On 8/20/2010 7:05 AM, donwb wrote:
> All the newsgroups I subscribe to including, Outlook & Excel
> seem to be no longer available on ""msnews.microsoft.com.""
> except this one.
> Can anyone tell me where they've gone & how I get them back.
Microsoft is closing it's newsgroup server and removing newsgroups in
stages. Your only option to continue using any newsgroup in the
Microsoft hierarchy is to switch to a different newsgroup server. Just
because Microsoft shuts down its newsgroup server the newsgroups will
still be on other servers, but will most likely be at a greatly reduced
message volume.
Some free newsgroup servers are aioe.org and eternal-september.org. I
use Agent Premium News (APN)
http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php which
costs only $2.95 a month for up to 12 GB of bandwidth. I only use text
newsgroups and this is plenty for me.
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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional
Thunderbird 3.1.2
Friday, August 20, 2010 8:15:43 AM