Where are all the Windows-7 newsgroups?
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From: Keith Combs on 6 Jul 2010 12:47 Oops. My bad. I read forums not newgroups. Keith Combs Senior Program Manager - TechNet (425) 705-9217 office http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs "Steve Foster" wrote in message news:xn0gwbf0co841sv010(a)msnews.microsoft.com... Keith Combs wrote: >There have been Windows 7 specific forums for months and months. See >http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/category/w7itpro We know where the forums are - a previous respondent already that pointed out. But that doesn't actually answer the OP's question, which was "Where are the W7 *newsgroups*?" (my emphasis). -- Steve Foster ------------ Please reply only to the newsgroups. For SSL Certificates, Domains, etc, visit.: https://netshop.virtual-isp.net
From: Shenan Stanley on 6 Jul 2010 14:43 Steve Foster wrote: > We know where the forums are - a previous respondent already that > pointed out. > > But that doesn't actually answer the OP's question, which was > "Where are the W7 *newsgroups*?" (my emphasis). Which was also answered before you responded. "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? 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" Need a more direct answer? A Microsoft Windows 7 *newsgroup* created/hosted by Microsoft is doubtful to ever happen given the statement above from Microsoft. If you have more questions - email the address given at the end of that statement. If you want a non-Microsoft hosted/affiliated newsgroup (not much difference) with the words "Windows 7" in the title in some form: Use a different server... http://aioe.org/ To get this news group: alt.windows7.general -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: Steve Foster on 7 Jul 2010 07:30 Shenan Stanley wrote: > Steve Foster wrote: > > We know where the forums are - a previous respondent already that > > pointed out. > > > > But that doesn't actually answer the OP's question, which was > > "Where are the W7 newsgroups?" (my emphasis). > > Which was also answered before you responded. > Nope, Carlos had suggested the forums, I was first to post about the ending of Microsoft's NNTP support (your first response has a later timestamp than mine). -- Steve Foster For SSL Certificates, Domains, etc, visit.: https://netshop.virtual-isp.net
From: Shenan Stanley on 7 Jul 2010 07:45
<snipped> (Entire conversation linked to *in the response*.) Steve Foster wrote: > Shenan Stanley wrote: > >> Steve Foster wrote: >>> We know where the forums are - a previous respondent already that >>> pointed out. >>> >>> But that doesn't actually answer the OP's question, which was >>> "Where are the W7 newsgroups?" (my emphasis). >> >> Which was also answered before you responded. >> > > Nope, Carlos had suggested the forums, I was first to post about the > ending of Microsoft's NNTP support (your first response has a later > timestamp than mine). Possibly in this conversation you did respond first - but if so - it was by seconds. *grin* http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general/browse_frm/thread/fa9e32881fd8f0a/ (Archived.) Both yours and my first response was made at 6:50AM CST (11:50 UTC.) Now I did repeat the same thing in my second response - the one to you directy. However, my statement, "Which was also answered before you responded." was not a 'who was faster' thing - but a statement of overall fact. Microsoft reps posted what I did long before I copied/pasted and long before the question this conversation started with was ever asked in this very newsgroup and it has been extensively discussed and worried over (as to the future of this (64bit) forum in particular.) (And I added the latter part - about the free news server and Windows 7 newsgroup - in topic.) *shrug* -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |