Your usenet statement on OSR doesn't work, since they do support news.
As far as the google group that was referred to in the earlier email,
this is a usenet group they just gave the google way to access it.

The reason I asked for the forum, is that Microsoft is supposed to
monitor this group, and respond. Though of course since most of the
senior Microsoft developers are on OSR.


Don Burn (MVP, Windows DKD)
Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr




"Ali" <> wrote in message
news:0394e216-5087-4b56-9479-:

> On Sep 30, 12:35*am, "Scott Noone" <sno...@osr.com> wrote:
> > "Ali" <abdulra...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > >OSR is fine but bit confined though.
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean by this, can you explain?
> >
> > -scott
> >
> > --
> > Scott Noone
> > Consulting Associate
> > OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.http://www.osronline.com
> >
> > "Ali" <abdulra...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:576c9d4e-be4f-45f6-849e-...
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Sep 28, 10:44 pm, PavelA <pave...@12fastmail34.fm> wrote:
> > >> On 28-Sep-2010 13:25, Don Burn wrote:
> >
> > >> > Sorry, Google groups is not the replacement. *That is an older group
> > >> > that has its own set of problems. I was asking what forum Microsoft
> > >> > intended to replace this with.
> >
> > >> It seems that they are suffering now thru more "disruptive" issues than
> > >> this little NG...
> >
> > >>http://www.techflash.com/seattle/201...surrendered_sp...
> >
> > >>http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/windows-live-blogging/
> >
> > >> Maybe we need to find the maintainers of WHDC
> > >> (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc) and ask them to settle this question
> > >> with the Forums admin.
> >
> > >> -- pa
> >
> > > Folks!
> >
> > > Can we just be in typical usenet space? Don't think google thing gonna
> > > work, they are just trying too many things. You don't want to endup
> > > like _wave_ or _buzz_ . OSR is fine but bit confined though.
> >
> > > Lets stick to the old idea of Tim. B. L. and make it open and
> > > accessible.
> >
> > > (Its good to be back)
> > > ali
>
> Usenet.
>
> ali

Don,

> The reason I asked for the forum, is that Microsoft is supposed to monitor
> this group, and respond. <

They were "supposed to"; however, in my experience MS has never honored that
pledge. Granted, Doron and a few others occasionally provided answers;
however, they were doing so in their spare time and on their own nickel.
You can continue posting here using an alternate news server and you will be
just as likely to get a response from MS as before.

Regards,

Rossetoecioccolato.