Newsgroups disappeared from my OE
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From: milt on 7 Jul 2010 12:47 On 7/7/2010 11:07 AM, Adela wrote: > Thank you Rui, at least now I know the whys! Is this an economy matter? > The reason I had the newsgroups in my OE in the first place was that I had > problems entering them through the web site, so now I have to go back to it? > :o) Adela > No, its a "Microsoft wants more control and they can't get it on newsgroups" matter. Its also a "Most of our users aren't smart enough to access newsgroups because they can't just 'click here' to get them, therefore they are lost, so we are putting them on the web" matter.
From: Greg Russell on 7 Jul 2010 12:54 In news:eXbH05eHLHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl, Adela <nuevadela2(a)rcn.com> typed: > ... Is this an economy > matter? The reason I had the newsgroups in my OE in the first place > was that I had problems entering them through the web site, so now I > have to go back to it? M$ "web forums" are NOT Usenet, despite their insistent propaganda. Use a real Usenet server like http://individual.net - it's only 10 Euros/year. All your favourite newsgroups will continue without M$'s interference.
From: Unknown on 7 Jul 2010 13:18 Ridiculous. It is not a control matter. Be informed not opinionated. "Gib R. Ish" <gib(a)ish.invalid> wrote in message news:i129jc$2nk$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > It's a control matter. > > "Adela" <nuevadela2(a)rcn.com> wrote in message > news:eXbH05eHLHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > : Thank you Rui, at least now I know the whys! Is this an economy > matter? > : The reason I had the newsgroups in my OE in the first place was that I > had > : problems entering them through the web site, so now I have to go back to > it? > ::o) Adela > : > : > : "ruic" <ruic(a)easthanovertownship.com> wrote in message > : news:%23zckRreHLHA.5680(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > : > Microsoft is moving their newsgroups to web forums. > : > > : > Rui > : > > : > "Adela" <nuevadela2(a)rcn.com> wrote in message > : > news:%23J7RPmeHLHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > : >> Hello, several of my newsgroups I had on my OE are disappearing, > : >> including my Outlook Express 6.0 newsgroup...When I clicked on one > : >> newsgroup, a popup message said it doesn't recognioze it or doesn't > : >> exist, and when I got rid of the popup, it also took with it the > : >> newsgroup. It happened with 3 or 4 of them too. Now I only have > left > : >> this one! > : >> > : >> Anyone could tell me what's happened here? And do you think I could > : >> retrieve the other newsgroups I had like the Internet Explorer, OE > and > : >> don't recall which others? > : >> > : >> Thanks ever so much! Adela > : >> > : > > : > > : > : > >
From: Unknown on 7 Jul 2010 13:20 Get the facts instead of your opinions. "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_(a)miltsweb.com> wrote in message news:eGfNGRfHLHA.5680(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > On 7/7/2010 11:07 AM, Adela wrote: >> Thank you Rui, at least now I know the whys! Is this an economy matter? >> The reason I had the newsgroups in my OE in the first place was that I >> had >> problems entering them through the web site, so now I have to go back to >> it? >> :o) Adela >> > > No, its a "Microsoft wants more control and they can't get it on > newsgroups" matter. Its also a "Most of our users aren't smart enough to > access newsgroups because they can't just 'click here' to get them, > therefore they are lost, so we are putting them on the web" matter.
From: Greg Russell on 7 Jul 2010 14:16
"Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message news:uFSq0hfHLHA.1996(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Ridiculous. It is not a control matter. Be informed not opinionated. Laughable. If one depends on M$ for their information, they are brainwashed, not informed. |