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From: ~*Laughingstar*~ on 14 Jul 2010 18:44 Okdokee Daave wrote: >> Many people (myself included) prefer when posters post inline and >> also snip appropriately. >> >> Just because many people prefer that method, however, doesn't mean >> that anybody is supposed to do anything, though. >> >> In this particular sub-thread, everybody is top-posting, so we might >> as well top-post, too (that is, in this sub-thread). "When in >> Rome..." >> >> More info: >> >> http://www.usenet.com.au/about/25/26.html >> >> >> ~*Laughingstar*~ wrote: >>> top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're >>> responding to?? >>> >>> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: >>>>> But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like >>>>> (formatting) in the forum itself from time to time, please. You >>>>> may be very surprised at what you see. >>>>> >>>>> And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts >>>>> before you start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too >>>>> many posts being made that clearly show the sender's not read all >>>>> of the replies to the thread yet. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Steve Cochran wrote: >>>>>> You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport" >>>>>> ID was), but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you >>>>>> will be overjoyed with the Bridge approach. >>>>>> >>>>>>> I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in >>>>>>> IE (without >>>>>>> using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too >>>>>>> much eye candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the >>>>>>> way of simply - and >>>>>>> directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like >>>>>>> it. Perhaps >>>>>>> the newbies(?) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community >>>>>>> Forums NNTP Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an >>>>>>> improvement over the regular MS >>>>>>> NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!! >>>>>>> Egads! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you >>>>>>> decide to go >>>>>>> that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane >>>>>>> Microsoft service >>>>>>> (I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance >>>>>>> too.
From: ~*Laughingstar*~ on 14 Jul 2010 23:44 Steve Cochran wrote: > "~*Laughingstar*~" <tiredofthis(a)nospam.att.com> wrote in > message news:%230f6kqpILHA.5432(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're > responding > > to?? > > > No, its best to show the reply to the right of the original text. > > steve smart---eeeeee >> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: >>>> But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like (formatting) >>>> in the forum itself from time to time, please. You may be very >>>> surprised at what you see. >>>> >>>> And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts >>>> before you start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too many >>>> posts being made that clearly show the sender's not read all of the >>>> replies to the thread yet. >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve Cochran wrote: >>>>> You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport" >>>>> ID was), but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you >>>>> will be overjoyed with the Bridge approach. >>>>> >>>>>> I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in >>>>>> IE (without >>>>>> using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too >>>>>> much eye candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the >>>>>> way of simply - and >>>>>> directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like it. >>>>>> Perhaps >>>>>> the newbies(?) >>>>>> >>>>>> Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community >>>>>> Forums NNTP Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an >>>>>> improvement over the regular MS >>>>>> NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!! >>>>>> Egads! >>>>>> >>>>>> But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you >>>>>> decide to go >>>>>> that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane >>>>>> Microsoft service >>>>>> (I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance >>>>>> too.
From: ~*Laughingstar*~ on 15 Jul 2010 12:57 sorry Bert - I am "in" now - did not know I had to input password plus I use adaptive software (for those who cannot SEE). >> I see 1772 at the moment. >> >> My own ISP manages to come up with 2601. >> >> I'm sure many, if not most, of them are empty or otherwise worthless. >> >> Microsoft itself has trimmed down to just 214 groups. >> >>> I'm perplexed - they don't come up on mine computer. Wonder if I >>> have all the settings in correctly - but have 10 showing. >> >> -- >> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: sixpack on 16 Jul 2010 20:38 Well if they are not going to have certain news groups then they should take them off the list of news groups on the left ! And it would have been nice if MS sent out a notice or something about cutting down on news groups etc ! I'm sure keeping this great site open cost them way to much money !!!!!!! "Bob I" wrote: > You haven't lost them, they merely don't exist on the Microsoft news > server anymore. You'll have to use another newsserver or google groups > if you don't want to use Microsoft Answers (which is the "official" > replacement) > > Roger wrote: > > Can anyone inform me , from my return from holiday I find I have lost > > newsgroups like windows outlook express, Hardware, and ie6 groups . > > > > Roger > > > > > > . >
From: Shenan Stanley on 17 Jul 2010 01:04
sixpack wrote: > Well if they are not going to have certain news groups then they > should take them off the list of news groups on the left ! And it > would have been nice if MS sent out a notice or something about > cutting down on news groups etc ! I'm sure keeping this great site > open cost them way to much money !!!!!!! Just because you missed it doesn't mean there wasn't an announcement. ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |