[OT] comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 is spammed. Is there another group available ?

[R.Wieser]

Hello all,

This is likely quite OT, but do not really see a better matching newsgroup
to post it in :

I've just noticed that the newsgroup "comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32"
is being spammed and doesn't have any real posts to speak of for quite some
time (3+ months).

The thing is that I still program Assembly on 32-bit XP, and would like to
be able to ask questions about, mostly, DLL function usage.


If anyone here has a suggestion toward an active newsgroup in regard to
Win32 programming I would be much obliged.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

[R.Wieser]

> If anyone here has a suggestion toward an active newsgroup in regard to
> Win32 programming I would be much obliged.

I totally forgot :

My current newsgroup server is news.eternal-september.org . It, alas,
doesn't carry the old "microsoft.public.*" newsgroups.

On the other hand, it does do a good job scrubbing spam. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

[DJ Delorie]

"R.Wieser" <add...@nospicedham.is.invalid> writes:
> I've just noticed that the newsgroup "comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32"
> is being spammed and doesn't have any real posts to speak of for quite some
> time (3+ months).

All the spam is from google groups, and they've announced they're
shutting GG down mid-feb. So, be patient...

[R.Wieser]

DJ Delorie,

> All the spam is from google groups, and they've announced
> they're shutting GG down mid-feb. So, be patient...

I read that that would happen, but didn't know it would be so soon.

That will at least make most of the spam disappear. I can only hope that
than the newsgroup wil get visited again by more serious posters.


If you (or others) know about another newsgroup pertaining to win32 I would
still like to know though. Backups and all that. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser