This newsgroup and others will be migrating into the forums?

[Brian V]

I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be

eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft forums.



If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will all

my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?



I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable to

log on here, I thought this place was down.



Thank you.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Inline...



Brian V wrote:

> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be

> eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft

> forums.



Some newsgroups will be dropped on June 1st. No newsgroup content will be

"transferred" to any forum. See

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx.



> If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will

> all

> my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?



No; Yes.



> I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable

> to

> log on here, I thought this place was down.



Not via NNTP (yet).



Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

 

[ANONYMOUS]

Brian V wrote:



> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be

> eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft forums.

>

> If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will all

> my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

>

> I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable to

> log on here, I thought this place was down.

>

> Thank you.





The Google's archive will remain in place for at least 7 years so you

won't have any problems accessing old, unworkable solutions, by

Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig.



The link to the archive is here:







hth

 

[24ggirl]

Thanks for this tip!



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:



> Inline...

>

> Brian V wrote:

> > I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be

> > eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft

> > forums.

>

> Some newsgroups will be dropped on June 1st. No newsgroup content will be

> "transferred" to any forum. See

> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx.

>

> > If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will

> > all

> > my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

>

> No; Yes.

>

> > I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable

> > to

> > log on here, I thought this place was down.

>

> Not via NNTP (yet).

>

> Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups

> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

>

> .

>

 

[24ggirl]

I assume you mean in the new forums that the one I just posted to is the one

that will be online for 7 years, right?



"ANONYMOUS" wrote:



> Brian V wrote:

> > I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be

> > eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft forums.

> >

> > If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will all

> > my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

> >

> > I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable to

> > log on here, I thought this place was down.

> >

> > Thank you.

>

>

> The Google's archive will remain in place for at least 7 years so you

> won't have any problems accessing old, unworkable solutions, by

> Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig.

>

> The link to the archive is here:

>

> .

>

 

[Greg Russell]

In news:A13B45A3-EB09-4B9E-9F2A-4837527ADB2A@microsoft.com,

Brian V typed:



> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will

> be eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the

> Microsoft forums.



It's all about censorship, just like in China.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Please don't feed the trolls.



24ggirl wrote:

> I assume you mean in the new forums that the one I just posted to is the

> one

> that will be online for 7 years, right?

>

> "ANONYMOUS" wrote:

>

>> Brian V wrote:

>>> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be

>>> eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft

>>> forums.

>>>

>>> If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will

>>> all my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

>>>

>>> I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been

>>> unable

>>> to log on here, I thought this place was down.

>>>

>>> Thank you.

>>

>>

>> The Google's archive will remain in place for at least 7 years so you

>> won't have any problems accessing old, unworkable solutions, by

>> Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig.

>>

>> The link to the archive is here:

>>

>> > .

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Greg Russell wrote:

>> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will

>> be eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the

>> Microsoft forums.

>

> It's all about censorship, just like in China.



Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)

 

[Roger]

Actually there are two options:



http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/w7itpro,windowsvistaitpro,windowsxpitpro/

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/default.aspx#tab=4





Brian V wrote:

> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be

> eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft forums.

>

> If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will all

> my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

>

> I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable to

> log on here, I thought this place was down.

>

> Thank you.

 

[Brian V]

Thank you very much for the link.



Thank you for the reply.



I'll read the article again. But the vague "some newsgroups" hasn't been

addressed. i read that on a microsoft message. Is there any way to tell which

ones?

 

[Tim Slattery]

Brian V wrote:



>Thank you very much for the link.

>

>Thank you for the reply.

>

>I'll read the article again. But the vague "some newsgroups" hasn't been

>addressed. i read that on a microsoft message. Is there any way to tell which

>ones?



No. All MS has said is "some newsgroups".



--

Tim Slattery

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Tim Slattery wrote:

> Brian V wrote:

>

>> Thank you very much for the link.

>>

>> Thank you for the reply.

>>

>> I'll read the article again. But the vague "some newsgroups" hasn't been

>> addressed. i read that on a microsoft message. Is there any way to tell

>> which ones?

>

> No. All MS has said is "some newsgroups".





Beginning in June 2010, Microsoft will begin closing newsgroups...Microsoft

is closing newsgroups in phases and anticipates completing this by Fall

2010.



Source: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx



Is there a list of the newsgroups that will be closing on June 1st anywhere?

Not that I know of but here are a few I've noted:



microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser

microsoft.public.security.virus

microsoft.public.security.homeusers

microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta

microsoft.public.internet.mail

microsoft.public.msn.*

microsoft.public.ch.outlookexpress (OE-specific newsgroup for speakers of

Swiss languages)

microsoft.public.win98.* (except Win98 General)

microsoft.public.winme.*

 

[Greg Russell]

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

news:O5aeQKS9KHA.3176@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...



>>> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will

>>> be eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the

>>> Microsoft forums.

>>

>> It's all about censorship, just like in China.

>

> Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)



Yes, just like China.

 

[Doum]

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" écrivait news:O5aeQKS9KHA.3176

@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:



> Greg Russell wrote:

>>> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will

>>> be eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the

>>> Microsoft forums.

>>

>> It's all about censorship, just like in China.

>

> Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)



What's the difference?

 

[Twayne]

In news:85ej2qFd10U1@mid.individual.net,

Greg Russell typed:

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

> news:O5aeQKS9KHA.3176@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>>>> I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these

>>>> newsgroups will be eliminated in June and that they will

>>>> be transfered to the Microsoft forums.

>>>

>>> It's all about censorship, just like in China.

>>

>> Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)

>

> Yes, just like China.



LOL! Are you for real? MOVING something is "censorship"? What dictionary

to you use anyway?



HTH,



Twayne`

 

[Greg Russell]

In news:uXMZchq9KHA.1888@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,

Twayne typed:

PA Bear [MS MVP] typed:



>>>> It's all about censorship, just like in China.

>>>

>>> Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)

>>

>> Yes, just like China.

>

> LOL! Are you for real? MOVING something is "censorship"? What

> dictionary to you use anyway?



"... controlling content & access" is what China and (according to PA Bear

[MS MVP]) Micro$oft is doing,; it's called censorship, not "MOVING".



Lurning to rede is gud.