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We all knew this was coming. MS to shut down news servers.

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mark

Flightless Bird
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"MJMIII" <balrog@castaway.net> wrote in message
news:_9idnSXCMsq4EX3WnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> "LouB" <Lou@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:4BE0889A.4020104@invalid.invalid...
>> milt wrote:
>>> Here it is.
>>> http://community.winsupersite.com/b...-transitioning-from-newsgroups-to-forums.aspx
>> This group is a perfect example of why usenet is dying.
>
> It's a fuckin' ALT group! WTF did you expect?


...........it not to exist before much longer..


mark
 
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Stephen Wolstenholme

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 04 May 2010 16:50:34 -0400, LouB <Lou@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>milt wrote:
>> Here it is.
>> http://community.winsupersite.com/b...-transitioning-from-newsgroups-to-forums.aspx
>>
>This group is a perfect example of why usenet is dying.

Such messages are a self-fulfilling prophecy. Some of us hate the move
to web based forums.

Steve

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LD5SZRA

Flightless Bird
You don't have to use Forums if you don't want to because
Microsoft has released its latest version of NNTP bridge that
allows you to read forums in your newsreader. The link is here:

<http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820>

hth


Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
>
> Some of us hate the move
> to web based forums.
>

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Stephen Wolstenholme

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:33:02 +0100, LD5SZRA
<LD5SZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>You don't have to use Forums if you don't want to because
>Microsoft has released its latest version of NNTP bridge that
>allows you to read forums in your newsreader. The link is here:
>
><http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820>
>
>hth

I have seen that but I can't get it to work with my reader. I didn't
try too hard as I don't use many Microsoft groups.

Steve

--
Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com
EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. www.easynn.com
SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. www.swingnn.com
JustNN. Just Neural Networks. www.justnn.com
 
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LD5SZRA

Flightless Bird
Go to the link I gave you because you have all the pictures. The
only thing you need to read carefully is the last para that says:

"Configure your newsreader client" This is where I have problem
at first but solved it pretty quickly. If you still have problems
let me know.

hth



> I have seen that but I can't get it to work with my reader. I didn't
> try too hard as I don't use many Microsoft groups.
>

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THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND. LD5SZRA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD5SZRA
OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD5SZRA OR ITS
ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright LD5SZRA 2010.
 
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Stephen Wolstenholme

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:52:10 +0100, LD5SZRA
<LD5SZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>Go to the link I gave you because you have all the pictures. The
>only thing you need to read carefully is the last para that says:
>
>"Configure your newsreader client" This is where I have problem
>at first but solved it pretty quickly. If you still have problems
>let me know.

I already have the link in Chrome. I can't remember the problem - it
may have been some requirement to use Explorer. If the need arises
I'll have another go.

Steve

--
Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com
EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. www.easynn.com
SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. www.swingnn.com
JustNN. Just Neural Networks. www.justnn.com
 
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MJMIII

Flightless Bird
"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:Itydnem0WPA4CX3WnZ2dnUVZ_v4AAAAA@ntd.net...
> On 05/04/2010 03:50 PM, LouB wrote:
>> milt wrote:
>>> Here it is.
>>> http://community.winsupersite.com/b...-transitioning-from-newsgroups-to-forums.aspx
>>>
>> This group is a perfect example of why usenet is dying.
>
>
> Although MS is pulling out of Usenet...
> Usenet is hardly dying...
> there are thousands of active droups

Correction. Tens of thousands.
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"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
 
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milt

Flightless Bird
On 5/4/2010 4:41 PM, philo wrote:
> On 05/04/2010 03:50 PM, LouB wrote:
>> milt wrote:
>>> Here it is.
>>> http://community.winsupersite.com/b...-transitioning-from-newsgroups-to-forums.aspx
>>>
>>>
>> This group is a perfect example of why usenet is dying.
>
>
> Although MS is pulling out of Usenet...
> Usenet is hardly dying...
> there are thousands of active droups

Usenet isn't dying, its just getting rid of tons of people that don't
have a clue. Usenet is going just fine.
 
