when will news group be up?

Your question makes no since. The newsgroups have been up. Just b/c your
system is down, doesnt mean the newsgroups are.

"Oldtimer new to Windows" <garygorf@msn.com> wrote in message
news:141e01c391b7$54e2fab0$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> The system has been down since 8 PM PST.
>

Greetings --

The Usenet is still available, although there does seem to be some
problem with Microsoft's Community CDO web-based access. Fortunately,
the web-based site is arguably the worst possible way to access
Usenet, so it's unavailability is no great loss. The news groups are
all (well, all that I've checked -- there are many thousands of them,
after all) still functioning.


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Oldtimer new to Windows" <garygorf@msn.com> wrote in message
news:141e01c391b7$54e2fab0$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> The system has been down since 8 PM PST.
>

Oldtimer;
Dump CDO and get and use OE.
Wes

Oldtimer new to Windows wrote:

> The system has been down since 8 PM PST.

Dear Oldtimer, you are right, your newsgroups are a mess. The CDO servers
are nearly kaput right now, and have been for far too long.
If you switch to Outlook Express, you will easily be able to do searches,
highlighting, deletion, fonts, and all kinds of other civilized things. Get
set up today:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...oups/setup.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx
"follow through there to Outlook Express and its TELL ME HOW, to get to a
comprehensive tutorial. "



"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
news:vom4padhot9fa3@corp.supernews.com...

> Greetings --
>
> The Usenet is still available, although there does seem to be some
> problem with Microsoft's Community CDO web-based access. Fortunately,
> the web-based site is arguably the worst possible way to access
> Usenet, so it's unavailability is no great loss. The news groups are
> all (well, all that I've checked -- there are many thousands of them,
> after all) still functioning.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Oldtimer new to Windows" <garygorf@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:141e01c391b7$54e2fab0$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> > The system has been down since 8 PM PST.
> >

>
>

Some people that OE is also arguably one of the worst ways to access ng's
too

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
news:vom4padhot9fa3@corp.supernews.com...

> Greetings --
>
> The Usenet is still available, although there does seem to be some
> problem with Microsoft's Community CDO web-based access. Fortunately,
> the web-based site is arguably the worst possible way to access
> Usenet, so it's unavailability is no great loss. The news groups are
> all (well, all that I've checked -- there are many thousands of them,
> after all) still functioning.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Oldtimer new to Windows" <garygorf@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:141e01c391b7$54e2fab0$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> > The system has been down since 8 PM PST.
> >

>
>

Yes, and mostly Microsoft bashers. OE is just fine.

"Lorne Smith" <no@spam.here> wrote in message
news:O$4dTJkkDHA.2652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> Some people that OE is also arguably one of the worst ways to access ng's
> too
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
> news:vom4padhot9fa3@corp.supernews.com...

> > Greetings --
> >
> > The Usenet is still available, although there does seem to be some
> > problem with Microsoft's Community CDO web-based access. Fortunately,
> > the web-based site is arguably the worst possible way to access
> > Usenet, so it's unavailability is no great loss. The news groups are
> > all (well, all that I've checked -- there are many thousands of them,
> > after all) still functioning.
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > --
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Oldtimer new to Windows" <garygorf@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:141e01c391b7$54e2fab0$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> > > The system has been down since 8 PM PST.
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

I agree... Although I prefer others for binaries, you can't beat OE for
text posts...

"Papa" <bikingis@my.fun> wrote in message
news:#uCYarqkDHA.2536@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Yes, and mostly Microsoft bashers. OE is just fine.
>
> "Lorne Smith" <no@spam.here> wrote in message
> news:O$4dTJkkDHA.2652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > Some people that OE is also arguably one of the worst ways to access

ng's

> > too
> >
> > "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
> > news:vom4padhot9fa3@corp.supernews.com...

> > > Greetings --
> > >
> > > The Usenet is still available, although there does seem to be some
> > > problem with Microsoft's Community CDO web-based access. Fortunately,
> > > the web-based site is arguably the worst possible way to access
> > > Usenet, so it's unavailability is no great loss. The news groups are
> > > all (well, all that I've checked -- there are many thousands of them,
> > > after all) still functioning.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bruce Chambers
> > >
> > > --
> > > Help us help you:
> > > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > >
> > > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > > having both at once. -- RAH
> > >
> > >
> > > "Oldtimer new to Windows" <garygorf@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:141e01c391b7$54e2fab0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > The system has been down since 8 PM PST.
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

Our set up is so peculiar that we can't use outlook at all
(no modem, just a radio link to a broadband setup up the
road. They say they might sort it out one day). Internet
explorer is our only window on the net, so it's a relief
to be able to see this forum again. Surely as IE is
micrioft software it shouldn't be so hard to get microsoft
user forums on it!!

>-----Original Message-----
>I agree... Although I prefer others for binaries, you

can't beat OE for

>text posts...
>
>"Papa" <bikingis@my.fun> wrote in message
>news:#uCYarqkDHA.2536@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

>> Yes, and mostly Microsoft bashers. OE is just fine.
>>
>> "Lorne Smith" <no@spam.here> wrote in message
>> news:O$4dTJkkDHA.2652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

>> > Some people that OE is also arguably one of the worst

ways to access

>ng's

>> > too
>> >
>> > "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote

in message

>> > news:vom4padhot9fa3@corp.supernews.com...
>> > > Greetings --
>> > >
>> > > The Usenet is still available, although there

does seem to be some

>> > > problem with Microsoft's Community CDO web-based

access. Fortunately,

>> > > the web-based site is arguably the worst possible

way to access

>> > > Usenet, so it's unavailability is no great loss.

The news groups are

>> > > all (well, all that I've checked -- there are many

thousands of them,

>> > > after all) still functioning.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Bruce Chambers
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Help us help you:
>> > > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> > >
>> > > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom.

Don't ever count on

>> > > having both at once. -- RAH
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Oldtimer new to Windows" <garygorf@msn.com> wrote

in message

>> > > news:141e01c391b7$54e2fab0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> > > > The system has been down since 8 PM PST.
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >

>>
>>

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