Are almost alll the Microsoft Word newsgroups GONE?

Hi All,
I did find the link
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/
but it doesn't seem to be working despite hours of trying to log in.

Newsgroups sure were nice.

Gil

Newsgroups have been replaced with web-based forums. Please visit the
Microsoft Office Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...S/group/Office

Gil wrote:
> Hi All,
> I did find the link
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/
> but it doesn't seem to be working despite hours of trying to log in.
> Newsgroups sure were nice.
>
> Gil

Hi, Gil.

Those of us who actually USE newsgroups love them. But, sad to say, most
Microsoft employees rarely or never use them and don't understand them. Or
us. :>(

Yes, most of the Microsoft public newsgroups are closed already and the rest
of them - and this news server - will be closed by October. Our only
choices are to use the Microsoft Forums or to find a Usenet server (free or
not) that continues to carry the NGs that we need.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64)

"Gil" wrote in message
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Hi All,
I did find the link
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/
but it doesn't seem to be working despite hours of trying to log in.

Newsgroups sure were nice.

Gil

In article <#>,
says...
> Yes, most of the Microsoft public newsgroups are closed already and the rest
> of them - and this news server - will be closed by October. Our only
> choices are to use the Microsoft Forums or to find a Usenet server (free or
> not) that continues to carry the NGs that we need.
>

You will find that MOST Usenet providers still and will continue to
carry all of the previous MS groups that they carried before MS
abandoned Usenet for a method that permits them to control content.

--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
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try using nntp.aioe.org no user name or password required, just fyi, thread
closed.

Thanks yall. I appreciate your responses.

Gil

"Leythos" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> In article <#>,
> says...
>> Yes, most of the Microsoft public newsgroups are closed already and the
>> rest
>> of them - and this news server - will be closed by October. Our only
>> choices are to use the Microsoft Forums or to find a Usenet server (free
>> or
>> not) that continues to carry the NGs that we need.
>>
>
> You will find that MOST Usenet providers still and will continue to
> carry all of the previous MS groups that they carried before MS
> abandoned Usenet for a method that permits them to control content.
>
> --
> You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
> voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
> Trust yourself.
> (remove 999 for proper email address)
>