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From: ordnance1 on 31 May 2010 19:05 I have installed "The Bridge" since I use the newsgroup primarily to access the Programming group. I did not see an Excel Programming group listed under The Bridge so which group should one select Bridge to maintain that connection to the programming gurus? "Bernard Liengme" <bliengme(a)TRUENORTH.stfx.ca> wrote in message news:BFC5E453-CBE6-4708-9E07-0FC2C10EB367(a)microsoft.com... > David, > Please reconsider. The Bridge works well and working directly in Answers > in not that much of a chore. > You will be sorely missed if you do not make the transition - I need > someone to trap my odd silly mistake! > best wishes > Bernard > > "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk> wrote in message > news:Vqydnbnrg498lpnRnZ2dnUVZ7rSdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >> I'm still hoping that a reasonable number of news servers will continue >> to carry the newsgroups, and that therefore the groups will be able to >> continue providing help to users. I'm not currently planning on shifting >> to the MS forums, so to any who don't plan to stay here in the >> newsgroups, thanks for all your help over the years. >> -- >> David Biddulph >> >> >> "Ron de Bruin" <rondebruin(a)kabelfoon.nl> wrote in message >> news:#zqhkQPALHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Hi all >>> >>> Today is a sad day because tomorrow MS will close the Excel newsgroups. >>> I want to say that I hade a great time in the Excel groups the last >>> years. >>> >>> Sharing knowledge is a great thing >>> >>> After tomorrow we must use the MS forums and I hope it will >>> give me the same fun as I hade with the newsgroups. >>> >>> Maybe this page will help you if you start using the MS Forums and not >>> like the web interface >>> http://www.rondebruin.nl/nntpbridge.htm >>> >>> Thanks everybody for everything, see you in the MS Forums >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Regards Ron de Bruin >>> http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm >>> >>> >>
From: JLGWhiz on 31 May 2010 19:45 Ron, thanks for the link, although like some of the others, I am not so sure I will be as active on that site as this one. This whole thing is probably part of the tiff between MS and Google. I want to thank all of the professionals and other sharpies who have assisted me from time to time and I hope that I have helped others to learn VBA a little better. I am still learning and might not live long enough to learn it all. Special thanks to You, Chip Pearson, Tom Ogilvy, Jim Tomlinson, Bob Phillips, Gord Dibben and a host of other contributors. "Ron de Bruin" <rondebruin(a)kabelfoon.nl> wrote in message news:%23zqhkQPALHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Hi all > > Today is a sad day because tomorrow MS will close the Excel newsgroups. > I want to say that I hade a great time in the Excel groups the last years. > > Sharing knowledge is a great thing > > After tomorrow we must use the MS forums and I hope it will > give me the same fun as I hade with the newsgroups. > > Maybe this page will help you if you start using the MS Forums and not > like the web interface > http://www.rondebruin.nl/nntpbridge.htm > > Thanks everybody for everything, see you in the MS Forums > > -- > > Regards Ron de Bruin > http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm > >
From: Roger Govier on 1 Jun 2010 05:59 Yes, that is very true Ron - it is a sad day. I am attempting to set up the bridge (following your useful article), but still experiencing some difficulties. The web based format, I detest, and if I cannot set up the bridge successfully, then I guess I will be an even less frequent poster in these NG's. My contributions have been severely restricted this past 12 months, as i have been caring for an elderly relative. She is now safely installed in a nursing home, where she can receive the 24 hour care she needs. I was just looking forward to contributing more - and MS have pulled the plug. A very big thank you to all the people who have been so generous in the help that they have given me over the past 13 years. -- Regards Roger Govier Ron de Bruin wrote: > Hi all > > Today is a sad day because tomorrow MS will close the Excel newsgroups. > I want to say that I hade a great time in the Excel groups the last years. > > Sharing knowledge is a great thing > > After tomorrow we must use the MS forums and I hope it will > give me the same fun as I hade with the newsgroups. > > Maybe this page will help you if you start using the MS Forums and not > like the web interface > http://www.rondebruin.nl/nntpbridge.htm > > Thanks everybody for everything, see you in the MS Forums >
From: winnie123 on 1 Jun 2010 06:21 I would just like to add my thanks for all the help you guys have given me over the last couple of years. You have been BRILLIANT I will be sorry to see it close, I would like to hope that there will be access to archives as searching this site also provided me with alot of answers to. Take care everyone Winnie "JLGWhiz" wrote: > Ron, thanks for the link, although like some of the others, I am not so sure > I will be as active on that site as this one. This whole thing is probably > part of the tiff between MS and Google. I want to thank all of the > professionals and other sharpies who have assisted me from time to time and > I hope that I have helped others to learn VBA a little better. I am still > learning and might not live long enough to learn it all. Special thanks to > You, Chip Pearson, Tom Ogilvy, Jim Tomlinson, Bob Phillips, Gord Dibben and > a host of other contributors. > > > > "Ron de Bruin" <rondebruin(a)kabelfoon.nl> wrote in message > news:%23zqhkQPALHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > Hi all > > > > Today is a sad day because tomorrow MS will close the Excel newsgroups. > > I want to say that I hade a great time in the Excel groups the last years. > > > > Sharing knowledge is a great thing > > > > After tomorrow we must use the MS forums and I hope it will > > give me the same fun as I hade with the newsgroups. > > > > Maybe this page will help you if you start using the MS Forums and not > > like the web interface > > http://www.rondebruin.nl/nntpbridge.htm > > > > Thanks everybody for everything, see you in the MS Forums > > > > -- > > > > Regards Ron de Bruin > > http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm > > > > > > > . >
From: Harlan Grove on 1 Jun 2010 11:46
"Ron de Bruin" <rondebr...(a)kabelfoon.nl> wrote... >Today is a sad day because tomorrow MS will close the Excel newsgroups. >I want to say that I hade a great time in the Excel groups the last years. .... This represents a thorough lack of understanding of how USENET/NNTP newsgroups work. Microsoft's own msnews.microsoft.com servers may no longer exist, so the microsoft.* newsgroups would no longer be found there, but the microsoft.* newsgroups have been around so long that most of the larger ISPs carry them. As long as other ISPs carry them, they continue to exist. Microsoft killed off microsoft.public.excel.worksheetfunctions (note only 3 periods) in favor of microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions (note 4 periods) years ago, but the former continues to have traffic, though much reduced from when Microsoft servers hosted it. These newsgroups will continue to exist, and they may effectively become Google-hosted, but they won't disappear any time soon. |