~*Laughingstar*~ wrote:
> Bill in Co wrote:
>>> ~*Laughingstar*~ wrote:
>>>> Roger wrote:
>>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ulxtszHILHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> You'll find most of us over in MS Answers forums:
>>>>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Internet Explorer =>
>>>>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/threads
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Outlook Express, etc. =>
>>>>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Windows Update =>
>>>>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/threads
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hopefully your screenreader will get along with Answers forums,
>>>>>>> too, LS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> [Snip] Can I add the above, to my OE window on left pane, as I
>>>>>> did with my MS NG's e g I have at moment listed
>>>>>> msnews.microsoft.com only this group heading left on it
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger
>>>>
>>>> Good question, Roger. I'm hanging on like blind bat in a cave.
>>>
>>> Well, but what's the point, as long as some of these NNTP newsgroups
>>> remain active?
>>>
>>> Like you, I'm resisting crossing over. And there's still the issue
>>> of which bridge (Community Forums, VS Microsoft).
>>>
>>> Or the advantages, if any, over accessing them directly in IE, at the
>>> Microsofts Answers Home Page:
>>> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
>
> Someone I trust said she is using Giganews for UseNet groups....$2.99 a
> month subscription plan.
>
> "http/tinyurl.com/22qy3xx
>
> They seem to be in better control of spam..."
And Giganews has a LOT of newsgroups (and that price is nice)!
I still have an account with Earthlink, that offers the NNTP newsgroups
(which I think is indirectly handled through Giganews).
But there are several newsgroup servers available (a free one is
nntp.aioe.org) that you could sign-up for. Another free one may be
free.teranews.com, as I recall, or pay a small monthly fee and get even
better service (like with Giganews - $2.99 a month ain't bad!).
> OE isn't going out until 2014, when support for XP is supposed to be
> discontinued. No security patches, etc. Though MS doesn't *seem* to be
> saying those still using XP/OE won't be able to do so...it will just be at
> their own risk.
Well, I still plan on using OE (and XP) well beyond 2014, so that's a
non-issue for me, and many, I expect. True, MS support may be discontinued
then, but there are other support avenues available, like these newsgroups,
or the forums allegedly replacing them.
> Firefox isn't a newsgroup reader...nor is Outlook by itself. When I
> select
> "News" in Outlook's menu bar, it takes me to OE for newsgroups.
Right. I don't have Outlook installed, and just use Outlook Express for
mail and news, which is fine by me (I don't need the extra bells and
whistles of Outlook).
> Too many choices...and none ideal...is how I see it! It's shame to break
> up
> a supportive group like we had here -
>
> Hey you valuable ones - ins't there an option in there, somehow??
Well, but there is this other option I mentioned - just go to another
newsgroup provider (like nntp.aioe.org, or free.teranews.com, or Giganews,
etc), where you can still access the microsoft.public newsgroups. Either
that, or we'll all end up on the forums.