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From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 May 2010 17:45 Bob O`Bob wrote: > Larry Serflaten wrote: >> "MM" <kylix_is(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote >> >>> Why don't we all just agree to switch over to >>> comp.lang.basic.visual.misc on a certain date to be announced? You'd >>> need a switchover date, and repeated reminders in here beforehand, so >>> that people got the message. I suggest a switchover date of 1st June >>> 2010. > > Why wait? Agreed. I'm there. :-) -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 May 2010 18:02 GS wrote: >> http://www.mesnews.net/gb/chargement.php > > Yeah, I tried mesnews (along with several others) back when you first told me > about it. Otherwise, I'd still be using the web interface!<g> As you can see > by the header on my posts, mesnews won out over the others. I liked > Thunderbird as a replacement for OE/Live Mail, though, so I might go with it > for mail/calendar on my Win7x64 machine when I switch over from this XP > machine. I'm still in ordinary Outlook for mail, myself, because I'm reliant on an Exchange server (among others). > I need to spend more time in Win7x64 to see what options I have for > Instant Messaging since that's the vehicle through which I provide Remote > Assistance to my clients. I'm sure there's an alternative; -I just don't know > what that is right now!<grrr> I have Miranda IM setup here now. Not quite as "foofy" as WM, but seems to do the job pretty well. >> I'd like to, but I'm really not in a position to mirror usenet. (I'm not >> going to set up my own web forums, because I wouldn't have the patience to >> use them myself! <g>) I don't have a problem running a private newsserver, >> but turning it public just becomes a bit of an ordeal, I'm afraid. >> >> At any rate, I do think there are very viable options out there to continue >> this (and related) community. In fact, I'll probably try to get some >> linkage, and a little bit of commentary, going in a few places. > > Well, I'm not surprised at your reply! Unfortunately, I don't know much about > the hooplah involved with such things. I hope that wherever this NG ends up, > I'll be welcome to tag along. There's just so much more VB6 I want to learn > and this NG now plays a bigger roll in that process than it did before I > started using a newsreader, which was already a huge part anyway. Get yourself an account on a free server, now, so you're ready. There are several mentioned in this thread (eg, www.aioe.org and www.eternal-september.org), and find the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group. Even if Microsoft pulls off the impossible and manages to convince mirrors to delete the groups as well, that is a safe landing zone. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: GS on 10 May 2010 18:43 Karl E. Peterson was thinking very hard : > Bob O`Bob wrote: >> Larry Serflaten wrote: >>> "MM" <kylix_is(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote >>> >>>> Why don't we all just agree to switch over to >>>> comp.lang.basic.visual.misc on a certain date to be announced? You'd >>>> need a switchover date, and repeated reminders in here beforehand, so >>>> that people got the message. I suggest a switchover date of 1st June >>>> 2010. >> >> Why wait? > > Agreed. I'm there. :-) Exactly where is that and what do I need to connect? Thanks!
From: GS on 10 May 2010 18:53 Karl E. Peterson wrote on 5/10/2010 : > GS wrote: >>> http://www.mesnews.net/gb/chargement.php >> >> Yeah, I tried mesnews (along with several others) back when you first told >> me about it. Otherwise, I'd still be using the web interface!<g> As you can >> see by the header on my posts, mesnews won out over the others. I liked >> Thunderbird as a replacement for OE/Live Mail, though, so I might go with >> it for mail/calendar on my Win7x64 machine when I switch over from this XP >> machine. > > I'm still in ordinary Outlook for mail, myself, because I'm reliant on an > Exchange server (among others). > >> I need to spend more time in Win7x64 to see what options I have for Instant >> Messaging since that's the vehicle through which I provide Remote >> Assistance to my clients. I'm sure there's an alternative; -I just don't >> know what that is right now!<grrr> > > I have Miranda IM setup here now. Not quite as "foofy" as WM, but seems to > do the job pretty well. I have Skype going on one machine for conversing with people using Macs. Is Miranda cross-platform? > >>> I'd like to, but I'm really not in a position to mirror usenet. (I'm not >>> going to set up my own web forums, because I wouldn't have the patience to >>> use them myself! <g>) I don't have a problem running a private >>> newsserver, but turning it public just becomes a bit of an ordeal, I'm >>> afraid. >>> >>> At any rate, I do think there are very viable options out there to >>> continue this (and related) community. In fact, I'll probably try to get >>> some linkage, and a little bit of commentary, going in a few places. >> >> Well, I'm not surprised at your reply! Unfortunately, I don't know much >> about the hooplah involved with such things. I hope that wherever this NG >> ends up, I'll be welcome to tag along. There's just so much more VB6 I want >> to learn and this NG now plays a bigger roll in that process than it did >> before I started using a newsreader, which was already a huge part anyway. > > Get yourself an account on a free server, now, so you're ready. There are > several mentioned in this thread (eg, www.aioe.org and > www.eternal-september.org), and find the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group. > Even if Microsoft pulls off the impossible and manages to convince mirrors to > delete the groups as well, that is a safe landing zone. I asked about this in another post where you replied to me. I'll follow your lead if you provide me with the details of where/what/how you're connecting to the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group. I suppose I could go investigating several servers but I'm sure what's good for you will also be just as good for me (assuming you'd recommend the one you're using).<bg>
From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 May 2010 19:05
GS wrote: > Karl E. Peterson was thinking very hard : >> Bob O`Bob wrote: >>> Larry Serflaten wrote: >>>> "MM" <kylix_is(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote >>>> >>>>> Why don't we all just agree to switch over to >>>>> comp.lang.basic.visual.misc on a certain date to be announced? You'd >>>>> need a switchover date, and repeated reminders in here beforehand, so >>>>> that people got the message. I suggest a switchover date of 1st June >>>>> 2010. >>> >>> Why wait? >> >> Agreed. I'm there. :-) > > Exactly where is that and what do I need to connect? It's on usenet. You need a newsserver. <g> Look at www.eternal-september.org or www.aioe.org for a couple of free options. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org |