MS may have pulled the plug ....

[Mart]

.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?

Mart

[Moldy Cheese]

Post by Mart
.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?
Mart

Yeah, it's gone from msnews.microsoft.com, but Astraweb
still has it.

[Joan Archer]

And BT and eternal-september.
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Moldy Cheese

Post by Mart
.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?
Mart

Yeah, it's gone from msnews.microsoft.com, but Astraweb
still has it.

[Mart]

Hi Joan and Shane, BT is the one I posted from. I noticed too that very many
ng's (hundreds?) - including some XP ng's - have also disappeared from the
MS server. But oddly enough, win98.gen_discussion is still there. Perhaps MS
expect the WinMe community (as a legacy group) to go and join them there.

Mart

Post by Joan Archer
And BT and eternal-september.
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Moldy Cheese

Post by Mart
.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?
Mart

Yeah, it's gone from msnews.microsoft.com, but Astraweb
still has it.

[Joan Archer]

That was the first newsgroup I started with all those years ago <g> I
haven't been there for years and don't think I'll go and find them now.<g>
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Mart
Hi Joan and Shane, BT is the one I posted from. I noticed too that very
many ng's (hundreds?) - including some XP ng's - have also disappeared
from the MS server. But oddly enough, win98.gen_discussion is still there.
Perhaps MS expect the WinMe community (as a legacy group) to go and join
them there.
Mart

Post by Joan Archer
And BT and eternal-september.
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Moldy Cheese

Post by Mart
.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?
Mart

Yeah, it's gone from msnews.microsoft.com, but Astraweb
still has it.

[Moldy Cheese]

And aioe.org.

Post by Joan Archer
And BT and eternal-september.
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Moldy Cheese

Post by Mart
.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?
Mart

Yeah, it's gone from msnews.microsoft.com, but Astraweb
still has it.

[Joan Archer]

That cheese must be ripe by now it's been mouldy long enough <g>
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Moldy Cheese
And aioe.org.

Post by Joan Archer
And BT and eternal-september.
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Moldy Cheese

Post by Mart
.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?
Mart

Yeah, it's gone from msnews.microsoft.com, but Astraweb
still has it.

[Moldy Cheese]

:)

On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:13:24 +0100, "Joan Archer"

Post by Joan Archer
That cheese must be ripe by now it's been mouldy long enough <g>

[Rockytsquirrel]

entirely possible

RTS

Post by Moldy Cheese
:)
On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:13:24 +0100, "Joan Archer"

Post by Joan Archer
That cheese must be ripe by now it's been mouldy long enough <g>

[Joan Archer]

It's probably walked by now <g>
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Rockytsquirrel
entirely possible
RTS

Post by Moldy Cheese
:)
On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:13:24 +0100, "Joan Archer"

Post by Joan Archer
That cheese must be ripe by now it's been mouldy long enough <g>

[Heather]

Hey Joanie.........is this going to be our new/old hidey hole?? Of course,
we will get Mike or Noel to answer the odd WinME question to keep it
kosher.......bwa ha ha.

Figgs

Post by Joan Archer
It's probably walked by now <g>
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Rockytsquirrel
entirely possible
RTS

Post by Moldy Cheese
:)
On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:13:24 +0100, "Joan Archer"

Post by Joan Archer
That cheese must be ripe by now it's been mouldy long enough <g>

[Joan Archer]

Hi Heather, what server are you using, I can get it through BT and eternal,
I'm on the BT server at the moment.

Oops just looked down and I see you're on eternal, should have looked before
I started to post <g>

Hopefully this will stay around so we can still meet up, I got my reminder
this morning about your forthcoming birthday, even though I hadn't forgotten
<g>
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Heather
Hey Joanie.........is this going to be our new/old hidey hole?? Of
course, we will get Mike or Noel to answer the odd WinME question to keep
it kosher.......bwa ha ha.
Figgs

Post by Joan Archer
It's probably walked by now <g>
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Rockytsquirrel
entirely possible
RTS

Post by Moldy Cheese
:)
On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:13:24 +0100, "Joan Archer"

Post by Joan Archer
That cheese must be ripe by now it's been mouldy long enough <g>

[duckstandard]

Post by Joan Archer
Hi Heather, what server are you using, I can get it through BT and eternal,
I'm on the BT server at the moment.

Microsoft has no power (that I see) to pull winme.general off the
'entire' NNTP server network. They just aren't interested in keeping
on, keeping on using NNTP for support groups. As opposed to their own
servers.

[duckstandard]

Post by Joan Archer
And BT and eternal-september.
--
Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com/

Post by Moldy Cheese

Post by Mart
.... but the ng lives on elsewhere - for the moment?
Mart

Yeah, it's gone from msnews.microsoft.com, but Astraweb
still has it.

I use google groups. It will likely never end on usenet and web based
usenet.

[98 Guy]

Post by duckstandard
I use google groups.

Using Google Groups to read and post to usenet is lame.

You are known as a google-grouper, and there are quite a few people that
block posts made through GG.

Get a real newsreader and use a real usenet server.

[Rockytsquirrel]

giganews is my fav....

RTS

Post by 98 Guy

Post by duckstandard
I use google groups.

Using Google Groups to read and post to usenet is lame.
You are known as a google-grouper, and there are quite a few people that
block posts made through GG.
Get a real newsreader and use a real usenet server.

[duckstandard]

Post by 98 Guy

Post by duckstandard
I use google groups.

Using Google Groups to read and post to usenet is lame.
You are known as a google-grouper, and there are quite a few people that
block posts made through GG.
Get a real newsreader and use a real usenet server.

waahh, the only people I have seen that whine about google groups are,
'constant whiners'

I've set up usenet servers, I don't need them today. Amazing your
server accepts web based usenet though, being such a whiner that you
are

[98 Guy]

Post by duckstandard

Post by 98 Guy
Get a real newsreader and use a real usenet server.

waahh, the only people I have seen that whine about google groups
are, 'constant whiners'

A good example of why so many people think so lowly about
google-groupers.

Google Groupers are known for posting garbage, mainly because of the
brain-dead google interface they use.

Post by duckstandard
I've set up usenet servers, I don't need them today.

What a load of horse shit. What exactly do you think you're doing when
you post to usenet using google's interface?

Post by duckstandard
Amazing your server accepts web based usenet though,

You've just proved that you know nothing about what usenet is or how it
works.

[duckstandard]

Post by 98 Guy

Post by duckstandard
I use google groups.

Using Google Groups to read and post to usenet is lame.
You are known as a google-grouper, and there are quite a few people that
block posts made through GG.
Get a real newsreader and use a real usenet server.

I've set up working servers. No stranger to it.

Google is easy to use and you can read part of posts and you can
ignore them without downloading them. It shows very little spam, and
if you turn off java in the browser it functions well. I don't do
binaries and get stuff from torrents. So I really don't need a NNTP
server and client. I don't know if google groups somehoe
inconveniences you anti-google groups people but, I am not going to
pay for a service and free servers have always been inconsistent in
their services.