The NNTP exodus continues.
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From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 May 2010 16:43 C. Kevin Provance wrote: > MSFT is now using their indian call center puppets to do their dirty work: Do the headers support that? Just want to be sure, before this gets any dirtier than it already is. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Mayayana on 10 May 2010 19:21 | Do the headers support that? Just want to be sure, before this gets | any dirtier than it already is. | Actually, the mysterious Mr. NNTP posted the last post from a private Comcast account in Woodinville, WA. (The first post came from an MS server.) So apparently Microsoft is also taking away the email accounts of their employees. But it's not clear whether that's because email, like NNTP, is outdated, or whether it's just another part of the effort to "shift available resources" and support more "compelling online browser experience". Funny, I hadn't heard they were going bankrupt. :)
From: Paul Clement on 11 May 2010 12:27 On Mon, 10 May 2010 19:21:12 -0400, "Mayayana" <mayayana(a)invalid.nospam> wrote: � | Do the headers support that? Just want to be sure, before this gets � | any dirtier than it already is. � | � � Actually, the mysterious Mr. NNTP posted � the last post from a private Comcast account � in Woodinville, WA. (The first post came from � an MS server.) So apparently Microsoft is also � taking away the email accounts of their � employees. But it's not clear whether that's � because email, like NNTP, is outdated, or � whether it's just another part of the effort to � "shift available resources" and support more � "compelling online browser experience". The NNTP newsgroups are running on a dead version of their technology - one of the reasons cited for the shutdown. Paul ~~~~ Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
From: C. Kevin Provance on 11 May 2010 13:03 "Paul Clement" <UseAdddressAtEndofMessage(a)swspectrum.com> wrote in message news:c11ju5pt8ai5kb5nkd91pld3m4o6se9g46(a)4ax.com... : : The NNTP newsgroups are running on a dead version of their technology - one of the reasons cited for : the shutdown. : Doesn't look dead to me. You must be a "death panel" supporter. Someone who is no longer productive should be taken out to pasture. If MSFT put an end of life date on your parents, would you kick them to the curb as well? I bet you would. Or are you finally ready to admit that just because something is old and past it's prime doesn't mean it "dead".
From: Paul Clement on 11 May 2010 13:35
On Tue, 11 May 2010 13:03:38 -0400, "C. Kevin Provance" <*@*.*> wrote: � : The NNTP newsgroups are running on a dead version of their technology - one of the reasons cited for � : the shutdown. � : � � Doesn't look dead to me. � � You must be a "death panel" supporter. Someone who is no longer productive should be taken out to pasture. If MSFT put an end of life date on your parents, would you kick them to the curb as well? I bet you would. Or are you finally ready to admit that just because something is old and past it's prime doesn't mean it "dead". I don't typically equate human beings with software but we could make an exception and establish a "death panel" for your situation, if that is what you are asking. Is your mom evicting you from her basement? ;-) Kidding aside, it was only one of the reasons cited. Paul ~~~~ Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic) |