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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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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 "....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 "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 19:58 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-30 07:38 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:20 -0400
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-30 14:54 +0000
                Re: OT - Microsoft newsgroups Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-30 18:11 +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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