Is this the only usenet/newsgroup for Windows 7 discussion?

Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there were
no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I prefer
newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.
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Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there were
no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I prefer
newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.
--
Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Partner Engineering/Internet Service Provider/Symantec Online Services,
Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com
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MS hasn't set up any Win7 newsgroups and is unlikely to ever do so. They
only sanction the Win7 forums. Looks like they want out of Usenet
eventually.

Microsoft Answers Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7
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Bruce Hagen wrote:

MS hasn't set up any Win7 newsgroups and is unlikely to ever do so. They
only sanction the Win7 forums. Looks like they want out of Usenet
eventually.

Microsoft Answers Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7

Thanks. That's a bummer.
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"Phillip" wrote ...
Bruce Hagen wrote:

MS hasn't set up any Win7 newsgroups and is unlikely to ever do so. They
only sanction the Win7 forums. Looks like they want out of Usenet
eventually.

Microsoft Answers Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7

Thanks. That's a bummer.

Now, if we could only get Google out of the Usenet business,
things would get so much better.

On 1/7/2010 3:57 PM, Phillip wrote:
Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there were
no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I prefer
newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

There is another newsgroup started, it is alt.windows7.general .


Not all servers have it, but ask for it on yours.

"Alan Larsson" wrote in message
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On 1/7/2010 3:57 PM, Phillip wrote:
Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there were
no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I prefer
newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

There is another newsgroup started, it is alt.windows7.general .


Not all servers have it, but ask for it on yours.



This is the alt.windows7.general newsgroup. I kinda think he knows about
that one since he posted here. wink
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Bruce Hagen wrote:

"Alan Larsson" wrote in message
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On 1/7/2010 3:57 PM, Phillip wrote:
Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there were
no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I prefer
newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

There is another newsgroup started, it is alt.windows7.general .


Not all servers have it, but ask for it on yours.



This is the alt.windows7.general newsgroup. I kinda think he knows about
that one since he posted here. wink

LOL

There is another newsgroup started, it is alt.windows7.general .

This is the alt.windows7.general newsgroup. I kinda think he knows about
that one since he posted here. wink

LOL.
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Partner Engineering/Internet Service Provider/Symantec Online Services,
Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
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On 1/7/2010 5:01 PM, LouB wrote:
Bruce Hagen wrote:

"Alan Larsson" wrote in message
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On 1/7/2010 3:57 PM, Phillip wrote:
Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there were
no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I prefer
newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

There is another newsgroup started, it is alt.windows7.general .


Not all servers have it, but ask for it on yours.



This is the alt.windows7.general newsgroup. I kinda think he knows
about that one since he posted here. wink

LOL

Umm.... my mind was in another newsgroup...

Alan Larsson wrote:
On 1/7/2010 5:01 PM, LouB wrote:
Bruce Hagen wrote:

"Alan Larsson" wrote in message
...
On 1/7/2010 3:57 PM, Phillip wrote:
Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there
were
no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I
prefer
newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

There is another newsgroup started, it is alt.windows7.general .


Not all servers have it, but ask for it on yours.



This is the alt.windows7.general newsgroup. I kinda think he knows
about that one since he posted here. wink

LOL

Umm.... my mind was in another newsgroup...


But your newsreader was here. :-)

Doncha hate it when that happens?

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Phillip wrote:
Hello!

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there
were no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I
prefer newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

Forums suck. This is the only NNTP newsgroup I have found devoted to
Windows 7, but Windows 7 x64 gets a lot of attention at the MS newsgroup
"microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general"

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Ignorance is curable. Stupidity is refusing treatment.

On 1/8/2010 7:05 AM PT, Dave "Crash" Dummy typed:

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there
were no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I
prefer newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

Forums suck. This is the only NNTP newsgroup I have found devoted to
Windows 7, but Windows 7 x64 gets a lot of attention at the MS newsgroup
"microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general"

Yep, I never liked forums except for their new replies notifications
which is useful. I am old school and prefer text only posts. Oh well.
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Partner Engineering/Internet Service Provider/Symantec Online Services,
Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com
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Phillip Pi writes:

On 1/8/2010 7:05 AM PT, Dave "Crash" Dummy typed:

I noticed on msnews.microsoft.com's usenet/newsgroup server, there
were no official Windows 7 newsgroups. On Giganews, I only found one
unofficial one.

Where do peeople talk about Windows 7 beside those two places? I
prefer newsgroups over forums.

Thank you in advance.

Forums suck. This is the only NNTP newsgroup I have found devoted to
Windows 7, but Windows 7 x64 gets a lot of attention at the MS newsgroup
"microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general"

Yep, I never liked forums except for their new replies notifications
which is useful. I am old school and prefer text only posts. Oh well.
--
Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Partner Engineering/Internet Service Provider/Symantec Online Services,
Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com
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MS prefers forums where they own the content and can exercise complete
editorial control. Usenet by it's nature is democratic and decentralized:
can't control the message *here!*

Nevertheless ng's will be an alternative outlet to get all the *nasty*
uncensored info, unfiltered by MS. so, probably good to check in here once
in a while.