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From: ~*Laughingstar*~ on 13 Jul 2010 17:16 Nil wrote: >> On 13 Jul 2010, "~*Laughingstar*~" <tiredofthis(a)nospam.att.com> >> wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: >> >>> I'm perplexed - they don't come up on mine computer. Wonder if I >>> have all the settings in correctly - but have 10 showing. >> >> You need to read the instructions on their web site. You probably >> aren't authenticating with your ID and password properly. You can >> also scan through the e-t help groups, which you probably are able >> to see - yours is a common complaint by people who are not set up >> correctly. RIGHT you were!!!
From: antioch on 13 Jul 2010 18:06 "Peter Foldes" <maci252211(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:#$134SSILHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Install the NNTP Bridge > > Please take a look at: http://communitybridge.codeplex.com for details and > the current download. > > > > -- > Peter > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > http://www.microsoft.com/protect > > "Roger" <Monkey(a)Zoo.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message > news:%233576aQILHA.4120(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... I am afraid that I cannot get my head into gear re this bridge thing. However, I have managed to get all the old newsgroups to which I previously subscribed via my IP/ISP and it is nice to see some the more 'helpful' names are still here. Please stay with us and thank you. Antioch PS Could somebody please take a look at my post re Event Viewer :-) on 24 June.
From: Daave on 13 Jul 2010 18:49 Many people (myself included) prefer when posters post inline and also snip appropriately. Just because many people prefer that method, however, doesn't mean that anybody is supposed to do anything, though. In this particular sub-thread, everybody is top-posting, so we might as well top-post, too (that is, in this sub-thread). "When in Rome..." More info: http://www.usenet.com.au/about/25/26.html ~*Laughingstar*~ wrote: > top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're > responding to?? > > PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: >>> But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like (formatting) >>> in the forum itself from time to time, please. You may be very >>> surprised at what you see. >>> >>> And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts >>> before you start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too many >>> posts being made that clearly show the sender's not read all of the >>> replies to the thread yet. >>> >>> >>> Steve Cochran wrote: >>>> You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport" ID >>>> was), but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you will be >>>> overjoyed with the Bridge approach. >>>> >>>>> I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in IE >>>>> (without >>>>> using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too >>>>> much eye candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the >>>>> way of simply - and >>>>> directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like it. >>>>> Perhaps >>>>> the newbies(?) >>>>> >>>>> Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community Forums >>>>> NNTP Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an improvement over >>>>> the regular MS >>>>> NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!! >>>>> Egads! >>>>> >>>>> But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you >>>>> decide to go >>>>> that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane >>>>> Microsoft service >>>>> (I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance >>>>> too.
From: Larry on 13 Jul 2010 19:26 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September speaks to this *eteranl* thread rather aptly. -- Larry On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:49:44 -0400, "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote: >Many people (myself included) prefer when posters post inline and also >snip appropriately. > >Just because many people prefer that method, however, doesn't mean that >anybody is supposed to do anything, though. > >In this particular sub-thread, everybody is top-posting, so we might as >well top-post, too (that is, in this sub-thread). "When in Rome..." > >More info: > >http://www.usenet.com.au/about/25/26.html > > >~*Laughingstar*~ wrote: >> top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're >> responding to?? >> >> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: >>>> But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like (formatting) >>>> in the forum itself from time to time, please. You may be very >>>> surprised at what you see. >>>> >>>> And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts >>>> before you start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too many >>>> posts being made that clearly show the sender's not read all of the >>>> replies to the thread yet. >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve Cochran wrote: >>>>> You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport" ID >>>>> was), but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you will be >>>>> overjoyed with the Bridge approach. >>>>> >>>>>> I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in IE >>>>>> (without >>>>>> using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too >>>>>> much eye candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the >>>>>> way of simply - and >>>>>> directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like it. >>>>>> Perhaps >>>>>> the newbies(?) >>>>>> >>>>>> Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community Forums >>>>>> NNTP Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an improvement over >>>>>> the regular MS >>>>>> NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!! >>>>>> Egads! >>>>>> >>>>>> But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you >>>>>> decide to go >>>>>> that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane >>>>>> Microsoft service >>>>>> (I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance >>>>>> too. >
From: antioch on 13 Jul 2010 20:32
Daave I agree - replies intertwined :-) "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message news:uTvH32tILHA.3732(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Many people (myself included) prefer when posters post inline and also > snip appropriately. I do when applicable > Just because many people prefer that method, however, doesn't mean that > anybody is supposed to do anything, though. Personal choice then > In this particular sub-thread, everybody is top-posting, so we might as > well top-post, too (that is, in this sub-thread). "When in Rome..." Not everybody is top-posting - some. I blame PA Bear for encouraging top-posting - though I do seem to remember he gave a very good reason for doing so :-) :-) > More info: > > http://www.usenet.com.au/about/25/26.html > Antioch > ~*Laughingstar*~ wrote: >> top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're >> responding to?? |