I had about tensubjects now only two

[bm]

I have been informed that 8 of the subjects I regularly used are no longer
available and I am left with 2
This one and Windows XP security
What has happened to the others?
Blair

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I have been informed that 8 of the subjects I regularly used are no
longer available and I am left with 2
This one and Windows XP security
What has happened to the others?
Blair

Subjects meaning newsgroups? They're being terminated on MS servers.

Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

Newsgroups removed as of June 1, 2010
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/06/05/closin-the-nntp.aspx

You can still access the groups on some non-MS servers such as Eternal
September, but how long the quality of questions and replies lasts is
unknown.

Eternal September
http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html

The replacement forums.

Microsoft Answers - First Time Users
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

 

[bm]

Subjects meaning newsgroups? They're being terminated on MS servers.

Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

Newsgroups removed as of June 1, 2010
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/06/05/closin-the-nntp.aspx

You can still access the groups on some non-MS servers such as Eternal
September, but how long the quality of questions and replies lasts is
unknown.

Eternal September
http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html

The replacement forums.

Microsoft Answers - First Time Users
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

Many tthanks for the information
Blair

 

[W****n S.]

Subjects meaning newsgroups? They're being terminated on MS servers.

Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

Newsgroups removed as of June 1, 2010
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/06/05/closin-the-nntp.aspx

You can still access the groups on some non-MS servers such as Eternal
September, but how long the quality of questions and replies lasts is
unknown.

Eternal September
http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html

The replacement forums.

Microsoft Answers - First Time Users
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

Yea, have fun scrolling thru 2000 different subjects on a web based forum
also.

Not good.

 

[Bob I]

W****n S. wrote:

Yea, have fun scrolling thru 2000 different subjects on a web based forum
also.

Not good.

Tried using the "Search Forums:" box?

 

[Nick L. Odeon]

MS is in the process of shutting down all the NNTP newsgroups. Do a little
searching in this one to find out more.

:I have been informed that 8 of the subjects I regularly used are no longer
: available and I am left with 2
: This one and Windows XP security
: What has happened to the others?
: Blair
:
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