From: sheana on
Hi,

I subscribe to a number of MS newsgroups, but, for example, when I clicked
on the newsgroup for word.general I got a message that that newsgroup was
not available from the MS server. Is MS phasing out the
communities/newsgroups? Let me know, because I find them incredibly helpful.
Thanks in advance.

From: Alias on
On 07/17/2010 11:43 AM, sheana wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I subscribe to a number of MS newsgroups, but, for example, when I
> clicked on the newsgroup for word.general I got a message that that
> newsgroup was not available from the MS server. Is MS phasing out the
> communities/newsgroups? Let me know, because I find them incredibly
> helpful. Thanks in advance.

They're history. MS wants you to go to their web forums where they can
control the content and suppress free speech (and not to mention having
a new Hotmail account they can sell to spammers as valid). Other news
servers are still carrying MS groups but for how long is not known.

--
Alias
From: SC Tom on

"sheana" <sheana(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:819EDD3B-7BC4-43AA-A263-0199F302A61B(a)microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I subscribe to a number of MS newsgroups, but, for example, when I clicked
> on the newsgroup for word.general I got a message that that newsgroup was
> not available from the MS server. Is MS phasing out the
> communities/newsgroups? Let me know, because I find them incredibly
> helpful. Thanks in advance.

I'm truly surprised you haven't seen this on any newsgroup in the last few
months:

"What is Happening?
This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing
newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums.

Why?
As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the
traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the
past several years while customers and participants are increasingly finding
solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites. This
move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it easier
for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies and
make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through
improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam
management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging a
healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft will
begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology
and discontinue support for newsgroups.

In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those
users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader
functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up the
NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/

Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown?
All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and
October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach,
starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more
active ones throughout the course of the next six months.


Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup?
In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is
scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite you
to participate at
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xphardware/threads
forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized.

Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx

Who Should I Contact with any Questions?
Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to
NNTP(a)microsoft.com "

From: s-sandra on
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:43:08 -0400, just as I was about to take a
herb, "sheana" <sheana(a)nospam.invalid> disturbed my reverie and wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I subscribe to a number of MS newsgroups, but, for example, when I clicked
>on the newsgroup for word.general I got a message that that newsgroup was
>not available from the MS server. Is MS phasing out the
>communities/newsgroups? Let me know, because I find them incredibly helpful.
>Thanks in advance.

It's aliens, run for the hills.
From: sheana on
I haven't been reading the newsgroups lately. but since I will have to
migrate to the forums, where are they? Thanks in advance.

"SC Tom" <sc(a)tom.net> wrote in message
news:JOf0o.15489$Bh2.12359(a)newsfe04.iad...
>
> "sheana" <sheana(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:819EDD3B-7BC4-43AA-A263-0199F302A61B(a)microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I subscribe to a number of MS newsgroups, but, for example, when I
>> clicked on the newsgroup for word.general I got a message that that
>> newsgroup was not available from the MS server. Is MS phasing out the
>> communities/newsgroups? Let me know, because I find them incredibly
>> helpful. Thanks in advance.
>
> I'm truly surprised you haven't seen this on any newsgroup in the last few
> months:
>
> "What is Happening?
> This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing
> newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums.
>
> Why?
> As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the
> traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the
> past several years while customers and participants are increasingly
> finding
> solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites.
> This
> move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it
> easier
> for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies
> and
> make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through
> improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam
> management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging
> a
> healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft
> will
> begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology
> and discontinue support for newsgroups.
>
> In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those
> users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
> newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
> which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
> forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP
> reader
> functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up
> the
> NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
>
> Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown?
> All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and
> October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased
> approach,
> starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more
> active ones throughout the course of the next six months.
>
>
> Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup?
> In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is
> scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite
> you to participate at
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xphardware/threads
> forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized.
>
> Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx
>
> Who Should I Contact with any Questions?
> Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to
> NNTP(a)microsoft.com "

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