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William B. Lurie wrote:
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.

Install the Microsoft NNTP Bridge
http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
and you'll have it all again.

William B. Lurie wrote:
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.

Install the Microsoft NNTP Bridge
http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
and you'll have it all again.

"Rick Merrill" wrote in message
...
William B. Lurie wrote:
Rick Merrill wrote:

snip

Install the Microsoft NNTP Bridge
http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
and you'll have it all again.

-------------------------------------------------------
Alas, not.
Downloaded both bridges, installed, attempted
the setting-up, got icons on screen, Double-clicked and....
No characters, just small squares where characters should be?

Error message 502 Permission denied. Code 800ccc18.
I suspect the kerfuffle with ID, my name, their name, my
password, etc,etc.... did me in.

Using OE 6/tools/account/ I set server (for Forums) so:-
News Account ... connectnews.microsoft.com
Name ... my ordinary name or Windows ID name?
Server.... 127.0.0.1
Advanced News (NNTP) = 120 but ...{Default = 563.?}
Secure connections... yes.

Any advice PLEASE before this help line disappears for ever
leaving me clutching a bent MS straw in a rising tide of no Usenet !
(OK, OK, so I mix my metaphors as well....... )

An unhappy roj

Roger Gelder wrote:
"Rick wrote in message
...
William B. Lurie wrote:
Rick Merrill wrote:

snip

Install the Microsoft NNTP Bridge
http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
and you'll have it all again.

-------------------------------------------------------
Alas, not.
Downloaded both bridges, installed, attempted
the setting-up, got icons on screen, Double-clicked and....
No characters, just small squares where characters should be?

Error message 502 Permission denied. Code 800ccc18.
I suspect the kerfuffle with ID, my name, their name, my
password, etc,etc.... did me in.

Using OE 6/tools/account/ I set server (for Forums) so:-
News Account ... connectnews.microsoft.com
Name ... my ordinary name or Windows ID name?
Server.... 127.0.0.1
Advanced News (NNTP) = 120 but ...{Default = 563.?}
Secure connections... yes.

Any advice PLEASE before this help line disappears for ever
leaving me clutching a bent MS straw in a rising tide of no Usenet !
(OK, OK, so I mix my metaphors as well....... )

An unhappy roj



Sorry to leave you hanging ... but maybe you would prefer the forum
instead of the "bridge"?

IOW I don't know the answer to your problem above.

Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] wrote:
Yes that could be true
However there will be no Microsoft people visiting it.
Like there is now.
Russ

Russ, I have gotten good help from MVPs here over the
years and appreciated it very much. Now I'm trying to
follow your advice and have succeeded in registering
in NNTP, in the Forum "Answers.NNTP Bridge".....
I got to microsoft.connect.nntpbridgediscussion
and read some of the postings. I figured that would
be a good starting point.

I didn't find a way to post my own query and as I write
this, I don't even know how to get back where I was.
I suppose I could grope around and maybe find it, but I'd
sure like an icon on my desktop, or a listing in my Mozilla
servers from which entries like msnews.microsoft.com
are going to disappear. I'm sure I'm not the only lost
traveler who needs a helping hand to cross over the bridge.

Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] wrote:
Yes that could be true
However there will be no Microsoft people visiting it.
Like there is now.
Russ

Russ, I have gotten good help from MVPs here over the
years and appreciated it very much. Now I'm trying to
follow your advice and have succeeded in registering
in NNTP, in the Forum "Answers.NNTP Bridge".....
I got to microsoft.connect.nntpbridgediscussion
and read some of the postings. I figured that would
be a good starting point.

I didn't find a way to post my own query and as I write
this, I don't even know how to get back where I was.
I suppose I could grope around and maybe find it, but I'd
sure like an icon on my desktop, or a listing in my Mozilla
servers from which entries like msnews.microsoft.com
are going to disappear. I'm sure I'm not the only lost
traveler who needs a helping hand to cross over the bridge.

Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] wrote:
Yes that could be true
However there will be no Microsoft people visiting it.
Like there is now.
Russ

Russ, I have gotten good help from MVPs here over the
years and appreciated it very much. Now I'm trying to
follow your advice and have succeeded in registering
in NNTP, in the Forum "Answers.NNTP Bridge".....
I got to microsoft.connect.nntpbridgediscussion
and read some of the postings. I figured that would
be a good starting point.

I didn't find a way to post my own query and as I write
this, I don't even know how to get back where I was.
I suppose I could grope around and maybe find it, but I'd
sure like an icon on my desktop, or a listing in my Mozilla
servers from which entries like msnews.microsoft.com
are going to disappear. I'm sure I'm not the only lost
traveler who needs a helping hand to cross over the bridge.

Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] wrote:
Yes that could be true
However there will be no Microsoft people visiting it.
Like there is now.
Russ

Russ, I have gotten good help from MVPs here over the
years and appreciated it very much. Now I'm trying to
follow your advice and have succeeded in registering
in NNTP, in the Forum "Answers.NNTP Bridge".....
I got to microsoft.connect.nntpbridgediscussion
and read some of the postings. I figured that would
be a good starting point.

I didn't find a way to post my own query and as I write
this, I don't even know how to get back where I was.
I suppose I could grope around and maybe find it, but I'd
sure like an icon on my desktop, or a listing in my Mozilla
servers from which entries like msnews.microsoft.com
are going to disappear. I'm sure I'm not the only lost
traveler who needs a helping hand to cross over the bridge.