A public *Thank You* to all who have contributed solutions to thesenewsgroups

Before Microsoft pulls the plug on the few remaining newsgroups, I would
like to express my thanks to all who have helped me with various
problems over the years, especially the members of the MVP organization.
Your assistance has been of great value and it has been very much
appreciated. You have not only helped me resolve some thorny problems,
you have also helped me become more knowledgeable about computers in
general.

Most of my posts have been in one of the XP groups, which have already
been shut down, or I would be posting this message there.

And to the clueless genius at Microsoft who thought shutting down these
newsgroups was progress, I offer a hearty Bronx cheer accompanied by the
infamous one-finger salute!

John
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"John" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Before Microsoft pulls the plug on the few remaining newsgroups, I
> would
> like to express my thanks to all who have helped me with various
> problems over the years, especially the members of the MVP
> organization.
> Your assistance has been of great value and it has been very much
> appreciated. You have not only helped me resolve some thorny problems,
> you have also helped me become more knowledgeable about computers in
> general.
>
> Most of my posts have been in one of the XP groups, which have already
> been shut down, or I would be posting this message there.
>
> And to the clueless genius at Microsoft who thought shutting down
> these
> newsgroups was progress, I offer a hearty Bronx cheer accompanied by
> the
> infamous one-finger salute!

You are not alone in that respect, John. Many agree that they should
have kept the newsgroups format with private and moderated NNTP groups
to keep annoying posters and spam out of the mix. Helpdesking works much
better when someone is 'in charge' and has control over what gets
posted.

You can still get some of the old groups by connecting to a server that
still carries them, some of the MVPs may not desire to post in them, but
they can continue to exist as 'user groups' for unbridled discussions.
Lack of use will surely be their demise as eventually more and more
servers decide to drop them.

....although I've seen groups that get about 1 post per year still being
carried by many NNTP servers.

That's good to know. The more people that know that fact, the less
likely NNTP will be overlooked as a way to get help.

"Arvin Meyer" <> wrote in message
news: m...
> Rest assured that many of the MVPs that have posted on the Micosoft
> newsgroups will not let you down. We'll still be here, even if
> Microsoft decides they don't want to support the program. We do it
> because we love Access and love to help people. The MVP award is just
> icing on the cake.
>
> I use the Earthlink servers, but there are many others still
> supporting NNTP.
>
> As to why Microsoft closed down their servers, they claim that
> ostensibly there aren't enough posts to warrant it. That may be true,
> but we who supply the answers find it much easier to use NNTP, and
> will continue to do so.
> --
> Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
> http://www.datastrat.com
> http://www.accessmvp.com
> http://www.mvps.org/access
> Co-author: "Access 2010 Solutions", published by Wiley
>
>
> "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> "John" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Before Microsoft pulls the plug on the few remaining newsgroups, I
>>> would
>>> like to express my thanks to all who have helped me with various
>>> problems over the years, especially the members of the MVP
>>> organization.
>>> Your assistance has been of great value and it has been very much
>>> appreciated. You have not only helped me resolve some thorny
>>> problems,
>>> you have also helped me become more knowledgeable about computers in
>>> general.
>>>
>>> Most of my posts have been in one of the XP groups, which have
>>> already
>>> been shut down, or I would be posting this message there.
>>>
>>> And to the clueless genius at Microsoft who thought shutting down
>>> these
>>> newsgroups was progress, I offer a hearty Bronx cheer accompanied by
>>> the
>>> infamous one-finger salute!
>>
>> You are not alone in that respect, John. Many agree that they should
>> have kept the newsgroups format with private and moderated NNTP
>> groups to keep annoying posters and spam out of the mix. Helpdesking
>> works much better when someone is 'in charge' and has control over
>> what gets posted.
>>
>> You can still get some of the old groups by connecting to a server
>> that still carries them, some of the MVPs may not desire to post in
>> them, but they can continue to exist as 'user groups' for unbridled
>> discussions. Lack of use will surely be their demise as eventually
>> more and more servers decide to drop them.
>>
>> ...although I've seen groups that get about 1 post per year still
>> being carried by many NNTP servers.
>>
>>
>
>