Strange Newsgroup Behavior

[David M. Marcovitz]

Is anyone else experiencing strange behavior in the newsgroup? I am
using a news reader, and I am seeing messages there that I am not seeing
on the web and vice versa. Last night, I went home, and I used the web
interface, and I didn't have any new messages for the previous two days.
I responded to something (and discovered later that the question had
already been answered), but my response didn't show up in my news reader.

Now, I'm in my office, and I saw a message on the web that I didn't see
in the news reader. I responded to it on the web and haven't yet seen
either the original question or my response.

Anyone have any idea what is going on?

--David

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[Steve Rindsberg]

Hmm. I don't use the web view myself, so haven't noticed any inconsistencies
between the view that I use and the one that I don't. ;-)

When you use a newsreader, is it connected directly to msnews.microsoft.com or
do you use a different news server? Sometimes other servers aren't quite in
synch with The Source.

Is anyone else experiencing strange behavior in the newsgroup? I am
using a news reader, and I am seeing messages there that I am not seeing
on the web and vice versa. Last night, I went home, and I used the web
interface, and I didn't have any new messages for the previous two days.
I responded to something (and discovered later that the question had
already been answered), but my response didn't show up in my news reader.

Now, I'm in my office, and I saw a message on the web that I didn't see
in the news reader. I responded to it on the web and haven't yet seen
either the original question or my response.

Anyone have any idea what is going on?

--David

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[David M. Marcovitz]

That's why I thought it was strange because I connect directly to
Microsoft's news server. However, everything seems to be getting back to
normal as old messages seem to be slowly filling my newsreader and the
web view seems to be caught up.
--David

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Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Echo S]

I've noticed some oddities and missing posts, too, David. The webnews team
at MS is aware of the problems and should be working on resolutions.

Echo

 

[Sonia]

It's really severe right now. I'm looking at OE on one screen and the web
interface on another. The web interface is missing lots of posts, but on the
other hand has some that OE doesn't show. That's why we're seeing repeated
posts.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

That's why I thought it was strange because I connect directly to
Microsoft's news server. However, everything seems to be getting back to
normal as old messages seem to be slowly filling my newsreader and the
web view seems to be caught up.

I think there are several servers that roundrobin newgroup requests. One of
them might have gotten a touch of colic (or maybe it had too much tequila over
the weekend and is now just crawling out from under).

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[Geetesh Bajaj]

Apparently, this is happening with other newsgroups as well - there's a
similar thread on the Expression newsgroup.

I saw a response to one of my posts in Outlook Express, but I can't see my
original post <g>.

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