are >> finalized. >> Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to >> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx >> >> Who Should I Contact with any Questions? >> Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to >> NNTP(a)microsoft.com > > -- > Please reply in this newsgroup. I never post my true > email address to prevent spam. Thank you.
From: pjp on 22 Jun 2010 02:34
"Bill in Co." <not_really_here(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:OmtOZxaELHA.728(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Just use another ISP nntp server. (I don't think the web based forums > are going to work out too well for a lot of us, but obviously that's > irrelevant as far as MS is concerned). Agreed, I'll just stop browsing them. Same as hotmail, when I can't use it in OE it'll be history also. I hate most web pages design philosphy, e.g. emphasis content not glitter with links to more glitter ad infinitum ... > John wrote: >> It would be very helpful if Microsoft could post a full listing of the >> microsoft.public newsgroups with a cross-reference to the corresponding >> forums which will replace them. >> >> It would also be helpful if the existing messages could be archived >> somewhere for future reference. These newsgroups have provided a lot of >> good information for problem resolution. Much of that information will >> remain relevant for a long time. >> >> nntp(a)microsoft.com wrote: >>> >>> What is Happening? >>> This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin >>> discontinuing >>> newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. >>> >>> Why? >>> As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, >>> the >>> traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the >>> past several years while customers and participants are increasingly >>> finding >>> solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. >>> This >>> move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it >>> easier >>> for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies >>> and >>> make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through >>> improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam >>> management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by >>> encouraging a >>> healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft >>> will >>> begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums >>> technology >>> and discontinue support for newsgroups. >>> >>> In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for >>> those >>> users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the >>> newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP >>> Bridge >>> which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to >>> the >>> forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP >>> reader >>> functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up >>> the >>> NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ >>> >>> Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? >>> All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and >>> October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased >>> approach, >>> starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more >>> active ones throughout the course of the next six months. >>> >>> >>> Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? >>> Effective July 1, 2010, this newsgroup will be closed. >>> >>> In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is >>> scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite >>> you to participate at >>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp >>> forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are >>> finalized. >>> Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to >>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx >>> >>> Who Should I Contact with any Questions? >>> Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to >>> NNTP(a)microsoft.com >> >> -- >> Please reply in this newsgroup. I never post my true >> email address to prevent spam. Thank you. > > |