Update - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Community

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
NNTP Bridge he http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/

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.

When will this Happen?
Effective June 1, 2010 this newsgroup will be closed.

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. We recommend that you start with
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...gory/windowsxp

Should you want to visit the other Microsoft 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

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Twayne wrote:

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That's actually part of your *signature* (as evidence by you placing the
text AFTER the sigdash delimiter line)? At first I thought you did a boner
and hit Send too quick and before you entering anything. It looked like a
blank post. Some newsreaders (and web-based forums using a gateway) have
the option to strip or hide the signatures in posts.

Twayne wrote:

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That's actually part of your *signature* (as evidence by you placing the
text AFTER the sigdash delimiter line)? At first I thought you did a boner
and hit Send too quick and before you entering anything. It looked like a
blank post. Some newsreaders (and web-based forums using a gateway) have
the option to strip or hide the signatures in posts.

This is just what I've been saying!!

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"VanguardLH" wrote in message
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Twayne wrote:

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That's actually part of your *signature* (as evidence by you placing the
text AFTER the sigdash delimiter line)? At first I thought you did a
boner
and hit Send too quick and before you entering anything. It looked like
a
blank post. Some newsreaders (and web-based forums using a gateway) have
the option to strip or hide the signatures in posts.

This is just what I've been saying!!

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"VanguardLH" wrote in message
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Twayne wrote:

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That's actually part of your *signature* (as evidence by you placing the
text AFTER the sigdash delimiter line)? At first I thought you did a
boner
and hit Send too quick and before you entering anything. It looked like
a
blank post. Some newsreaders (and web-based forums using a gateway) have
the option to strip or hide the signatures in posts.

Twayne

Again I will explain. This message cannot be crossposted from MS. Only the groups
that they have designated as cancelled as of June 10 gets this message. The other
ones that do not receive this will still continue for a while.
Please stop your multiposting this explanation of why to crosspost

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Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Twayne" wrote in message
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Twayne

Again I will explain. This message cannot be crossposted from MS. Only the groups
that they have designated as cancelled as of June 10 gets this message. The other
ones that do not receive this will still continue for a while.
Please stop your multiposting this explanation of why to crosspost

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Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Twayne" wrote in message
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Peter Foldes typed:
Twayne

Again I will explain. This message cannot be crossposted
from MS. Only the groups that they have designated as
cancelled as of June 10 gets this message. The other ones
that do not receive this will still continue for a while. Please stop your
multiposting this explanation of why to
crosspost

I am not multiposting; I am replying. You twist the facts: I don't
multipost. I do crosspost when the need arises. I follow whatever method
the OP chose. Eac and every one is a Reply to said post. Explain as often
as you wish. I shall complain about multiposting as often as I wish to do
so. It is against Microsoft's own posting rules but hey, when did MS ever
care about rules?

HTH,

Twayne`


"Twayne" wrote in message
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In ,
Peter Foldes typed:
Twayne

Again I will explain. This message cannot be crossposted
from MS. Only the groups that they have designated as
cancelled as of June 10 gets this message. The other ones
that do not receive this will still continue for a while. Please stop your
multiposting this explanation of why to
crosspost

I am not multiposting; I am replying. You twist the facts: I don't
multipost. I do crosspost when the need arises. I follow whatever method
the OP chose. Eac and every one is a Reply to said post. Explain as often
as you wish. I shall complain about multiposting as often as I wish to do
so. It is against Microsoft's own posting rules but hey, when did MS ever
care about rules?

HTH,

Twayne`


"Twayne" wrote in message
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On May 13, 9:13*pm, "Twayne" wrote:
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Peter Foldes typed:

Twayne

Again I will explain. This message cannot be crossposted
from MS. Only the groups that they have designated as
cancelled as of June 10 gets this message. The other ones
that do not receive this will still continue for a while. Please stop your
multiposting this explanation of why to
crosspost

I am not multiposting; I am replying. You twist the facts: I don't
multipost. I do crosspost when the need arises. *I follow whatever method
the OP chose. Eac and every one is a Reply to said post. *Explain as often
as you wish. I shall complain about multiposting as often as I wish to do
so. It is against Microsoft's own posting rules but hey, when did MS ever
care about rules?

HTH,

Twayne`



"Twayne" wrote in message
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twayne-the-****, go play with the rest of the ****wits. You are a
total asshole.