Windows 7 Groups?

So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
server?

No, and there aren't likely to be any.

Windows 7 forums
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...egory/w7itpro/

"Tom Pamin" <scnrfrq@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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: So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
: server?

alt.windows7.general
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"Tom Pamin" <scnrfrq@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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> So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
> server?

Nope. There only a web based discussion area.

Tom Pamin wrote:

> So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
> server?

housetrained wrote:
> alt.windows7.general

But you're not going to find that on the msnews.microsoft.com news server.

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Roy Smith
Windows XP Pro SP3

On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:16:11 -0500, Tom Pamin <scnrfrq@roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
> server?


I don't know what news server you are using, but if it's a Microsoft
server, no, there aren't any. And unfortunately it's highly unlikely
that there will be. Apparently Microsoft has decided that web-based
forums are better than newsgroups and they are putting their efforts
there. I'm personally sorry that's the case, but it's their decision,
not mine.

However there is at least one non-Microsoft Windows 7 newsgroup:
alt-windows7.general. Not all servers carry it (at least not yet), but
here's one free news server that does: aioe.org

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Roy Smith wrote:

> housetrained wrote:
>
>> alt.windows7.general
>
> But you're not going to find that on the msnews.microsoft.com news server.

(to clarify) ... which is what the OP is using to post here. Microsoft
only carries microsoft.* groups on their NNTP service. Plus that group
is not carried by many NNTP servers (i.e., it is not pervasive). It is
not getting univerally peered between NNTP servers.

On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:24:51 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:

>On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:16:11 -0500, Tom Pamin <scnrfrq@roadrunner.com>
>wrote:
>
>> So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
>> server?
>
>
>I don't know what news server you are using, but if it's a Microsoft
>server, no, there aren't any. And unfortunately it's highly unlikely
>that there will be. Apparently Microsoft has decided that web-based
>forums are better than newsgroups and they are putting their efforts
>there. I'm personally sorry that's the case, but it's their decision,
>not mine.

I wonder if it's fear?

>
>However there is at least one non-Microsoft Windows 7 newsgroup:
>alt-windows7.general. Not all servers carry it (at least not yet), but
>here's one free news server that does: aioe.org

"Tom Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message
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> No, and there aren't likely to be any.

....ooooooh! is it that good ? !!!!

regards, Richard


>
> Windows 7 forums
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...egory/w7itpro/
>
> "Tom Pamin" <scnrfrq@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
> news:%23h9247rZKHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> : So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
> : server?
>
>

Tom Pamin wrote:
> So far I can't locate any Windows 7 newsgroups. Are there any on this
> server?

No, and there probably will never me. Seems MS is getting rid of
newsgroups in favor of web-based forums. The only Windows7 newsgroup
I've seen tends to be on other newsservers. alt.windows7.general