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From: mm on 25 Jun 2010 01:45
On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:56:46 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:20:29 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com>
>wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:50:26 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
>> <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>>
>> >On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:56:02 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> >We'll see what happens with the newsgroups. I'm spending more time now
>> >> >in the web-based Microsoft forums (using the NNTP Bridges), and I'm
>> >> >afraid that these newsgroups may gradually peter out.
>> >>
>> >> I sure hope not. Newsgroups are far more efficient that web forums,
>> >> allow easy saving of replies on one's own computers for future
>> >> referecne, and work for people with dial-up, just as well as with
>> >> highspeed.
>> >
>> >
>> >I'm with you entirely, but I'm still pessimistic.
>> >
>> >And don't forget that you can use your newsreader with the Microsoft
>> >web-based forums and the NNTP bridges.
>>
>> Really!
>>
>> I won't forget becuse I never knew.
>>
>> How do you do that?
>
>
>See https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=927
>
>
Thanks a lot. I'll try it tomorrow.
>
>
>> >That gets back at least some of
>> >the advantages of newsgroups.
>>
>> Yeah, it sure sounds like it.

From: Ken Blake, MVP on 25 Jun 2010 10:35
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:45:07 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:56:46 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>

> >> >And don't forget that you can use your newsreader with the Microsoft
> >> >web-based forums and the NNTP bridges.
> >>
> >> Really!
> >>
> >> I won't forget becuse I never knew.
> >>
> >> How do you do that?
> >
> >
> >See https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=927
> >
> >
> Thanks a lot. I'll try it tomorrow.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

But remember that it's far from perfect. Better than using the
web-based forums, in my view, but there will undoubtedly be things
about it you don't like.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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