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shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com

Flightless Bird
Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
now 7. Much appreciated.
And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
communication, in my humble opinion.
ciao
 
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milt

Flightless Bird
On 5/31/2010 8:39 PM, shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com wrote:
> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
> now 7. Much appreciated.
> And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
> Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
> communication, in my humble opinion.
> ciao


Yup, it is a a step back but that is what MS wants. Just making it
easier for people with less of a clue to ask for help and then whine and
complain when people aren't holding their hand through the whole process.

I miss the days when you had to have knowledge to use a computer and get
online.
 
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Roy Smith

Flightless Bird
On 5/31/2010 11:03 PM, milt wrote:
> On 5/31/2010 8:39 PM, shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
>> now 7. Much appreciated.
>> And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
>> Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
>> communication, in my humble opinion.
>> ciao

>
> Yup, it is a a step back but that is what MS wants. Just making it
> easier for people with less of a clue to ask for help and then whine and
> complain when people aren't holding their hand through the whole process.
>
> I miss the days when you had to have knowledge to use a computer and get
> online.


I hear ya! I miss the days of running my own FidoNet BBS on my Amiga....

--

Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional

Timestamp: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 6:46:03 AM
 
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Roy Smith

Flightless Bird
On 5/31/2010 8:39 PM, shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com wrote:
> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
> now 7. Much appreciated.
> And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
> Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
> communication, in my humble opinion.


Why are you saying GoodBye? This newsgroup is not a part of the
microsoft hierarchy newsgroups that are being shut down.

--

Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional

Timestamp: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 6:49:37 AM
 
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Thomas

Flightless Bird
<shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a6p8061cclhma3qqv9uk326at62804tkcl@4ax.com...
> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
> now 7. Much appreciated.
> And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
> Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
> communication, in my humble opinion.
> ciao


Here, I have posted a reply to my "Good bye" message I posted to the group
yesterday. I just added aioe.org to my nntp accounts in WLM. In the matter
of less than 2 minutes, I had re-subscribed to this group. Hope it works
for you too.


On 5/31/2010 9:49 PM, Bettablue wrote:
> I want to take a moment to thank you all for the assistance I have
> received
> over the years from Windows 95, 98, XP and now Windows 7. I know I have
> answered some questions for those who needed my help too. Now it's time
> to
> say goodbye to all of you. Thanks to Microsoft and now Cox turning off
> Usenet access, I will no longer be present to learn from you, nor will I
> be
> able to answer those questions I can help with as well.
>
> Thanks to you, all my friends. Its been real.
>

There are other news servers out there you can use. 2 free ones i know
of are aioe.org and eternal-september.org
 
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milt

Flightless Bird
On 6/1/2010 6:46 AM, Roy Smith wrote:
> On 5/31/2010 11:03 PM, milt wrote:
>> On 5/31/2010 8:39 PM, shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
>>> now 7. Much appreciated.
>>> And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
>>> Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
>>> communication, in my humble opinion.
>>> ciao

>>
>> Yup, it is a a step back but that is what MS wants. Just making it
>> easier for people with less of a clue to ask for help and then whine and
>> complain when people aren't holding their hand through the whole process.
>>
>> I miss the days when you had to have knowledge to use a computer and get
>> online.

>
> I hear ya! I miss the days of running my own FidoNet BBS on my Amiga....
>


Heh, I used to run a BBS on an Amiga, using CNet, I was never on Fido,
those were the days!
 
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Bogey Man

Flightless Bird
"Roy Smith" <rasmith1959@live.com> wrote in message
news:cq6Nn.496320$Hq1.200885@en-nntp-04.dc1.easynews.com...
> On 5/31/2010 11:03 PM, milt wrote:
>> On 5/31/2010 8:39 PM, shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
>>> now 7. Much appreciated.
>>> And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
>>> Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
>>> communication, in my humble opinion.
>>> ciao

>>
>> Yup, it is a a step back but that is what MS wants. Just making it
>> easier for people with less of a clue to ask for help and then whine and
>> complain when people aren't holding their hand through the whole process.
>>
>> I miss the days when you had to have knowledge to use a computer and get
>> online.

>
> I hear ya! I miss the days of running my own FidoNet BBS on my Amiga....
>
> --
>
> Roy Smith


I ran my own FidoNet BBS (1:163/567.0) also for several years using Maximus
software. It was a lot of fun and the "community" was a tight knit group.

It took a little bit of knowledge to get set up and that went for the users
too. Now any idiot can get connected and it seems that the idiotic community
is trying to take over.

Ron P.
 
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Leythos

Flightless Bird
In article <hu3425$3tk$1@speranza.aioe.org>, bettablue@hotmail.com
says...
> Here, I have posted a reply to my "Good bye" message I posted to the group
> yesterday. I just added aioe.org to my nntp accounts in WLM. In the matter
> of less than 2 minutes, I had re-subscribed to this group. Hope it works
> for you too.
>


My provider has said they will carry all MS groups until they expire
from lack of use, so we could have most of them for years to come.

--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
 
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Simon Jones

Flightless Bird
On 2010-06-01, Roy Smith <rasmith1959@live.com> wrote:
> On 5/31/2010 11:03 PM, milt wrote:
>> On 5/31/2010 8:39 PM, shellyfDELETE@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years with Win98, XP, and
>>> now 7. Much appreciated.
>>> And, I hope that I assisted via a few of my posts.
>>> Microsoft forums are a step backward compared to this means of
>>> communication, in my humble opinion.
>>> ciao

>>
>> Yup, it is a a step back but that is what MS wants. Just making it
>> easier for people with less of a clue to ask for help and then whine and
>> complain when people aren't holding their hand through the whole process.
>>
>> I miss the days when you had to have knowledge to use a computer and get
>> online.

>
> I hear ya! I miss the days of running my own FidoNet BBS on my Amiga....
>


Ah, yes, those were the days. I always wanted an A4000T but never got one. :)

--
Simon.
 
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