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   Soundhaspriority to All   
   Re: Spam Causes MicroSoft To Kill Newsgr   
   08 May 10 16:04:57   
   
   XPost: rec.audio.opinion, aus.hi-fi, rec.audio.pro   
   From: nowhere@nowhere.com   
      
   "stv"  wrote in message   
   d9dc8c72-33db-42d1-baa1-8f22099afaa9@n15g2000yqf.googlegroups.com...   
      
   > "Some 2,000 public and 2,200 private newsgroups devoted to and   
   > managed   
   > by Microsoft support are going to be phased out in favor of forums*   
   > because of newsgroup spam. The Register calls it 'killing newsgroups'   
   > but Microsoft eloquently calls it 'the evolution of communities.'**   
      
      
   I like to think of myself as primarily responsible for the destruction of   
   Usenet.   
      
   You're welcome, BTW.   
      
      
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