Re: Privatenews or betanews ?

This newsgroup (hosted from server privatenews.microsoft.com) is dedicated
to the public beta of the Microsoft AntiSpyware when it becomes available.
This public beta will be available to Microsoft customers via a web
download.

These newsgroups have been made available to customers in one of two ways:
1) Using a browser based reader here :
http://communities.microsoft.com/ne...pyware&sLCID=us.
These newsgroups are available today even though the public beta has not
been released yet. No accountname or password is required when using the
browser based reader.

2) Using any NNTP reader (such as Outlook Express). Customers who wish to
view these newsgroups using an NNTP reader will need an accountname and
password as below:
- Account name: privatenews\spyware
- Password: spyware

Questions or comments related to the public beta of Microsoft AntiSpyware
should be posted to the privatenews.microsoft.com server

Thanks,
- Jason J. Joyce (JJJ)
Microsoft

"Steve Wechsler [MVP]" <mowgreen@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OAvbG4c8EHA.1596@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> As usual, I'm already slightly confused. Have received 2 emails, the first
> from Jerry Bryant, second from betamail@MS.com and conflicting
> info as to which NG we should be posting to.
> OK, I give up ... which one *should* we be posting to ?
>
> Steve Wechsler
> 580859

Thanks for clarifying.

"Jason J. Joyce [MSFT]" <jasonjoy@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OlKT2cr8EHA.2412@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> This newsgroup (hosted from server privatenews.microsoft.com) is dedicated
> to the public beta of the Microsoft AntiSpyware when it becomes available.
> This public beta will be available to Microsoft customers via a web
> download.
>
> These newsgroups have been made available to customers in one of two ways:
> 1) Using a browser based reader here :
> http://communities.microsoft.com/ne...pyware&sLCID=us.
> These newsgroups are available today even though the public beta has not
> been released yet. No accountname or password is required when using the
> browser based reader.
>
> 2) Using any NNTP reader (such as Outlook Express). Customers who wish to
> view these newsgroups using an NNTP reader will need an accountname and
> password as below:
> - Account name: privatenews\spyware
> - Password: spyware
>
> Questions or comments related to the public beta of Microsoft AntiSpyware
> should be posted to the privatenews.microsoft.com server
>
> Thanks,
> - Jason J. Joyce (JJJ)
> Microsoft
>
> "Steve Wechsler [MVP]" <mowgreen@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OAvbG4c8EHA.1596@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> As usual, I'm already slightly confused. Have received 2 emails, the
>> first from Jerry Bryant, second from betamail@MS.com and conflicting
>> info as to which NG we should be posting to.
>> OK, I give up ... which one *should* we be posting to ?
>>
>> Steve Wechsler
>> 580859
>
>

Jason, I was directed to the public site by a friend:
http://communities.microsoft.com/ne...pyware&sLCID=us
It does not list the password: 'spyware' anywhere (that I could find).
Guessing was not too hard, though.

--
Jack Rutherford


"Jason J. Joyce [MSFT]" <jasonjoy@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OlKT2cr8EHA.2412@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> This newsgroup (hosted from server privatenews.microsoft.com) is dedicated
> to the public beta of the Microsoft AntiSpyware when it becomes available.
> This public beta will be available to Microsoft customers via a web
> download.
>
> These newsgroups have been made available to customers in one of two ways:
> 1) Using a browser based reader here :
> http://communities.microsoft.com/ne...pyware&sLCID=us.
> These newsgroups are available today even though the public beta has not
> been released yet. No accountname or password is required when using the
> browser based reader.
>
> 2) Using any NNTP reader (such as Outlook Express). Customers who wish to
> view these newsgroups using an NNTP reader will need an accountname and
> password as below:
> - Account name: privatenews\spyware
> - Password: spyware
>
> Questions or comments related to the public beta of Microsoft AntiSpyware
> should be posted to the privatenews.microsoft.com server
>
> Thanks,
> - Jason J. Joyce (JJJ)
> Microsoft
>
> "Steve Wechsler [MVP]" <mowgreen@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OAvbG4c8EHA.1596@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> As usual, I'm already slightly confused. Have received 2 emails, the
>> first from Jerry Bryant, second from betamail@MS.com and conflicting
>> info as to which NG we should be posting to.
>> OK, I give up ... which one *should* we be posting to ?
>>
>> Steve Wechsler
>> 580859
>
>

What server should we use to set up an NTTP reader? I
don't seem to be having any luck setting it up.

