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J. P. Gilliver (John)
Dec 13, 2021, 12:54:48β―AM12/13/21
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 06:44:28, Steve Hayes <haye...@telkomsa.net>
wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>
>>What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
>>
>>Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
>>
>>I updated Seamonkey.
>>I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>
>Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
>
Or microsoft.public.windowsxp.general? (Which now has nothing to do with
Microsoft.)
>
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wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>
>>What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
>>
>>Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
>>
>>I updated Seamonkey.
>>I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>
>Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
>
Or microsoft.public.windowsxp.general? (Which now has nothing to do with
Microsoft.)
>
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad - I'm better! (Mae West)
mechanic
Dec 14, 2021, 6:04:35β―AM12/14/21
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:16:22 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:53:21 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
> <G6...@255soft.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 06:44:28, Steve Hayes <haye...@telkomsa.net>
>>wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>>>On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
>>>>
>>>>Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
>>>>
>>>>I updated Seamonkey.
>>>>I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>>>
>>>Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
>>>
>>Or microsoft.public.windowsxp.general? (Which now has nothing to do with
>>Microsoft.)
>
> I suppose one should subscribe to both, just to be on the safe side.
To any XP user, 'safe' is a foreign country.
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:53:21 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
> <G6...@255soft.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 06:44:28, Steve Hayes <haye...@telkomsa.net>
>>wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>>>On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
>>>>
>>>>Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
>>>>
>>>>I updated Seamonkey.
>>>>I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>>>
>>>Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
>>>
>>Or microsoft.public.windowsxp.general? (Which now has nothing to do with
>>Microsoft.)
>
To any XP user, 'safe' is a foreign country.
J. P. Gilliver (John)
Dec 14, 2021, 7:52:57β―AM12/14/21
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 at 09:16:22, Steve Hayes <haye...@telkomsa.net>
includes, I think, ones going back to '95 or before) includes
0.verison.windowsxp, alt.binaries.cd.images.windows.xp,
alt.binaries.warez.winxp, alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.nl.is.windows-xp
and '.xp, alt.os.windows-xp (and various with that plus "for..." various
categories of people!), alt.os.windows.xp,
alt.os.windowsxp,alt.pl.comp.os.windowsxp, alt.windows-xp,
fj.os.ms-windows.xp, free.it.comp.os.win.winxp, free.it.os.win.winxp,
it.comp.os.win.xp, lots of microsoft.public.de.german.windowsxp.*,
microsoft.public.dk.windowsxp, four microsoft.public.es.windowsxp.*,
microsoft.public.fr.windowsxp and five .*, similar (varying numbers)
with .jp., .nl. instead of .fr., microsoft.public.windowsxp and many .*
(probably about 100 of those), then with .za., mk.comp.os.windowsxp, and
probably others (my list has 825 with xp in, but that includes explorer
and other words).
Some of these probably only ever existed briefly (especially the "for
..." ones).
The above m.p.w.general seems to be about as active as one might expect
XP to be these days (i. e. quiet, but not dead); I don't think I've ever
subscribed to any of the others.
wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>>On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 06:44:28, Steve Hayes <haye...@telkomsa.net>
>>wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>>>On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
>>>>
>>>>Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
>>>>
>>>>I updated Seamonkey.
>>>>I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>>>
>>>Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
>>>
>>Or microsoft.public.windowsxp.general? (Which now has nothing to do with
>>Microsoft.)
>
>>wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>>>On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
>>>>
>>>>Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
>>>>
>>>>I updated Seamonkey.
>>>>I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>>>
>>>Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
>>>
>>Or microsoft.public.windowsxp.general? (Which now has nothing to do with
>>Microsoft.)
>
>I suppose one should subscribe to both, just to be on the safe side.
>
>
Nothing to lose. There are - or have been - others; my list (which
>
>
includes, I think, ones going back to '95 or before) includes
0.verison.windowsxp, alt.binaries.cd.images.windows.xp,
alt.binaries.warez.winxp, alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.nl.is.windows-xp
and '.xp, alt.os.windows-xp (and various with that plus "for..." various
categories of people!), alt.os.windows.xp,
alt.os.windowsxp,alt.pl.comp.os.windowsxp, alt.windows-xp,
fj.os.ms-windows.xp, free.it.comp.os.win.winxp, free.it.os.win.winxp,
it.comp.os.win.xp, lots of microsoft.public.de.german.windowsxp.*,
microsoft.public.dk.windowsxp, four microsoft.public.es.windowsxp.*,
microsoft.public.fr.windowsxp and five .*, similar (varying numbers)
with .jp., .nl. instead of .fr., microsoft.public.windowsxp and many .*
(probably about 100 of those), then with .za., mk.comp.os.windowsxp, and
probably others (my list has 825 with xp in, but that includes explorer
and other words).
