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So, get newsreader software and don't access Usenet by Web links
But that's easier said than done. Not possible in office. Even Google/groups are barred. Only access to MS webpages are allowed. Actually, who is parasiting who? Isn't it Google/3rd party sites parasiting on MS, reproducing posts on MS' hosted webpages? I heard there's a lot of discussions in those private MS MVP ngs, but hardly any trickle of those discussions drips into these public ngs to enlighten the rest. Again, I'm just a simple user/responder of xl ng newsgroups via MS webpages, at the mercy of events evolving. |
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HI Dave,
I did what you told Don G. to do and got the eternal-september loaded complete with password and such. I cannot see how to access anything to do with Excel newsgroups. I've clicked on everything on the home page and others and I don't understand squat about what I'm doing or what I should try to do...? Been to FAQ's and all options clickable. I believe I read that "you will be offered Excel Newsgroups to select from..." but if not then you have to "trick" eternal-september into offering them...??? Any suggestions. Regards, Howard "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Visit: http://www.eternal-september.org/ Click on the Online link (in the notes about registering) and that'll take you directly to this page: http://www.eternal-september.org/Reg...ewsAccount.php Register and you'll get an email to confirm that you're human(!). Then just use news.eternal-september.org as your newsserver Don Guillett wrote: So, how do you use it? -- Don Guillett Microsoft MVP Excel SalesAid Software "Aaron" wrote in message ... June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal. What's happening ? Does anyone know ?? I read and post to the MS news groups via msnews.microsoft.com. When I logged into Thunderbird and clicked the expand ('+' button) to retrieve new headers, I had several "news group does not exist do you want to unsubscribe" messages. They are definitely removing groups from *their* server. This Excel group seems to be carried by news.eternal-september.org, so I will just continue from there. -- I am glad my Mom named me Aaron, that is what everyone calls me. -- Dave Peterson |
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When you look at the list of newsgroups, do you see a list of about 10?
Including one named: eternal-september.where.are.all.the.newsgroups If you see that then you haven't configured the name/password correctly -- or you haven't refreshed that list. Subscribe to this eternal-september.where.are.all.the.newsgroups newsgroup and you'll see one message that describes how to get access to all the newsgroups. If all this is true, then since you're using OE, you can rightclick on the newsserver and choose properties. Then on the Server tab, you can check the "this server requires me to log on" and fill out the account name and password. Then ok your way out out of this dialog. Then rightclick on the server once more and choose Refresh list. After that finishes, you should be able to subscribe to the excel newsgroups. (I hope vbg.) But as long as the msnews servers are still carrying the *excel* newsgroups, I'm staying here. "L. Howard Kittle" wrote: HI Dave, I did what you told Don G. to do and got the eternal-september loaded complete with password and such. I cannot see how to access anything to do with Excel newsgroups. I've clicked on everything on the home page and others and I don't understand squat about what I'm doing or what I should try to do...? Been to FAQ's and all options clickable. I believe I read that "you will be offered Excel Newsgroups to select from..." but if not then you have to "trick" eternal-september into offering them...??? Any suggestions. Regards, Howard "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Visit: http://www.eternal-september.org/ Click on the Online link (in the notes about registering) and that'll take you directly to this page: http://www.eternal-september.org/Reg...ewsAccount.php Register and you'll get an email to confirm that you're human(!). Then just use news.eternal-september.org as your newsserver Don Guillett wrote: So, how do you use it? -- Don Guillett Microsoft MVP Excel SalesAid Software "Aaron" wrote in message ... June 2, 8.00 am and everything running normal. What's happening ? Does anyone know ?? I read and post to the MS news groups via msnews.microsoft.com. When I logged into Thunderbird and clicked the expand ('+' button) to retrieve new headers, I had several "news group does not exist do you want to unsubscribe" messages. They are definitely removing groups from *their* server. This Excel group seems to be carried by news.eternal-september.org, so I will just continue from there. -- I am glad my Mom named me Aaron, that is what everyone calls me. -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 09:58:55 +0800, Max wrote:
Actually, who is parasiting who? Isn't it Google/3rd party sites parasiting on MS, reproducing posts on MS' hosted webpages? No. Microsoft made the decision to inject into Usenet everything that was posted on its Web-based forums (or certain ones). Now they regret that, so they're "closing the newsgroups". Typical Microsoft desire to eat their cake and have it, and when reality intrudes they go off in a snit to hatch up something even more non-standard that they think they'll be able to control. There are quite a number of sites that leech off Usenet, making copies of Usenet articles and posting them on their own Web sites without permission, as though the articles had been posted to their forums. I believe Microsoft was one of those, though presumably that has now stopped just as the injection into Usenet has stopped. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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