Some forums are deleted from Microsoft News Server

[Scott]

I notice some forums in Microsoft News Server are deleted. Is Microsoft
Answers website taking over Microsoft News Server gradually?

Thanks,

Scott

 

[Daave]

Scott wrote:
> I notice some forums in Microsoft News Server are deleted. Is
> Microsoft Answers website taking over Microsoft News Server gradually?

Yes.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

"Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:C8558663.10E4B%NoSpam-Scott.Xe@gmail.com...
>I notice some forums in Microsoft News Server are deleted. Is Microsoft
> Answers website taking over Microsoft News Server gradually?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>


Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

Newsgroups removed as of June 1, 2010
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/06/05/closin-the-nntp.aspx

You can still access the groups on some non-MS servers such as Eternal
September, but how long the quality of questions and replies lasts is
unknown.

Eternal September
http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html

The replacement forums.

Microsoft Answers - First Time Users
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA