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From: Paul Clement on 23 Jul 2010 08:16
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:17:04 -0700, Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote:

� > � > � > � Feel free to point...
� > � > � > �
� > � > � > � Microsoft turned off its newsgroup server, but the community
� > resource � > � > � lives on. You just need to know where to look for it.
� > � > � > �
� > � > � >
� > � >
� > http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/16/classic-vb-newsgroups.aspx
� > � > � > � > Microsoft's newsgroup server is still running. � > �
� > � > � Yes?
� > � >
� > � > Yes.
� > �
� > � Sorry, forgot to add, "So?"
� >
� > So they're not turned off as you said. Perhaps in anticipation of?
�
� It was written long ago. In the interim, the vast majority of groups
� have been removed from there server. The remaining ones have all been
� given a death sentence. So, yeah, they are "dead men walking" at this
� point. It's pretty much a meaningless distinction. How bored are you,
� anyway?

I guess about as bored as you where when you took issue with my statement that Microsoft had shut
down one of the newsgroups that someone had offered as a referral. ;-)


Paul
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Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
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