Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

[Guest nasser jamal]

Dear members,

When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft programmes ; I

get the following reply: This is not the place for your enquiry.

 

What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only with

microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries? . If with

all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you get to those

groups?

--

nasser

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

 

Microsoft operating systems and software. Issues which relate to running

third party software on Windows are fair game if the problems stem from

Windows. If you are inquiring about problems running a third program itself

then you should first seek a forum for that program. For example, if you

have a question about using Adobe Illustrator you would want to ask in an

Adobe sponsored forum (on the Adobe website). If you are getting a Windows

error when trying to install Illustrator then might ask both in a newsgroup

for Windows and in the Adobe forums.

 

The best starting point with any question is to Google on all or part of the

question. Do more than just pick a keyword; try putting your whole

question into the searchbar. It's amazing how accurate the search results

can get that way. If you are getting an error message, just type the

message into Google and search.

 

"nasser jamal" <nasserjamal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1B18635D-0925-4004-838E-BE75047370A9@microsoft.com...

> Dear members,

> When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft programmes ;

> I

> get the following reply: This is not the place for your enquiry.

>

> What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only with

> microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries? . If with

> all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you get to those

> groups?

> --

> nasser

[Guest Homer J. Simpson]

Re: Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

 

> Dear members,

> When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft programmes ;

> I

> get the following reply: This is not the place for your enquiry.

>

> What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only with

> microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries? . If with

> all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you get to those

> groups?

 

The short answer is that all newsgroups on msnews.microsoft.com (and

replicated on other servers) are very much Microsoft-centric.

 

What news server are you using? See if you can obtain the list of

newsgroups available on your server. If you can see nothing but groups

starting with microsoft.public.*, you're probably using a Microsoft server

that hosts nothing but those groups. If you have generic inquiries that

fall outside of this, you'll probably want "the other" newsgroups...whose

name can start with alt.*, comp.*, rec.*, etc (actually, just about anything

but microsoft.*). Nowadays, there are very few free servers that carry

those newsgroups and will also let you post.

 

Your other option would be to use Google Groups--but I've never used it to

post to Usenet. Somebody else will have to fill you in on those details.

The Google Groups interface (IMHO) is also not as nice to use as a dedicated

news reader.

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

 

"nasser jamal" <nasserjamal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1B18635D-0925-4004-838E-BE75047370A9@microsoft.com...

> Dear members,

> When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft programmes ; I

> get the following reply: This is not the place for your enquiry.

>

> What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only with

> microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries? . If with

> all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you get to those

> groups?

> --

> nasser

 

 

Since you're using the Microsoft web interface, you only have access to

newsgroups that are hosted on Microsoft's news server. If you want access to

other Usenet newsgroups you should check with your internet provider first to

see if they offer newsgroup access. Also, I've never used one but I believe

you'll find some free news servers available on the internet.

 

An alternative is to use Google groups.

 

Google Groups

http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q=

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Kenny]

Re: Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

 

I've used the free cheap56K in the past for newsgroup access outside of the

MS groups. It doesn't carry binaries.

Click on the free stuff button top of page.

http://www.cheap56k.com/

 

--

Kenny Cargill

 

 

 

 

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message

news:OVxE5fNdIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> "nasser jamal" <nasserjamal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:1B18635D-0925-4004-838E-BE75047370A9@microsoft.com...

>> Dear members,

>> When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft programmes ;

>> I

>> get the following reply: This is not the place for your enquiry.

>>

>> What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only with

>> microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries? . If

>> with

>> all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you get to those

>> groups?

>> --

>> nasser

>

>

> Since you're using the Microsoft web interface, you only have access to

> newsgroups that are hosted on Microsoft's news server. If you want access

> to other Usenet newsgroups you should check with your internet provider

> first to see if they offer newsgroup access. Also, I've never used one but

> I believe you'll find some free news servers available on the internet.

>

> An alternative is to use Google groups.

>

> Google Groups

> http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q=

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

>

[Guest Roger Rabbit]

Re: Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

 

The reason for blocking posts is due entirely to spamming the entire range

of newsgroups using cross posting ad-nauseum.

 

"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message

news:u#96ObNdIHA.4312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Dear members,

>> When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft programmes ;

>> I

>> get the following reply: This is not the place for your enquiry.

>>

>> What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only with

>> microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries? . If

>> with

>> all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you get to those

>> groups?

>

> The short answer is that all newsgroups on msnews.microsoft.com (and

> replicated on other servers) are very much Microsoft-centric.

>

> What news server are you using? See if you can obtain the list of

> newsgroups available on your server. If you can see nothing but groups

> starting with microsoft.public.*, you're probably using a Microsoft server

> that hosts nothing but those groups. If you have generic inquiries that

> fall outside of this, you'll probably want "the other" newsgroups...whose

> name can start with alt.*, comp.*, rec.*, etc (actually, just about

> anything but microsoft.*). Nowadays, there are very few free servers that

> carry those newsgroups and will also let you post.

>

> Your other option would be to use Google Groups--but I've never used it to

> post to Usenet. Somebody else will have to fill you in on those details.

> The Google Groups interface (IMHO) is also not as nice to use as a

> dedicated news reader.

>

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

 

nasser jamal wrote:

> Dear members,

> When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft

> programmes ; I get the following reply: This is not the place for

> your enquiry.

>

> What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only

> with microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries?

> . If with all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you

> get to those groups?

 

You've hit one of the problems when you use non-Microsoft programs.

[Guest Jim]

Re: Enquiry about Windows Newsgroups

 

 

"nasser jamal" <nasserjamal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1B18635D-0925-4004-838E-BE75047370A9@microsoft.com...

> Dear members,

> When I have an enquiry about any programme outside microsoft programmes ;

> I

> get the following reply: This is not the place for your enquiry.

>

> What I want to know is, all the Newsgroups here are concerned only with

> microsoft programmes in general or with all computers enquiries? . If with

> all computers and programmes outside microsoft, how do you get to those

> groups?

> --

> nasser

Which newsgroups that you have access to depends on the server. In my case,

as I use sbcglobal,

I just search their list of newsgroup.

However, it would not occur to me to post a question about VM/CMS to a

windowsxp newsgroup.

Jim