No Wanadoo groups now, any others via OE

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gary marsden

Hi,
I have a new pc & am with Wanadoo.
Wanadoo have stopped subscribing to newsgroups & i was wondering if
Microsoft do any groups to do with things that aren't computer orientated
that i can access via Outlook Express.

I do use groups on msn, but am wanting to use them this way via Outlook.
Also, my old pc can still access groups by Wanadoo even though they've
stopped, is this bvecause i registered to Wanadoo groups with that pc before
they stopped??
Gaz
 
gary said:
Hi,
I have a new pc & am with Wanadoo.
Wanadoo have stopped subscribing to newsgroups & i was wondering if
Microsoft do any groups to do with things that aren't computer
orientated that i can access via Outlook Express.

I do use groups on msn, but am wanting to use them this way via
Outlook. Also, my old pc can still access groups by Wanadoo even
though they've stopped, is this bvecause i registered to Wanadoo
groups with that pc before they stopped??
Gaz
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Like lots of other corporations, Microsoft has its own newsgroups. You
can access these groups with a newsreader - like your OE. The news
server is msnews.microsoft.com and no user name or password is
required.

I don't know why you are still able to get the Wanadoo groups. Perhaps
they are leaving the news server up for a little while. For public
newsgroups, you can subscribe to a for-pay news service like Giganews
or look around for a free one.

See this article about Usenet to get a better understanding of things.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

Here is a link which I got from the article with a list of Usenet
providers:
http://www.exit109.com/~jeremy/news/providers/providers.html

Malke
 
Posted this same reply to someone in another group.

I'm in the process of migrating from Wanadoo to Madasafish for this very
reason, their dropping of newsgroups since 17th March.
Meantime I'm using news.cheap56k.com to get my old groups back. You have to
register but it's free. They don't carry binaries but then you can't expect
too much from a free service.
http://www.cheap56k.com/free-newsgroups-usenet.php
 
Kenny said:
Just realised I've replied again to the same person!
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The "joys" of people who multipost. Then they wonder why people get
annoyed with them or just don't answer them any more.

Thanks for the info about your news server, BTW. I don't need one now,
but it's always useful to get reviews.

Malke
 
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