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From: Simon Lloyd on 9 May 2010 15:28 Unfortunately we use msnews.microsft,com server, would you have any suggestions as to which server will also access microsoft.public.excel.xxxxxx ? B o b P h i l l i p s ; 7 2 0 0 6 4 W r o t e : > There is no reason that they will go away, but the msnews.microsoft.com server definitely will, so if you use that server you need to find another. If your forum links to the NGS, it will depende on how you get/send the data and from/to where. Bob "Simon Lloyd" <Simon.Lloyd.4ap8gp(a)thecodecage.com> wrote in message news:Simon.Lloyd.4ap8gp(a)thecodecage.com... > > 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 :) > > > Stan Brown;720017 Wrote: >> > Thu, 06 May 2010 06:44:24 -0400 from Ron Rosenfeld > <ronrosenfeld(a)nospam.org>: >> I have better things to do with my time, so when these newsgroups > stop >> functioning, I will cut down my participation significantly. > > Why do you think these newsgroups will stop functioning? It's in the > nature of Usenet that a newsgroup, once created, has a life of its > own. Sure, Microsoft won't be driving new traffic here, but that > doesn't stop the rest of us from continuing to read and post. > > > -- > Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA > 'Oak Road Systems -- Software Since 1984' ('Oak Road Systems -- Software Since 1984' (http://OakRoadSystems.com)) > Shikata ga nai... > > > -- > 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: > 'Re: Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Online Communities - The Code Cage Forums' (http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/showthread.php?t=200597) > > 'The Code Cage - Mobile' (http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz) > -- 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: Bob Phillips on 9 May 2010 17:16 I get there via my ISP. Eternal September has a free service, I don't know if they would let you connect. Bob "Simon Lloyd" <Simon.Lloyd.4apltb(a)thecodecage.com> wrote in message news:Simon.Lloyd.4apltb(a)thecodecage.com... > > Unfortunately we use msnews.microsft,com server, would you have any > suggestions as to which server will also access > microsoft.public.excel.xxxxxx ? > > > Bob Phillips;720064 Wrote: >> > There is no reason that they will go away, but the msnews.microsoft.com > server definitely will, so if you use that server you need to find > another. > > If your forum links to the NGS, it will depende on how you get/send the > data > and from/to where. > > Bob > > "Simon Lloyd" <Simon.Lloyd.4ap8gp(a)thecodecage.com> wrote in message > news:Simon.Lloyd.4ap8gp(a)thecodecage.com... >> >> 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 :) >> >> >> Stan Brown;720017 Wrote: >>> >> Thu, 06 May 2010 06:44:24 -0400 from Ron Rosenfeld >> <ronrosenfeld(a)nospam.org>: >>> I have better things to do with my time, so when these newsgroups >> stop >>> functioning, I will cut down my participation significantly. >> >> Why do you think these newsgroups will stop functioning? It's in the >> nature of Usenet that a newsgroup, once created, has a life of its >> own. Sure, Microsoft won't be driving new traffic here, but that >> doesn't stop the rest of us from continuing to read and post. >> >> >> -- >> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA >> 'Oak Road Systems -- Software Since 1984' ('Oak Road Systems -- > Software Since 1984' (http://OakRoadSystems.com)) >> Shikata ga nai... >> >> >> -- >> 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: >> 'Re: Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Online Communities - The > Code Cage Forums' > (http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/showthread.php?t=200597) >> >> 'The Code Cage - Mobile' (http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz) >> > > > -- > 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: Bruce Sinclair on 9 May 2010 19:16 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. :)
From: Bruce Sinclair on 9 May 2010 19:19 In article <urPDAWM7KHA.5848(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "Jim Cone" <james.coneXXX(a)comcast.netXXX> wrote: > >I agree with you and Bruce. >However... >the new Answers site could be a winner if it used the Ribbon. <g> Aaarrrgghhh ! (I'm sure that was the response you were looking for :) ). I worked out a few months ago why I hate the whole ribbon thing idea (it's at the top and takes up valuable space where my stuff could be), so I asked how to move it to the side of the window. Seemed like an easy thing ... but no. Apparently, not only are there only 3 colour "schemes" (another pet hate :)) ... but the ribon is fixed ! Inconceivable ! :)
From: Bruce Sinclair on 9 May 2010 19:25
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. |