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Reminder Newsgroups EOL
*This is a edited repost of an earlier Microsoft message.
(No this is not a joke) - Russ Grover MVP I'm reposting this because I've noticed some Public newsgroups Drop off today. And it is a matter of time before this one is dropped also. Reminder Newsgroups EOL What is Happening? This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. Why? As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology and discontinue support for newsgroups. In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the Microsoft NNTP Bridge http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ Another "Non Microsoft" support NNTP Bridge can be found here MS Web-Forums via an open source NNTP newsserver (bridge). http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/ Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach, starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more active ones throughout the course of the next six months. Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? Microsoft has a large selection of forums, many of which cover either the same or closely related technologies to the ones found in the newsgroups. The forums have seen amazing growth and are an excellent place to continue the discussion. For XP related questions we recommend that you start with Public Forum http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...roxpsp/threads Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Public Forums, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx Who Should I Contact with any Questions? Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to -- Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com |
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Reminder Newsgroups EOL
Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server,
such as eternal-september.org "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" wrote in message ... : *This is a edited repost of an earlier Microsoft message. : (No this is not a joke) - Russ Grover MVP : : I'm reposting this because I've noticed some Public newsgroups Drop off : today. : And it is a matter of time before this one is dropped also. : : Reminder Newsgroups EOL : : What is Happening? : This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing : newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. : : Why? : As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the : traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the : past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding : solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This : move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier : for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and : make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through : improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam : management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a : healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will : begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology : and discontinue support for newsgroups. : : In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those : users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the : newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge : which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the : forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader : functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the : : Microsoft NNTP Bridge : http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ : : Another "Non Microsoft" support NNTP Bridge can be found here : MS Web-Forums via an open source NNTP newsserver (bridge). : http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/ : : Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? : All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and : October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach, : starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more : active ones throughout the course of the next six months. : : Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? : Microsoft has a large selection of forums, many of which cover either the : same or closely related technologies to the ones found in the newsgroups. : The forums have seen amazing growth and are an excellent place to continue : the discussion. : : For XP related questions we recommend that you start with Public Forum : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...roxpsp/threads : : Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Public Forums, please go to : http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx : : Who Should I Contact with any Questions? : Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to : : : : -- : Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] : MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC : Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz : BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com : : |
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Reminder Newsgroups EOL
Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server,
such as eternal-september.org "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" wrote in message ... : *This is a edited repost of an earlier Microsoft message. : (No this is not a joke) - Russ Grover MVP : : I'm reposting this because I've noticed some Public newsgroups Drop off : today. : And it is a matter of time before this one is dropped also. : : Reminder Newsgroups EOL : : What is Happening? : This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing : newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. : : Why? : As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the : traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the : past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding : solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This : move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier : for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and : make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through : improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam : management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a : healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will : begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology : and discontinue support for newsgroups. : : In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those : users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the : newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge : which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the : forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader : functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the : : Microsoft NNTP Bridge : http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ : : Another "Non Microsoft" support NNTP Bridge can be found here : MS Web-Forums via an open source NNTP newsserver (bridge). : http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/ : : Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? : All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and : October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach, : starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more : active ones throughout the course of the next six months. : : Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? : Microsoft has a large selection of forums, many of which cover either the : same or closely related technologies to the ones found in the newsgroups. : The forums have seen amazing growth and are an excellent place to continue : the discussion. : : For XP related questions we recommend that you start with Public Forum : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...roxpsp/threads : : Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Public Forums, please go to : http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx : : Who Should I Contact with any Questions? : Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to : : : : -- : Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] : MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC : Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz : BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com : : |
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Yes that could be true
