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From: David W. Fenton on 28 May 2010 20:13
"Mark Andrews" <mandrews___NOSPAM___(a)rptsoftware.com> wrote in
news:#P4wBYq$KHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> FYI: I gave Eternal September a try and it seems to work fine (you
> just need to register to get a userid/password).
>
> However, the comp.databases.ms-access newsgroup doesn't seem to
> have much activity.
> I'm wondering if the normal everyday user will be accessing it?

Depends on what you consider "much activity." In the last 24 hours
or so, the Eternal September news server had 22 new posts (I record
the new posts for 3 different news servers). The average since Jan.
20th (when I started a new spreadsheet) is just under 14 posts. This
compares to Newsguy.com, which I pay for, that has averaged just
under 20 in the same period for that newsgroup.

> Does that "newsgroup bridge" for the microsoft forums work? I
> never tried any microsoft forums.
> Hoping I can stick with a newsgroup reader?

It theoretically works, but I haven't found it usable.

> Does utteraccess have any newsgroup reader access? haven't used
> that one much either. I think I tried a few questions
> and got a bunch of answers that don't really answer the question
> asked.

I doubt that they have it, as they want to control content way too
much for them to open it up to posting from other servers.

> Before this thing goes down it would be great if we knew where the
> normal group of access experts are going to.

I'm staying where I am which is:

comp.databases.ms-access
microsoft.publis.access.*
www.access-programmers.co.uk
Stackoverflow.com

I monitor and post in all those forums on a daily basis.

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From: Mark Andrews on 28 May 2010 21:02
Good to know! I just saw that this forum for example (for May 28th) has
like 18 top level questions and
comp.databases.ms-access has 2 questions. The other access related forums
on Microsoft.public.access.*
had about 8 top level questions for May 28th.

Maybe when Microsoft.public.access.* goes away comp.databases.ms-access will
increase?

Just looking for a good one to switch to.
Thanks,
Mark

"David W. Fenton" <XXXusenet(a)dfenton.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns9D86CDC6854FDf99a49ed1d0c49c5bbb2(a)74.209.136.90...
> "Mark Andrews" <mandrews___NOSPAM___(a)rptsoftware.com> wrote in
> news:#P4wBYq$KHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:
>
>> FYI: I gave Eternal September a try and it seems to work fine (you
>> just need to register to get a userid/password).
>>
>> However, the comp.databases.ms-access newsgroup doesn't seem to
>> have much activity.
>> I'm wondering if the normal everyday user will be accessing it?
>
> Depends on what you consider "much activity." In the last 24 hours
> or so, the Eternal September news server had 22 new posts (I record
> the new posts for 3 different news servers). The average since Jan.
> 20th (when I started a new spreadsheet) is just under 14 posts. This
> compares to Newsguy.com, which I pay for, that has averaged just
> under 20 in the same period for that newsgroup.
>
>> Does that "newsgroup bridge" for the microsoft forums work? I
>> never tried any microsoft forums.
>> Hoping I can stick with a newsgroup reader?
>
> It theoretically works, but I haven't found it usable.
>
>> Does utteraccess have any newsgroup reader access? haven't used
>> that one much either. I think I tried a few questions
>> and got a bunch of answers that don't really answer the question
>> asked.
>
> I doubt that they have it, as they want to control content way too
> much for them to open it up to posting from other servers.
>
>> Before this thing goes down it would be great if we knew where the
>> normal group of access experts are going to.
>
> I'm staying where I am which is:
>
> comp.databases.ms-access
> microsoft.publis.access.*
> www.access-programmers.co.uk
> Stackoverflow.com
>
> I monitor and post in all those forums on a daily basis.
>
> --
> David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
> usenet at dfenton dot com http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

From: Fred Boer on 29 May 2010 09:22
> I hate asking questions in some groups where I'm always smarter than the
> guy answering the question.

Oooh... I wonder what that would feel like! I gotta look for those groups -
strangely, this hasn't happened to me in *any* of the groups I've been part
of! I wonder why....<g>

--
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Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services
Freeware Small Library Application available here:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/




"Mark Andrews" <mandrews___NOSPAM___(a)rptsoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%23P4wBYq$KHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> FYI: I gave Eternal September a try and it seems to work fine (you just
> need to register to get a userid/password).
>
> However, the comp.databases.ms-access newsgroup doesn't seem to have much
> activity.
> I'm wondering if the normal everyday user will be accessing it?
>
> Does that "newsgroup bridge" for the microsoft forums work? I never tried
> any microsoft forums.
> Hoping I can stick with a newsgroup reader?
>
> Does utteraccess have any newsgroup reader access? haven't used that one
> much either. I think I tried a few questions
> and got a bunch of answers that don't really answer the question asked.
>
> Before this thing goes down it would be great if we knew where the normal
> group of access experts are going to.
> I hate asking questions in some groups where I'm always smarter than the
> guy answering the question.
> This newsgroup has held up a high level of expertise, so I need to track
> where all the smart guys are going
> so I have a chance at getting some difficult questions answered! Quick
> answers also help, otherwise I tend to go figure
> it out myself.
>
> Also I want to help answer a few questions when time permits.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
> "Larry Linson" <bouncer(a)localhost.not> wrote in message
> news:OTPZy5p$KHA.5848(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I'm already "back" in the USENET newsgroup comp.databases.ms-access;
>> traffic there is low, compared to even a year ago, but quite a numbr of
>> my MVP colleagues have indicated they'll be monitoring it.
>>
>> I'm waiting for the Microsoft forums to "settle" and for Access to be
>> assigned its own category (not lumped in "Other" with other Microsoft
>> products, e.g., InfoPath) before I bother wasting my time "looking into
>> that option" because until that happens, I don't even have to try it to
>> know that it's unacceptable to me.
>>
>> If your ISP does not have its own news server, you'll need to get one. On
>> good advice from colleagues, I signed up with "news.individual.net" run
>> by the Free University of Berlin... not free, but not expensive, either
>> (10 euros per year). Several free news servers have also been
>> recommended -- one I remember is called "Eternal September".
>>
>> --
>> Larry Linson, Microsoft Office Access MVP
>> Co-author: "Microsoft Access Small Business Solutions", published by
>> Wiley
>> Access newsgroup support is alive and well in USENET
>> comp.databases.ms-access
>>
>>
>> "Mark Andrews" <mandrews___NOSPAM___(a)rptsoftware.com> wrote in message
>> news:OO45WAm$KHA.4652(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Just wondering where all the regulars are going to when the access
>>> related newsgroups shut down?
>>>
>>> I have never used a Microsoft Forum, I guess I could switch to
>>> utteraccess?
>>>
>>> I always found these newsgroups better and easier to use.
>>>
>>> Mark Andrews
>>> RPT Software
>>> http://www.rptsoftware.com
>>> http://www.donationmanagementsoftware.com
>>
>>


From: David W. Fenton on 30 May 2010 13:55
"Mark Andrews" <mandrews___NOSPAM___(a)rptsoftware.com> wrote in
news:#owbTqs$KHA.1448(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Maybe when Microsoft.public.access.* goes away
> comp.databases.ms-access will increase?

I keep saying this, but it doesn't seem to sink in:

microsoft.public.access.* is not going away.

Only msnews.microsoft.com is going away.

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