>-----Original Message-----
>This newsgroup (hosted from server
privatenews.microsoft.com) is dedicated
>to the public beta of the Microsoft AntiSpyware when it
becomes available.
>This public beta will be available to Microsoft
customers via a web
>download.
>
>These newsgroups have been made available to customers
in one of two ways:
>1) Using a browser based reader here :
>http://communities.microsoft.com/ne...ps/default.asp?
ICP=spyware&sLCID=us.
>These newsgroups are available today even though the
public beta has not
>been released yet. No accountname or password is
required when using the
>browser based reader.
>
>2) Using any NNTP reader (such as Outlook Express).
Customers who wish to
>view these newsgroups using an NNTP reader will need an
accountname and
>password as below:
>- Account name: privatenews\spyware
>- Password: spyware
>
>Questions or comments related to the public beta of
Microsoft AntiSpyware
>should be posted to the privatenews.microsoft.com server
>
>Thanks,
>- Jason J. Joyce (JJJ)
>Microsoft
>
>"Steve Wechsler [MVP]" <mowgreen@mvps.org> wrote in
message
>news:OAvbG4c8EHA.1596@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.
com...
>> As usual, I'm already slightly confused. Have received
2 emails, the first
>> from Jerry Bryant, second from betamail@MS.com and
conflicting
>> info as to which NG we should be posting to.
>> OK, I give up ... which one *should* we be posting to ?
>>
>> Steve Wechsler
>> 580859
>
>
>.
>

All the info you need is already below:

privatenews.microsoft.com
and
>>
>>2) Using any NNTP reader (such as Outlook Express).
> Customers who wish to
>>view these newsgroups using an NNTP reader will need an
> accountname and
>>password as below:
>>- Account name: privatenews\spyware
>>- Password: spyware
>>

"Otto Dobias" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0b1601c4f436$9921ff90$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> What server should we use to set up an NTTP reader? I
> don't seem to be having any luck setting it up.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>This newsgroup (hosted from server
> privatenews.microsoft.com) is dedicated
>>to the public beta of the Microsoft AntiSpyware when it
> becomes available.
>>This public beta will be available to Microsoft
> customers via a web
>>download.
>>
>>These newsgroups have been made available to customers
> in one of two ways:
>>1) Using a browser based reader here :
>>http://communities.microsoft.com/ne...ps/default.asp?
> ICP=spyware&sLCID=us.
>>These newsgroups are available today even though the
> public beta has not
>>been released yet. No accountname or password is
> required when using the
>>browser based reader.
>>
>>2) Using any NNTP reader (such as Outlook Express).
> Customers who wish to
>>view these newsgroups using an NNTP reader will need an
> accountname and
>>password as below:
>>- Account name: privatenews\spyware
>>- Password: spyware
>>
>>Questions or comments related to the public beta of
> Microsoft AntiSpyware
>>should be posted to the privatenews.microsoft.com server
>>
>>Thanks,
>>- Jason J. Joyce (JJJ)
>>Microsoft
>>
>>"Steve Wechsler [MVP]" <mowgreen@mvps.org> wrote in
> message
>>news:OAvbG4c8EHA.1596@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.
> com...
>>> As usual, I'm already slightly confused. Have received
> 2 emails, the first
>>> from Jerry Bryant, second from betamail@MS.com and
> conflicting
>>> info as to which NG we should be posting to.
>>> OK, I give up ... which one *should* we be posting to ?
>>>
>>> Steve Wechsler
>>> 580859
>>
>>
>>.
>>