On 7/31/2010 1:13 PM, artifo wrote:
Very little traffic - postings - on "Basics". The last few weeks. Could be
the server is dropping many
posts?

It's because the server where the bulk of the messages came from
(msnews.microsoft.com) is no longer carrying this newsgroup. Microsoft
has decided to get away from newsgroups and switch to web forums and as
a result they are closing down their news server.


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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional
Thunderbird 3.1.1
Sunday, August 01, 2010 8:52:15 AM