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From: Terry Farrell on 23 May 2010 04:15 It was sorted out late last night (European time). Access via the previous bridge ceased working when they started the upgrades. Terry Farrell "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message news:OBwcFzk#KHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > I have now checked and the bridge problems of yesterday seem to have been > fixed. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message > news:%230MrdBk%23KHA.5808(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> My comments were addressed more towards the fact that the new bridge was >> released to the public yesterday and it simply didn't work. It crashed >> every time with a variety of error messages. There were howls of >> complaint in the MVP private newsgroups yesterday from other MVPs around >> the world who were having the same problems. This morning I haven't >> checked the bridge yet, but at least it appears to have downloaded the >> message headers without error, so the signs are a little more hopeful. >> >> As for the port, some ISPs and some companies block port 119 to prevent >> newsgroup access. Having a configurable port should get around that - but >> for others port 119 should still work if the application is re-directed >> there - even if other news-servers are using port 119. Most users can >> leave the new bridge set with the default port of 120. >> >> My understanding - though again I haven't checked as nothing was working >> properly yesterday - is that the Answers forum access has been removed >> from the old bridge. I don't know what the thinking behind that was as if >> you are not registered with the other services - MSDN etc - , the old >> bridge should not be able to post in them. >> >> -- >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> My web site www.gmayor.com >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> >> "Yves Dhondt" <yves.dhondt(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:emF4sve%23KHA.5164(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> The problems with the 'new bridge' will be exactly the same as with the >>> old one. The only changes are that the port is now configurable and that >>> it connects to the same service on a different server. Basically they >>> split the load and that's it. I guess the upside is that there are now >>> less other forums/threads where your post might end up if it goes wrong >>> again. >>> >>> For the people who can't run the original NNTP bridge because they have >>> already running something on port 119, this implementation could be a >>> workaround. All they would have to do is copy the files from the new >>> bridge to another directory, and edit NntpBridge.exe.config. If they >>> change the ForumsWebServiceUrl to the old one, and set the >>> NntpServerPort to something they like, they are good to go. >>> >>> Yves >>> >>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message >>> news:O8ckuvX%23KHA.5848(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> OK the link to the new bridge is now working - which is more than can >>>> be said for the bridge. Let's hope it is sorted out over the weekend :( >>>> >>>> -- >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >>>> >>>> My web site www.gmayor.com >>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message >>>> news:uahS1DX%23KHA.3280(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>>> Almost certainly the newsgroups will live on. What is changing is the >>>>> link to Microsoft's help forums, which (like many other similar web >>>>> forums) have been interfaced with the MS News server so what appears >>>>> in one medium should also appear in another. In future that link will >>>>> be broken and the help forums will change. NNTP access will then only >>>>> be available to the new Microsoft Answers forum via the NNTP Bridge. A >>>>> new bridge for that purpose was supposed to be available yesterday, >>>>> but so far I see no sign of it at >>>>> http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/ >>>>> >>>>> Because of the way newsgroups are peered in Usenet, they will have a >>>>> life of their own even if/when Microsoft turns off their server. You >>>>> will of course need to find another text newsgroup server if you wish >>>>> to continue using them. There are plenty out there to choose from. >>>>> Your ISP may provide a news feed and that would be the first place to >>>>> look. After that you need to look for free text based news servers. >>>>> They should also continue to be available via Google Groups. >>>>> >>>>> Inevitably as Microsoft steers its users elsewhere for their help, >>>>> traffic levels on the newsgroups will fall, and moderation may go out >>>>> of the window as Microsoft will not be spam filtering :( >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >>>>> >>>>> My web site www.gmayor.com >>>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Robert Macy" <macy(a)california.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:2e8530cd-0e0b-48d7-9224-887f8bccb8a7(a)t26g2000prt.googlegroups.com... >>>>>> How many, which ones, of microsoftusenet groups will disappear? >>>>>> >>>>>> Will this one, too? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > |