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Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups

From Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.windows7.general, alt.comp.os.windows-xp
Subject Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups
Date 2026-09-20 17:43 +0100
Organization https://www.Brian-Gregory.me.uk/
Message-ID <nhagq4Fb024U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <trgeb1$tcg3$1@dont-email.me>

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On 02/02/2023 13:37, Newyana2 wrote:
>   Suddenly neither E-S nor AIOE can find the MS newsgroups.
> I visit microsoft.* regular for VB, vbscript, and the most active
> XP group. Does anyone know the story here? Have they been
> discontinued? Threats from Microsoft or some such? Historicallt
> the MS groups have been among the best because they had
> a long history of use by MVPs and Windows professionals.

AFAIK they were never an official part of usenet and originally you had 
to connect to msnews.microsoft.com to access them. However Microsoft 
closed that server down over 15 years ago.

-- 
Brian Gregory (in England).

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OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Newyana2" <Newyana2@invalid.nospam> - 2023-02-02 08:37 -0500
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-02-02 10:40 -0500
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> - 2023-02-03 14:42 +0100
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-03 15:01 +0100
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2023-02-04 15:17 +0100
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2023-02-04 15:19 +0100
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Newyana2" <Newyana2@invalid.nospam> - 2023-02-03 09:05 -0500
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> - 2023-02-03 14:35 +0000
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-03 19:52 +0000
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-03 15:38 +0100
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Newyana2" <Newyana2@invalid.nospam> - 2023-02-03 13:17 -0500
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-03 19:53 +0000
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-03 20:56 +0100
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-02-03 11:31 -0500
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> - 2023-02-04 23:32 +0100
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-02-04 23:20 -0500
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2023-02-03 19:35 +0000
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> - 2023-02-03 18:51 -0500
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-02 23:45 +0800
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-03 19:55 +0000
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-02-03 16:27 -0700
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-04 11:21 +0800
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2023-02-04 10:55 +0000
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-04 22:42 +0800
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-04 11:51 +0100
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-04 22:40 +0800
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-04 18:27 +0100
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-02-04 07:32 -0700
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "David E. Ross" <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2023-02-02 09:17 -0800
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Newyana2" <Newyana2@invalid.nospam> - 2023-02-02 15:43 -0500
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-03 19:57 +0000
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2023-02-03 15:18 +0000
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-03 19:58 +0000
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2023-02-03 21:03 -0600
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-02-04 01:09 -0500
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2023-02-04 10:58 +0000
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-02-04 07:36 -0700
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Newyana2" <Newyana2@invalid.nospam> - 2023-02-05 08:40 -0500
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-02-02 09:49 -0500
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Newyana2" <Newyana2@invalid.nospam> - 2023-02-03 22:57 -0500
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-02-04 00:58 -0500
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-03-20 15:18 +0000
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-03-20 08:48 -0700
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2023-03-20 08:41 -0800
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2023-03-20 17:08 +0000
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-03-20 10:09 -0700
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-03-20 16:49 +0000
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-03-20 10:18 -0700
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-03-20 18:07 +0000
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-03-20 12:47 -0700
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-03-21 02:46 -0400
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-03-20 13:22 -0400
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2023-03-20 10:50 -0700
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2023-03-20 19:33 +0000
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-20 23:48 +0100
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-03-21 13:33 +0000
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-21 21:41 +0100
            DO YOU NEED A GENUINE ETHICAL HACKER  FOR CRYPTO WITHDRAWAL ISSUES, ACCESS AND MORE daniel lamack <dlamack9090@gmail.com> - 2023-04-12 05:27 -0700
              DO YOU NEED A GENUINE ETHICAL HACKER FOR CRYPTO WITHDRAWAL ISSUES, ACCESS AND MORE Sharon David <sharondavidfx@gmail.com> - 2024-01-12 14:16 -0800
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-21 08:36 +0100
  Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-09-20 17:43 +0100
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-21 19:45 +0200
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-21 22:09 +0100
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-21 18:15 -0400
    Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-22 07:39 +0000
      Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-22 10:28 -0400
        Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-22 17:33 +0100
          Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-22 18:23 +0100
            Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-23 02:07 -0400
              Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-23 14:12 +0100
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Shadow <Sh@dowbr.invalid> - 2026-09-23 10:30 -0300
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-24 03:52 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-24 18:33 +0100
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-24 22:41 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-25 07:43 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-09-25 07:32 -0500
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-25 13:20 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-09-25 09:49 -0500
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-25 21:09 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-26 18:34 +0100
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-26 22:23 +1000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-27 07:40 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-25 20:22 +0100
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-27 11:39 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-27 16:49 +0100
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-25 11:04 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-25 21:12 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 11:06 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-28 20:45 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 19:20 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-29 07:48 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-30 10:17 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:13 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-30 17:57 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 14:23 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-01 18:49 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 15:17 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-25 20:27 +0100
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-27 00:40 -0400

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