M

milt

Flightless Bird
On 5/4/2010 5:45 PM, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
> On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:33:02 +0100, LD5SZRA
> <LD5SZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> You don't have to use Forums if you don't want to because
>> Microsoft has released its latest version of NNTP bridge that
>> allows you to read forums in your newsreader. The link is here:
>>
>> <http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820>
>>
>> hth
>
> I have seen that but I can't get it to work with my reader. I didn't
> try too hard as I don't use many Microsoft groups.
>
> Steve
>

I got it to work, briefly...but it was a bit buggy and damn, those
forums were just insane to try and follow, hundreds of new posts a day
and so many asking the same questions. It was tough to follow. I got rid
of it.
 
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SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"Stephen Wolstenholme" <steve@tropheus.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:6o81u5hqs02jd8bip29asso5j0et27j0s9@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:33:02 +0100, LD5SZRA
> <LD5SZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>You don't have to use Forums if you don't want to because
>>Microsoft has released its latest version of NNTP bridge that
>>allows you to read forums in your newsreader. The link is here:
>>
>><http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820>
>>
>>hth
>
> I have seen that but I can't get it to work with my reader. I didn't
> try too hard as I don't use many Microsoft groups.
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com
> EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. www.easynn.com
> SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. www.swingnn.com
> JustNN. Just Neural Networks. www.justnn.com

I got it to start and added some forums, but what a dog! It would DL about
500 headers, then timeout. If I left that forum, then went back, it would
pick up about 100 more headers, then timeout again. That's using it in OE6
in WinXP. I haven't tried it on my Win7 notebook with Windows Live, but I
have a feeling it'll be about the same.
--
SC Tom
 
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Tom Lake

Flightless Bird
>> Although MS is pulling out of Usenet...
>> Usenet is hardly dying...
>> there are thousands of active droups
>
> Usenet isn't dying, its just getting rid of tons of people that don't
> have a clue. Usenet is going just fine.
>
Do you have statistics to back up that assertion?
I'm not saying you're wrong but I'd like to see some hard data.
Anecdotal evidence doesn't count.

Tom Lake
 
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Bob O'Dyne

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:33:02 +0100, LD5SZRA
<LD5SZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> You don't have to use Forums if you don't want to because
> Microsoft has released its latest version of NNTP bridge that
> allows you to read forums in your newsreader. The link is here:
> <http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820>

Thanks for that link. I'll give it a go later today.

--
Ann's Little Brother Bob
 
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LouB

Flightless Bird
Bob O'Dyne wrote:
> On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:33:02 +0100, LD5SZRA
> <LD5SZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> You don't have to use Forums if you don't want to because
>> Microsoft has released its latest version of NNTP bridge that
>> allows you to read forums in your newsreader. The link is here:
>> <http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820>
>
> Thanks for that link. I'll give it a go later today.
>
Very well one site:))
 
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MJMIII

Flightless Bird
"LouB" <Lou@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:4BE0C6ED.3020406@invalid.invalid...
> MJMIII wrote:
>> "LouB" <Lou@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:4BE0889A.4020104@invalid.invalid...
>>> milt wrote:
>>>> Here it is.
>>>> http://community.winsupersite.com/b...-transitioning-from-newsgroups-to-forums.aspx
>>> This group is a perfect example of why usenet is dying.
>>
>> It's a fuckin' ALT group! WTF did you expect?
>
> Were you born this bright or what?

Scathing...

Did you think this up all by yourself?
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"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
 
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Gilgamesh

Flightless Bird
"LD5SZRA" <LD5SZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4BE0A09E.E3EE5B28@discussions.microsoft.com...
>
> You don't have to use Forums if you don't want to because
> Microsoft has released its latest version of NNTP bridge that
> allows you to read forums in your newsreader. The link is here:
>
> <http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13820>
>
> hth

And this is where I have a problem. The bridge software makes it appear
that your news server is on your local pc. However I already run a news
server on my local PC that has feeds from the MS News Groups (so I can keep
a permanent personal archive on groups related to my job).
So if I was to install the bridge then I will be getting conflicts between
my server software and the bridge software :-(

>
>
> Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
>>
>> Some of us hate the move
>> to web based forums.
>>
>
> --
> THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
> KIND. LD5SZRA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
> IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
> FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD5SZRA
> OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
> INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF
> BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD5SZRA OR ITS
> ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
> DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
> LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
> DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.
>
> Copyright LD5SZRA 2010.
 
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