Some of these probably only ever existed briefly (especially the "for
..." ones).
The above m.p.w.general seems to be about as active as one might expect
XP to be these days (i. e. quiet, but not dead); I don't think I've ever
subscribed to any of the others.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
Easy reading is damned hard writing. -Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864)
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
RecentlyOrLately
Dec 21, 2021, 9:55:54β―AM12/21/21
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microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
is the popular one.
is the popular one.
mechanic
Dec 21, 2021, 11:02:40β―AM12/21/21
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:55:52 -0800, RecentlyOrLately wrote:
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
>
> is the popular one.
For some weird definition of 'popular'.
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
>
> is the popular one.
Brian Gregory
Dec 22, 2021, 1:08:52β―PM12/22/21
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you'd need to join just to make sure you didn't miss anything.
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Ant
Dec 22, 2021, 9:21:52β―PM12/22/21
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Paul
Dec 22, 2021, 9:24:56β―PM12/22/21
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in a private hierarchy.
After the great cleanup, this was reduced to 2000. Some
of the groups had not had posts for around 2 years or so,
After this, Microsoft closed their own hierarchy, without sending
signed rmgroup() commands. For many administrators, they would simply
accept these and the groups would disappear.
Because Microsoft did not do the right things, the groups languish
at the favor of the individual administrators. Administrators still
sweep house once in a while, and say, those alt.* groups created could
be removed if the traffic isn't there.
Not even all the vanity alt groups were removed. Although at one time,
perhaps a hundred thousand groups that had been created by users, needed
to be removed. Not all of them disappeared, just most of them.
A given group exists, unless you give someone an incentive to remove it.
Paul
mechanic
Dec 23, 2021, 10:40:12β―AM12/23/21
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:24:14 -0500, Paul wrote:
> After this, Microsoft closed their own hierarchy, without sending
> signed rmgroup() commands. For many administrators, they would simply
> accept these and the groups would disappear.
And now we're stuck without a DOS5 group!
> After this, Microsoft closed their own hierarchy, without sending
> signed rmgroup() commands. For many administrators, they would simply
> accept these and the groups would disappear.
Frank Slootweg
Dec 23, 2021, 2:25:16β―PM12/23/21
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alt and microsoft crap! :-)
comp.os.msdos.apps Discussion of applications that run under MS-DOS.
comp.os.msdos.misc Miscellaneous topics about MS-DOS machines.
comp.os.msdos.programmer Programming MS-DOS machines.
I'm subscribed to .apps and .misc. There's of course little activity,
but once in a while there still are (on topic) posts. And there are also
some more comp.os.msdos.* groups.
Ant
Dec 23, 2021, 7:51:29β―PM12/23/21
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newer stuff. Sure, they have Windows 11 on SOME usenet servers.
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mechanic
Dec 24, 2021, 1:32:49β―PM12/24/21
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Frank Slootweg
Dec 24, 2021, 1:52:04β―PM12/24/21
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would for example frown upon questions about running things in a Command
Prompt window on Windows, but others were/are way more lax and welcome
most anything. So just try and see.
FWIW, I had never heard about OpenGEM before your post, so I learned
somethin! :-).
mechanic
Dec 25, 2021, 10:25:26β―AM12/25/21
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On 24 Dec 2021 18:52:01 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> FWIW, I had never heard about OpenGEM before your post, so I learned
> somethin! :-).
It was featured in a recent Lunduke Journal post, which prompted me
> FWIW, I had never heard about OpenGEM before your post, so I learned
> somethin! :-).
to try it (GEM) again, it was a staple in the early days before
Win3.1
Mike Garcia
Jan 20, 2022, 7:11:30β―PM1/20/22
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In article <9rjdrg5622ctcrroj...@4ax.com>, haye...@telkomsa.net says...
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> On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>
> >What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
> >
> >Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
> >
> >I updated Seamonkey.
> >I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>
> Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
I used to use seamonkey also, but found the spam really bad, I moved to MicroPlanet Gravity
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:52:16 -0800, Jordee <Jor...@Noplace.com> wrote:
>
> >What is happening with Windows XP Newsgroup ?
> >
> >Seamonkey stopped getting new posts.
> >
> >I updated Seamonkey.
> >I unsubscribed and then tried to subscribe the XP newsgroup but no joy.
>
> Do you mean alt.comp.os.wwindows-xp?
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