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Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups

From "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.windows7.general, alt.comp.os.windows-xp
Subject Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups
Date 2026-09-21 19:45 +0200
Organization XXII
Message-ID <nhd8ohFocl3U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <trgeb1$tcg3$1@dont-email.me> <nhagq4Fb024U1@mid.individual.net>

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On Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:43:48 +0100, Brian Gregory wrote:

> 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.

| On 02/02/2023 13:37, Newyana2 wrote:

Traveling back in time? (-;

-- 
Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae.
		- Julius Caesar

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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
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      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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