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From: Bruce Sinclair on 10 May 2010 00:07 In article <eQhJ9V#7KHA.2292(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Jon Peltier <jonNO(a)SPAMpeltiertech.com> wrote: >On 5/9/2010 7:40 PM, Bruce Sinclair wrote: >> In article<Simon.Lloyd.4ap8gp(a)thecodecage.com>, Simon > Lloyd<Simon.Lloyd.4ap8gp(a)thecodecage.com> wrote: >>> >>> Nice thought but i was under the impression that these newsgroups will >>> be closed once the forums are settled. If they're still going to be >>> running then happy days :) >> >> Yes, interseting point. I saw that MS said they would 'close' the groups ... >> but AFAIK, most NNTP servers don't accept 'remove group' commands from >> anyone except themselves. MS may find this more difficult to do thatn they >> think (assuming they don't simply mean that they will take the NNTP >> interface off their web site - that they can do). >> Again, if MS did try to kill off the groups, there would be little to stop >> people adding/creating them again. >> >> Anyone got any more info on what MS really mean here ? :) >I think they mean they will simply turn off their own nntp servers. As >you say, they can't control the presence of these groups on the whole >nntp/usenet network. Quite. Well, if that really is what they mean, why didn't they just say so ? Minor damage only if that's the case ... and in some ways, a good thing for those of us here. Thanks :)
From: Bob Phillips on 10 May 2010 04:01 Everything looks better when we control it! -- HTH Bob "Jon Peltier" <jonNO(a)SPAMpeltiertech.com> wrote in message news:%23XYpkU%237KHA.2292(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > On 5/9/2010 7:16 PM, Bruce Sinclair wrote: >> In article<u0RXIlL7KHA.2220(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "T. >> Valko"<biffinpitt(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> I pretty much agree with everything you said. >>> >>> The best feature of NNTP ngs from my perspective is that it's very easy >>> to >>> watch a thread for possible follow-ups. >>> >>> I also like the speed and ease of access. >> >> .. is it possible that this is an attempt by MS to kill off a 'text only' >> application that doesn't fit with their apparent 'everything looks better >> in >> html' approach ? An interesting possibility if so - and still wrong. :) > > > Everything looks better with ads? > > - Jon > ------- > Jon Peltier > Peltier Technical Services, Inc. > http://peltiertech.com/ >
From: Bob Phillips on 10 May 2010 04:03 Yeah, but Simon would want an automated facility to suck all of the posts into his forum and post back. -- HTH Bob "Bruce Sinclair" <bruce.sinclair(a)NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz> wrote in message news:hs7ko1$ptl$5(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <uf9#wz77KHA.2292(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Bob Phillips" > <bob.phillips(a)somewhere.com> wrote: >>I get there via my ISP. Eternal September has a free service, I don't know >>if they would let you connect. > > They let me, so I'd say the chances look good. :) :) > > >
From: Simon Lloyd on 10 May 2010 06:17 My forums have both members and newsgroup forums, we have many folk that come to use the interface with the newsgroups, we use nntp software to automatically post and retrieve posts from the newsgroups, i don't think other news readers are configurable to allow automation, but would be good if we could find one so that the members that use these forums for the NG interface will still be catered for. B o b P h i l l i p s ; 7 2 0 1 9 2 W r o t e : > Yeah, but Simon would want an automated facility to suck all of the posts into his forum and post back. -- HTH Bob "Bruce Sinclair" <bruce.sinclair(a)NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz> wrote in message news:hs7ko1$ptl$5(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <uf9#wz77KHA.2292(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Bob Phillips" > <bob.phillips(a)somewhere.com> wrote: >>I get there via my ISP. Eternal September has a free service, I don't know >>if they would let you connect. > > They let me, so I'd say the chances look good. :) :) > > > -- Simon Lloyd Regards, Simon Lloyd 'Microsoft Office Help' (http://www.thecodecage.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simon Lloyd's Profile: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/member.php?u=1 View this thread: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/showthread.php?t=200597 http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz
From: Don Guillett on 10 May 2010 08:18
Didn't ask me... -- Don Guillett Microsoft MVP Excel SalesAid Software dguillett(a)gmail.com "Bruce Sinclair" <bruce.sinclair(a)NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz> wrote in message news:hs7jpm$ptl$3(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <#Qi8hAR7KHA.5848(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "Bob Phillips" > <bob.phillips(a)somewhere.com> wrote: >>That is a shame Ron, I have enjoyed your contributions. But MS don't care, >>there will always be hundreds stepping up even if they aren't up to your >>capabilities, and they have shown a blind indifference to those more >>capable >>users amongst us. > > Now *that* is an excellent point. > > There are many helpful people here, many of them with the mystical 'MVP' > status. :) > Did MS ask anyone that is actually *in* this on line community what they > thought ? > I suspect not, but I look forward to hearing anyone say that this is not > so > and that MS consulted widely before announcing these changes. > |