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Walter R.
I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
MVPs hanging out?
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Bruce Hagen
Walter R. said:I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
No Win7 group on msnews. Very likely won't be. MS seems to prefer Web based
forums these days. Same old, same old. What they want, not what users want.
Microsoft TechNet Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
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Walter R.
There seems to be a shift away from newsgroups towards web forums. I noticed
a diminishing participation in other popular newsgroups, like
alt.home.repair. I will miss the groups, but time and progress moves on.
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a diminishing participation in other popular newsgroups, like
alt.home.repair. I will miss the groups, but time and progress moves on.
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Walter
www.rationality.net
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Bruce Hagen said:Walter R. said:I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
No Win7 group on msnews. Very likely won't be. MS seems to prefer Web
based forums these days. Same old, same old. What they want, not what
users want.
Microsoft TechNet Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
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PA Bear [MS MVP]
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LAX
Walter R. said:I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
alt.windows7.general
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Victek
I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
FWIW I find web based forums preferable because they are moderated. As a
result they are not filled with all the spam you see in NGs. That's an
improvement IMHO.
..MVPs hanging out?
No Win7 group on msnews. Very likely won't be. MS seems to prefer Web
based forums these days. Same old, same old. What they want, not what
users want.
Microsoft TechNet Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
FWIW I find web based forums preferable because they are moderated. As a
result they are not filled with all the spam you see in NGs. That's an
improvement IMHO.
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Bruce Hagen
Victek said:.I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
No Win7 group on msnews. Very likely won't be. MS seems to prefer Web
based forums these days. Same old, same old. What they want, not what
users want.
Microsoft TechNet Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
FWIW I find web based forums preferable because they are moderated. As a
result they are not filled with all the spam you see in NGs. That's an
improvement IMHO.
No argument on the spam point. Now if something could be done about it in
these newsgroups, that would be the best of both worlds, IMO.
I like the ability to remove old posts and just keep the current and active
ones. I never keep posts more than 10 days unless they are still obviously
active. Being able to trim is a real plus, at least from my point of view
primarily as a responder and not an OP. Neat and trim.
P.S. If you really want to see some morons, go to the windows.vista.general
group.
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Ken Blake, MVP
I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they?
There is alt.windows7.general (but not all news servers carry it yet),
but no Microsoft Windows 7 newsgroups.
Microsoft seems to prefer web-based forums, and in all probability,
they will unfortunately not create any newsgroups.
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Ken Blake, MVP
Victek said:.I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
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Walter
www.rationality.net
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No Win7 group on msnews. Very likely won't be. MS seems to prefer Web
based forums these days. Same old, same old. What they want, not what
users want.
Microsoft TechNet Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
FWIW I find web based forums preferable because they are moderated. As a
result they are not filled with all the spam you see in NGs. That's an
improvement IMHO.
No argument on the spam point. Now if something could be done about it in
these newsgroups, that would be the best of both worlds, IMO.
I like the ability to remove old posts and just keep the current and active
ones. I never keep posts more than 10 days unless they are still obviously
active. Being able to trim is a real plus, at least from my point of view
primarily as a responder and not an OP. Neat and trim.
I'm even more extreme than you are. The only newsgroup posts I keep
are those I haven't read yet. Once they're read, they're gone. That
makes far fewer posts to have to wade through.
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Ian D
Ken Blake said:There is alt.windows7.general (but not all news servers carry it yet),
but no Microsoft Windows 7 newsgroups.
Microsoft seems to prefer web-based forums, and in all probability,
they will unfortunately not create any newsgroups.
Also, Win 7 doesn't have a built-in newsreader, so new users,
unaware of usenet will just use the web forums. It takes some
know-how to find and configure a reader for NNTP vs clicking
on a web forum link.
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milt
Victek said:.
FWIW I find web based forums preferable because they are moderated. As
a result they are not filled with all the spam you see in NGs. That's
an improvement IMHO.
Not really an improvement, killfiles can filter out the trolls, but from
what I've seen in those forums. We have tons of people asking the same
questions over and over, putting their posts in the subject and making
the actual body of the message 3 or 4 words. The responses? They tend to
be very much cut and paste form letters with a bunch of links and
sometimes its not even sure if the people responding even read the
problems or not.
I don't see the forums as an improvement at all. But, there is nothing
we can do to change that. However, some usenet servers carry a Windows 7
newsgroup that seems helpful. alt.windows7.general
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Ken Blake, MVP
Also, Win 7 doesn't have a built-in newsreader, so new users,
unaware of usenet will just use the web forums.
True, but even if Windows 7 *did* have a built-in newsreader, many new
users, "unaware of usenet will just use the web forums."
Microsoft could readily tell users, even new users, about usenet, and
tell them how to use usenet. With just a little bit of help, almost
nobody would find this hard at all.
It takes some
know-how to find and configure a reader for NNTP vs clicking
on a web forum link.
True, but the amount of know-how required is extremely small. And
there are web sites that tell you exactly how to do it.
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Anthony Buckland
Mr doe said:alt.windows7.general. I have yet to see any MVP's to confuse everyone
I joined last week. So far, the quality of the postings
seems ok, and genuine Q and A is taking place.
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Wyman
How do I add the alt.windows7.general to my newsgroups? I'm using Outlook
Express.
I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
Express.
I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
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Daave
Wyman said:How do I add the alt.windows7.general to my newsgroups? I'm using
Outlook Express.
Looking at your headers, it appears your ISP is Comcast, and they also
provide Usenet service, correct?
If so, you need to determine if they carry that particular newsgroup.
Click on Newsgroups. (Or press Control + W.)
Make sure the All tab is selected.
Click on Reset List.
In the box below "Display newsgroups which contain", enter:
alt.windows7.general
If it appears, highlight it and click Subscribe and Go to.
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Bruce Hagen
Daave said:Looking at your headers, it appears your ISP is Comcast, and they also
provide Usenet service, correct?
If so, you need to determine if they carry that particular newsgroup.
Click on Newsgroups. (Or press Control + W.)
Make sure the All tab is selected.
Click on Reset List.
In the box below "Display newsgroups which contain", enter:
alt.windows7.general
If it appears, highlight it and click Subscribe and Go to.
Comcast dropped Usenet service October, 2008.
http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/comcast-drops-newsgroups.html
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Wyman
Thanks Dave and Bruce for your replies. I guess it's unavailable for me.
Wyman
How do I add the alt.windows7.general to my newsgroups? I'm using Outlook
Express.
I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
Wyman
How do I add the alt.windows7.general to my newsgroups? I'm using Outlook
Express.
I cannot find any Windows 7 Usenet groups. Where are they? Where are the
MVPs hanging out?
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Bruce Hagen
Do a little snooping around. You may find a server that has it free.
Free and Public Usenet News Servers:
http://freenews.maxbaud.net/
Find a news server at:
http://www.newzbot.com/
Motzarella News Server
http://news.motzarella.org/
Free and Public Usenet News Servers:
http://freenews.maxbaud.net/
Find a news server at:
http://www.newzbot.com/
Motzarella News Server
http://news.motzarella.org/
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Bruce Hagen
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Bruce Hagen
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
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Thanks for the links Bruce!
Or this:
http://tinyurl.com/ycf8noy
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
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Thanks for the links Bruce!
Or this:
http://tinyurl.com/ycf8noy
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
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