Where all the newsgroups????

This is about the only newsgroup on msnews.microsoft.com.

All the newsgroups I used to use seem to have disappeared. I used to use
newsgroups for sqlserver, vc for asp.net, vb for asp.net and xp general.

They show up in the list of newsgroups but as soon as it tries to access
them, the reader says they don't exist and then they disappear.

Tom

tshad wrote:
> Where all the newsgroups????

Gone, see http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx.

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Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/

Thanks,

But what will be the news server name for this?
eg. before we use msnews.microsoft.com & now?


"Martin Honnen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> tshad wrote:
>> Where all the newsgroups????
>
> Gone, see http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx.
>
> --
>
> Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/

HP wrote:

> But what will be the news server name for this?
> eg. before we use msnews.microsoft.com & now?

The news groups are being closed and the news server will be closed too.
Instead Microsoft wants you to use browser based forums, start with
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx


--

Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/

Hello HP,

> Thanks,
>
> But what will be the news server name for this?
> eg. before we use msnews.microsoft.com & now?
> "Martin Honnen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> tshad wrote:
>>
>>> Where all the newsgroups????
>>>
>> Gone, see
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/

Tom;

You can use news.eternal-september.org

It's free, but you have to sign up.

Karl
http://unlockpowershell.wordpress.com/
-join("6B61726C6D69747363686B65406D742E6E6574"-split"(?<=\G.{2})",19|%{[char][int]"0x$_"}

"Karl Mitschke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello HP,
>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> But what will be the news server name for this?
>> eg. before we use msnews.microsoft.com & now?
>> "Martin Honnen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> tshad wrote:
>>>
>>>> Where all the newsgroups????
>>>>
>>> Gone, see
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/
>
> Tom;
>
> You can use news.eternal-september.org
>
> It's free, but you have to sign up.

Do I do that the same was as I do with MS newsgroups and my IE Express?

Are all the newsgroups there?

Thanks,

Tom

>
> Karl
> http://unlockpowershell.wordpress.com/
> -join("6B61726C6D69747363686B65406D742E6E6574"-split"(?<=\G.{2})",19|%{[char][int]"0x$_"})
>
>

"Martin Honnen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> tshad wrote:
>> Where all the newsgroups????
>
> Gone, see http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx.

I looked there and can't find the sql server programmers newsgroups.

I also don't like the setup much. I would like to sort by author but there
doesn't seem to be there.

I also only need about 7 newsgroups - can't see how to only see those.

Tom

>
> --
>
> Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/

On 9/21/2010 4:54 AM, tshad wrote:
> Where all the newsgroups????
>
> This is about the only newsgroup on msnews.microsoft.com.
>
> All the newsgroups I used to use seem to have disappeared. I used to use
> newsgroups for sqlserver, vc for asp.net, vb for asp.net and xp general.
>
> They show up in the list of newsgroups but as soon as it tries to access
> them, the reader says they don't exist and then they disappear.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
MS servers dropped NNTP from its servers, and now you must use the MS
NNTP Bridge application (free) to get to its forums if you want to
access the MS forums with a Usenet reader or use you use a browser to
access to the MS forums.


The newsgroups you talk about are still there, with very little traffic
in them, other than C#.general, on other NNTP servers, like the ones
below or the NNTP server I use at Earthlink.


http://www.aioe.org/
http://www.eternal-september.org/

Hello tshad,

> "Karl Mitschke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Hello HP,
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> But what will be the news server name for this?
>>> eg. before we use msnews.microsoft.com & now?
>>> "Martin Honnen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> tshad wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Where all the newsgroups????
>>>>>
>>>> Gone, see
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
>>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/
>> Tom;
>>
>> You can use news.eternal-september.org
>>
>> It's free, but you have to sign up.
>>
> Do I do that the same was as I do with MS newsgroups and my IE
> Express?
>
> Are all the newsgroups there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>

Tom;

Yes, once you have an account, you setup your newsreader like the Microsoft
settings, except you need to setup login information.

Karl
http://unlockpowershell.wordpress.com/
-join("6B61726C6D69747363686B65406D742E6E6574"-split"(?<=\G.{2})",19|%{[char][int]"0x$_"}