Newsgroups disappeared from my OE

[Anthony Buckland]

"Adela" <nuevadela2@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:%23J7RPmeHLHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, including
> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
> popup message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I
> got rid of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened
> with 3 or 4 of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>
> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
> don't recall which others?
>
> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>

They're alive and, to a degree anyway, well, but you
need to access them by an alternate route. I use
news.giganews.com (about USD 8 a month), but
there are other routes.

 

[ctowers]

N. Miller wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:20:00 -0500, Unknown wrote:
>
>> Get the facts instead of your opinions.
>
> The facts are what they are. Microsoft has less control over the
> Usenet than they have over their own web servers. So, yes, it is all
> about control.

It seems that, by not explaining all of the options available to us,
Microsoft is trying to gain more control.

 

[V]

Hello,
I have not had a chance to check out the new site yet due to unexpected
issues I must take care of. However I do have a question.

Will this new website allow a way to have a quick search that will make it
easy to browse only the last day or two of posts on one page like a news
reader without going from page to page?

I always watched for issues on every patch Tuesday to see if any troubles
were going to arise. With a news group I could down load the messages and
browse easy now it looks like pages and pages to weed through. Having to do
this will just take more time to do.

Good things never seem to last.
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
newsmeBpHhHLHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> See...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
>
> OE General, IE General, and Windows Updates newsgroups were dropped from
> the MS newsserver earlier this week, Adela.
>
> These forums replace all WinXP newsgroups:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp
>
> You'll find your friend Bruce Hagen in this forum:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads
>
> You will find support for Internet Explorer in this forum now:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/threads
>
> NOTE: Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP
> 64-bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as
> your current IE version (e.g., IE6, IE7, IE in your first post.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> Adela wrote:
>> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing,
>> including
>> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
>> popup
>> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got
>> rid
>> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or
>> 4
>> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>>
>> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
>> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
>> don't
>> recall which others?
>>
>> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>

 

[Tester]

Yes this is expected because Microscum is not satisfied with its army of
MVPs who were required to support these newsgroups but instead started
abusing Microscum customers. Expect more closures in the near future
unless you are fortunate enough to have an ISP supoorting its own
newsgroups.


On 07/07/2010 162, Adela wrote:
> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, including
> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a popup
> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got rid
> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or 4
> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>
> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and don't
> recall which others?
>
> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>
>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Well, you could always RTFM:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/help

> Will this new website allow a way to have a quick search that will make it
> easy to browse only the last day or two of posts on one page like a news
> reader without going from page to page?

cf. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xphardware/threads


You can sort threads by date of Last Reply, number of Views, and number of
Replies.

Click on the downward-pointing arrows to the right of ALL THREADS & "Show
more filter options" for other, er..., options.


V wrote:
> Hello,
> I have not had a chance to check out the new site yet due to unexpected
> issues I must take care of. However I do have a question.
>
> Will this new website allow a way to have a quick search that will make it
> easy to browse only the last day or two of posts on one page like a news
> reader without going from page to page?
>
> I always watched for issues on every patch Tuesday to see if any troubles
> were going to arise. With a news group I could down load the messages and
> browse easy now it looks like pages and pages to weed through. Having to
> do
> this will just take more time to do.
>
> Good things never seem to last.
>
>> See...
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
>>
>> OE General, IE General, and Windows Updates newsgroups were dropped from
>> the MS newsserver earlier this week, Adela.
>>
>> These forums replace all WinXP newsgroups:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp
>>
>> You'll find your friend Bruce Hagen in this forum:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads
>>
>> You will find support for Internet Explorer in this forum now:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/threads
>>
>> NOTE: Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP
>> 64-bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as
>> your current IE version (e.g., IE6, IE7, IE in your first post.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> Adela wrote:
>>> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing,
>>> including
>>> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
>>> popup
>>> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got
>>> rid
>>> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or
>>> 4
>>> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>>>
>>> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
>>> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
>>> don't
>>> recall which others?
>>>
>>> Thanks ever so much! Adela

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

As if.

PS: Bite me.

Tester wrote:
> Yes this is expected because Microscum is not satisfied with its army of
> MVPs who were required to support these newsgroups but instead started
> abusing Microscum customers...

 

[JohnB]

One word explains why Microsoft did what they did: Spammers.


"ctowers" <zctowersz@zgmailz.com> wrote in message
newsmvPkvjHLHA.5136@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> N. Miller wrote:
>> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:20:00 -0500, Unknown wrote:
>>
>>> Get the facts instead of your opinions.
>>
>> The facts are what they are. Microsoft has less control over the
>> Usenet than they have over their own web servers. So, yes, it is all
>> about control.
>
> It seems that, by not explaining all of the options available to us,
> Microsoft is trying to gain more control.
>
>

 

[Unknown]

You sure are a misguided idiot. Using the term 'Microscum' displays your
complete lack of business sense
and lack of programming experience. You also show your ignorance when you
state MVP's were 'required'
to support these newsgroups. They started to abuse Microsoft customers is
the most ridiculous thing you
could of said. Unlike you they have helped thousands of newbie's.
Why do you want to make such an ass of yourself? Have you no self respect?
You have no brains but does that negate your self respect?
"Tester" <testing@msnews.com> wrote in message
news:i13jp4$isa$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> Yes this is expected because Microscum is not satisfied with its army of
> MVPs who were required to support these newsgroups but instead started
> abusing Microscum customers. Expect more closures in the near future
> unless you are fortunate enough to have an ISP supoorting its own
> newsgroups.
>
>
> On 07/07/2010 162, Adela wrote:
>> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing,
>> including
>> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
>> popup
>> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got
>> rid
>> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or
>> 4
>> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>>
>> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
>> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
>> don't
>> recall which others?
>>
>> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>>
>>

 

[Spamlet]

Very few spammers in the ms.public groups in my experience.
I wouldn't be surprised if ms were 'trolling' the usenet groups themselves
to force us to spend hours on line where previously we could do all the
communication we needed quickly and effectively through ms.public.

Shame on them in my view. (And on virgin before them.)

S

"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23CQIwopHLHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> One word explains why Microsoft did what they did: Spammers.
>
>
> "ctowers" <zctowersz@zgmailz.com> wrote in message
> newsmvPkvjHLHA.5136@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> N. Miller wrote:
>>> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:20:00 -0500, Unknown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Get the facts instead of your opinions.
>>>
>>> The facts are what they are. Microsoft has less control over the
>>> Usenet than they have over their own web servers. So, yes, it is all
>>> about control.
>>
>> It seems that, by not explaining all of the options available to us,
>> Microsoft is trying to gain more control.
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Spamlet]

What is 'social' about the answers?

S


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
newsmeBpHhHLHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> See...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
>
> OE General, IE General, and Windows Updates newsgroups were dropped from
> the MS newsserver earlier this week, Adela.
>
> These forums replace all WinXP newsgroups:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp
>
> You'll find your friend Bruce Hagen in this forum:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads
>
> You will find support for Internet Explorer in this forum now:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/threads
>
> NOTE: Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP
> 64-bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as
> your current IE version (e.g., IE6, IE7, IE in your first post.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> Adela wrote:
>> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing,
>> including
>> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
>> popup
>> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got
>> rid
>> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or
>> 4
>> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>>
>> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
>> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
>> don't
>> recall which others?
>>
>> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>

 

[JohnB]

"Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:i14ugt$be0$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Very few spammers in the ms.public groups in my experience.

Apparently you never visited the certification forums. The spam there far
out numbered the legit questions.

 

[Spamlet]

"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eQ3psssHLHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> "Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:i14ugt$be0$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Very few spammers in the ms.public groups in my experience.
>
> Apparently you never visited the certification forums. The spam there far
> out numbered the legit questions.
>
Guess I've been lucky then: a couple of filters took care of most of the
rubbish on the groups I have needed.

S

 

[Tim Slattery]

"Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Very few spammers in the ms.public groups in my experience.

They're probably there, but MS screens what comes into
msnews.microsoft.com, so you don't see much spam if you use that
server.

