June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
What's happening ?
Does anyone know ??

Regards
John

I was thinking the same thing. Long live the newsgroups?

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Best Regards,

Luke M
"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
> What's happening ?
> Does anyone know ??
>
> Regards
> John

Hi Luke
Yes, long live the newsgroups, but I wouldn't start celebrating yet.
Microsoft is notorious for doing things when and where they want.
Regards
John
"Luke M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I was thinking the same thing. Long live the newsgroups?
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Luke M
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
>> What's happening ?
>> Does anyone know ??
>>
>> Regards
>> John
>
>

Read Q and A at

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx

Q: When will this transition be complete?

A: Microsoft is closing newsgroups in phases and anticipates completing this
by Fall 2010.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:48:25 -0400, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
>What's happening ?
>Does anyone know ??
>
>Regards
>John

It looks like some groups are getting new posts and others aren't.


"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
> What's happening ?
> Does anyone know ??
>
> Regards
> John

oooohhhh the grand old duke of york
he had ten thousand men
he marched them up to the top of the hill
and marched them down again . . .

"AAM" wrote:

> It looks like some groups are getting new posts and others aren't.
>
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
> > What's happening ?
> > Does anyone know ??
> >
> > Regards
> > John
>
>
> .
>

On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:48:25 -0400, John wrote:
>
> June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
> What's happening ?
> Does anyone know ??

No one controls a given unmoderated newsgroup.

As I've said multiple times, Microsoft may withdraw its participation
in these newsgroups, but it lacks the power to terminate them.


--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:40:31 -0700, Gord Dibben wrote:
>
> Read Q and A at
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
>
> Q: When will this transition be complete?
>
> A: Microsoft is closing newsgroups in phases and anticipates completing this
> by Fall 2010.

I don't deny that they said it, but I deny that it's true. Microsoft
has no more power to "close [a] newsgroup" than have you or I.



--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

Indeed Microsoft cannot terminate a newsgroup and even if they could anyone
could introduce their own Excel newsgroup, however Microsoft could withdraw
the free access to these newsgroups through their server. I personally have
no Newsgroup access through my ISP and so rely on the Microsoft portal.
"Stan Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:48:25 -0400, John wrote:
>>
>> June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal.
>> What's happening ?
>> Does anyone know ??
>
> No one controls a given unmoderated newsgroup.
>
> As I've said multiple times, Microsoft may withdraw its participation
> in these newsgroups, but it lacks the power to terminate them.
>
>
> --
> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
> http://OakRoadSystems.com
> Shikata ga nai...

Below is an extract 2 liner from MS' message "Final Reminder ..."
So .... what does it mean exactly?

> When will this Happen?
> Effective June 1, 2010 this newsgroup will be closed