XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.windows7.general   
   From: Ken@invalid.news.com   
      
   On 20 Mar 2023 16:49:10 GMT, Frank Slootweg    
   wrote:   
      
   >Ken Blake  wrote:   
   >> On 20 Mar 2023 15:18:29 GMT, Frank Slootweg    
   >> wrote:   
   >>    
   >> >[Late response due to extended absence.]   
   >> >   
   >> >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.   
   >> >   
   >> >  I'm not sure, but I think that Outlook Express can have multiple news   
   >> >servers/accounts.   
   >>    
   >>    
   >> I think so too. In fact I think all (almost all?) newsreaders can   
   >>    
   >> Is he running Outlook Express? The last version of Windows to include   
   >> it  was Windows 98.   
   >   
   >  It's also available on Windows XP, which is what Newyana2 (mainly)   
   >uses. (BTW, why the new nym?)   
      
   New nym? I've always been Ken Blake.   
      
      
   >   
   >> >If so, you can get the microsoft.public.* groups from   
   >> >some other server(s) and the rest of your groups from E-S.   
   >>    
   >> I haven't seen a Microsoft  newsgroup in years. Do you know any news   
   >> servers that still carry any?   
   >   
   >  Several such servers were mentioned in this (long) thread, but why not   
   >just look on 'your' server!? :-)   
      
   I did and didn't find any. See the other message I sent moments ago.   
      
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