--
Tim Slattery
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

 

[Steve Cochran]

Read "buzzword"

steve

"Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:i150vk$1k9$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> What is 'social' about the answers?
>
> S
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> newsmeBpHhHLHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> See...
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
>>
>> OE General, IE General, and Windows Updates newsgroups were dropped from
>> the MS newsserver earlier this week, Adela.
>>
>> These forums replace all WinXP newsgroups:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp
>>
>> You'll find your friend Bruce Hagen in this forum:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads
>>
>> You will find support for Internet Explorer in this forum now:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/threads
>>
>> NOTE: Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP
>> 64-bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as
>> your current IE version (e.g., IE6, IE7, IE in your first post.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> Adela wrote:
>>> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing,
>>> including
>>> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
>>> popup
>>> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got
>>> rid
>>> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or
>>> 4
>>> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>>>
>>> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
>>> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
>>> don't
>>> recall which others?
>>>
>>> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>>
>
>

 

[Spamlet]

Where: what; 'buzzword'?
Adobe word processor?
Spose it must be alikened to networking so they just stick social in front
to make people think it's fun to have computer problems?

[Good to see you are still here Steve: you and other regulars have kept our
computer experience relatively painless over the years. Thanks very much.]

S

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:48602BA0-0415-4FBB-AE5B-EED3B2C5D475@microsoft.com...
Read "buzzword"

steve

"Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:i150vk$1k9$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> What is 'social' about the answers?
>
> S
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> newsmeBpHhHLHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> See...
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
>>
>> OE General, IE General, and Windows Updates newsgroups were dropped from
>> the MS newsserver earlier this week, Adela.
>>
>> These forums replace all WinXP newsgroups:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp
>>
>> You'll find your friend Bruce Hagen in this forum:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads
>>
>> You will find support for Internet Explorer in this forum now:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/threads
>>
>> NOTE: Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP
>> 64-bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as
>> your current IE version (e.g., IE6, IE7, IE in your first post.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> Adela wrote:
>>> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing,
>>> including
>>> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
>>> popup
>>> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got
>>> rid
>>> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or
>>> 4
>>> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>>>
>>> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
>>> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
>>> don't
>>> recall which others?
>>>
>>> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>>
>
>

 

[Steve Cochran]

"social" is the buzzword. It sounds good to MS.

Thanks for your comments.

cheers,

steve

"Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:i1amv2$p9b$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Where: what; 'buzzword'?
> Adobe word processor?
> Spose it must be alikened to networking so they just stick social in front
> to make people think it's fun to have computer problems?
>
> [Good to see you are still here Steve: you and other regulars have kept our
> computer experience relatively painless over the years. Thanks very much.]
>
> S
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:48602BA0-0415-4FBB-AE5B-EED3B2C5D475@microsoft.com...
> Read "buzzword"
>
> steve
>
> "Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:i150vk$1k9$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> What is 'social' about the answers?
>>
>> S
>>
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> newsmeBpHhHLHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> See...
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
>>>
>>> OE General, IE General, and Windows Updates newsgroups were dropped from
>>> the MS newsserver earlier this week, Adela.
>>>
>>> These forums replace all WinXP newsgroups:
>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp
>>>
>>> You'll find your friend Bruce Hagen in this forum:
>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads
>>>
>>> You will find support for Internet Explorer in this forum now:
>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/threads
>>>
>>> NOTE: Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP
>>> 64-bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as
>>> your current IE version (e.g., IE6, IE7, IE in your first post.
>>> --
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>
>>>
>>> Adela wrote:
>>>> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing,
>>>> including
>>>> my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one newsgroup, a
>>>> popup
>>>> message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't exist, and when I got
>>>> rid
>>>> of the popup, it also took with it the newsgroup. It happened with 3 or
>>>> 4
>>>> of them too. Now I only have left this one!
>>>>
>>>> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could
>>>> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE and
>>>> don't
>>>> recall which others?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks ever so much! Adela
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[ichase@thepostoffice.co.uk]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:18:44 -0500, just as I was about to take a herb,
"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> disturbed my reverie and wrote:

>Ridiculous. It is not a control matter.
All will become moderated and that is not a control issue? You tool
of a schmuck.

 

[Alias]

On 07/07/2010 07:18 PM, Unknown wrote:
> Ridiculous.

Opinion.

> It is not a control matter.

Another opinion.

> Be informed not opinionated.

You're a control freak and an uninformed one at that.

--
Alias