However there will be no Microsoft people visiting it. Like there is now. Russ -- Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com "No Mo" wrote in message ... Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" wrote in message ... : *This is a edited repost of an earlier Microsoft message. : (No this is not a joke) - Russ Grover MVP : : I'm reposting this because I've noticed some Public newsgroups Drop off : today. : And it is a matter of time before this one is dropped also. : : Reminder Newsgroups EOL : : What is Happening? : This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing : newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. : : Why? : As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the : traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the : past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding : solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This : move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier : for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and : make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through : improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam : management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a : healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will : begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology : and discontinue support for newsgroups. : : In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those : users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the : newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge : which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the : forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader : functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the : : Microsoft NNTP Bridge : http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ : : Another "Non Microsoft" support NNTP Bridge can be found here : MS Web-Forums via an open source NNTP newsserver (bridge). : http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/ : : Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? : All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and : October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach, : starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more : active ones throughout the course of the next six months. : : Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? : Microsoft has a large selection of forums, many of which cover either the : same or closely related technologies to the ones found in the newsgroups. : The forums have seen amazing growth and are an excellent place to continue : the discussion. : : For XP related questions we recommend that you start with Public Forum : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...roxpsp/threads : : Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Public Forums, please go to : http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx : : Who Should I Contact with any Questions? : Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to : : : : -- : Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] : MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC : Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz : BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com : : |
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Yes that could be true
However there will be no Microsoft people visiting it. Like there is now. Russ -- Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com "No Mo" wrote in message ... Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" wrote in message ... : *This is a edited repost of an earlier Microsoft message. : (No this is not a joke) - Russ Grover MVP : : I'm reposting this because I've noticed some Public newsgroups Drop off : today. : And it is a matter of time before this one is dropped also. : : Reminder Newsgroups EOL : : What is Happening? : This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing : newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. : : Why? : As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the : traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the : past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding : solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This : move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier : for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and : make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through : improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam : management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a : healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will : begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology : and discontinue support for newsgroups. : : In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those : users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the : newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge : which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the : forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader : functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the : : Microsoft NNTP Bridge : http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ : : Another "Non Microsoft" support NNTP Bridge can be found here : MS Web-Forums via an open source NNTP newsserver (bridge). : http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/ : : Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown? : All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and : October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach, : starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more : active ones throughout the course of the next six months. : : Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup? : Microsoft has a large selection of forums, many of which cover either the : same or closely related technologies to the ones found in the newsgroups. : The forums have seen amazing growth and are an excellent place to continue : the discussion. : : For XP related questions we recommend that you start with Public Forum : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...roxpsp/threads : : Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Public Forums, please go to : http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx : : Who Should I Contact with any Questions? : Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to : : : : -- : Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] : MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC : Remote Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz : BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com : : |
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No Mo wrote:
Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. |
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No Mo wrote: Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. |
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Rick Merrill wrote:
No Mo wrote: Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. Microsoft employees have seldom ever posted to these groups. John |
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Rick Merrill wrote: No Mo wrote: Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. Microsoft employees have seldom ever posted to these groups. John |
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says... Yes that could be true However there will be no Microsoft people visiting it. Like there is now. MVP's or not, support will continue via Usenet, as it did before MS learned about the Internet. The people that provide the same level or greater support existed before the MVP program was created. -- 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. (remove 999 for proper email address) |
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John John - MVP wrote:
Rick Merrill wrote: No Mo wrote: Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. Microsoft employees have seldom ever posted to these groups. John Right, but newcomers have thought so. While they are not supposed to post, they certainly look from time to time ... |
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John John - MVP wrote:
Rick Merrill wrote: No Mo wrote: Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. Microsoft employees have seldom ever posted to these groups. John Right, but newcomers have thought so. While they are not supposed to post, they certainly look from time to time ... |
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Rick Merrill wrote:
John John - MVP wrote: Rick Merrill wrote: No Mo wrote: Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. Microsoft employees have seldom ever posted to these groups. John Right, but newcomers have thought so. While they are not supposed to post, they certainly look from time to time ... Well, Microsoft employees or not, I've tried to show my appreciation for the diligent, in-depth support of the MVPs and the other people who have pitched in, and I know I'm not going to enjoy hunting for comparable help. |
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Rick Merrill wrote:
John John - MVP wrote: Rick Merrill wrote: No Mo wrote: Those that wish to remain here can simply sign up for another NNTP server, such as eternal-september.org Yes. The 'group' will indeed continue for some time, but it will probably not be 'supported' nor visited as much as it is now by actualy Microsoft employees. Microsoft employees have seldom ever posted to these groups. John Right, but newcomers have thought so. While they are not supposed to post, they certainly look from time to time ... Well, Microsoft employees or not, I've tried to show my appreciation for the diligent, in-depth support of the MVPs and the other people who have pitched in, and I know I'm not going to enjoy hunting for comparable help. |
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