Vanishing Newsgroups

[Steve Cochran]

But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like (formatting) in the
forum itself from time to time, please. You may be very surprised at what
you see.

Well, I haven't seen any formatting issues. Sometimes the subject hasn't matched the message text.

And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts before you
start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too many posts being made
that clearly show the sender's not read all of the replies to the thread
yet.

I just try and answer when someone asks.

steve

 

[Steve Cochran]

top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're responding
to??

No, its best to show the reply to the right of the original text.

steve

 

[~*Laughingstar*~]

Okdokee

Many people (myself included) prefer when posters post inline and
also snip appropriately.

Just because many people prefer that method, however, doesn't mean
that anybody is supposed to do anything, though.

In this particular sub-thread, everybody is top-posting, so we might
as well top-post, too (that is, in this sub-thread). "When in
Rome..."

More info:

http://www.usenet.com.au/about/25/26.html

top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're
responding to??

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like
(formatting) in the forum itself from time to time, please. You
may be very surprised at what you see.

And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts
before you start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too
many posts being made that clearly show the sender's not read all
of the replies to the thread yet.


Steve Cochran wrote:
You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport"
ID was), but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you
will be overjoyed with the Bridge approach.

I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in
IE (without
using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too
much eye candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the
way of simply - and
directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like
it. Perhaps
the newbies(?)

Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community
Forums NNTP Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an
improvement over the regular MS
NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!!
Egads!

But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you
decide to go
that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane
Microsoft service
(I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance
too.

 

[~*Laughingstar*~]

No, its best to show the reply to the right of the original text.

steve
smart---eeeeee

 

[~*Laughingstar*~]

sorry Bert - I am "in" now - did not know I had to input password plus I use
adaptive software (for those who cannot SEE).

 

[sixpack]

Well if they are not going to have certain news groups then they should take
them off the list of news groups on the left ! And it would have been nice if
MS sent out a notice or something about cutting down on news groups etc !
I'm sure keeping this great site open cost them way to much money !!!!!!!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Well if they are not going to have certain news groups then they
should take them off the list of news groups on the left ! And it
would have been nice if MS sent out a notice or something about
cutting down on news groups etc ! I'm sure keeping this great site
open cost them way to much money !!!!!!!

Just because you missed it doesn't mean there wasn't an announcement. ;-)

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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