Suzanne S. Barnhill
2010-05-20 15:57:41 UTC
But don't download the bridge yet unless there's assurance that this is the
one that will work with the Answers forums. The current bridge is going to
work only for MSDN, TechNet, and Expression forums. The Answers forums are
going to be moved to a different "platform infrastructure" and will require
a different bridge, which is supposed to become available tomorrow.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
one that will work with the Answers forums. The current bridge is going to
work only for MSDN, TechNet, and Expression forums. The Answers forums are
going to be moved to a different "platform infrastructure" and will require
a different bridge, which is supposed to become available tomorrow.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
As you know, this is a big year for Microsoft as we are launching the
latest version of Office. Office 2010 is all about making it easy for
you to get and use Office on your terms. Office 2010 lets you work from
the office, from home, or at school across the PC, the Phone, and the
Browser. You can purchase Office 2010 from retail, from our OEM
manufactures when you purchase a new PC, or get it direct from Microsoft,
faster than ever via a new software delivery mechanism called
Click-To-Run.
And, we're working hard to provide you the customer support you want, when
you want it. We are offering 1-year of technical support included in our
Office Professional 2010 SKU. We are expanding and improving our
community to provide free, 24/7 support. The details of this evolution
are outlined below, but suffice it to say, we're really excited about this
as it aligns with our Office 2010 vision of Office on your terms
What is Happening?
This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing
newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums.
Why?
As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the
traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the
past several years while customers and participants are increasingly
finding
solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites.
This
move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it
easier
for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies
and
make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through
improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam
management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging
a
healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft
will
begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology
and discontinue support for newsgroups.
In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those
users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP
reader
functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up
the
NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
When will this Happen?
Effective June 1, 2010 this newsgroup will be closed.
Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup?
Microsoft has a large selection of forums, many of which cover either the
same or closely related technologies to the ones found in the newsgroups.
The forums have seen amazing growth and are an excellent place to continue
http://http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/wordcreate/threads
Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx
Who Should I Contact with any Questions?
Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to
latest version of Office. Office 2010 is all about making it easy for
you to get and use Office on your terms. Office 2010 lets you work from
the office, from home, or at school across the PC, the Phone, and the
Browser. You can purchase Office 2010 from retail, from our OEM
manufactures when you purchase a new PC, or get it direct from Microsoft,
faster than ever via a new software delivery mechanism called
Click-To-Run.
And, we're working hard to provide you the customer support you want, when
you want it. We are offering 1-year of technical support included in our
Office Professional 2010 SKU. We are expanding and improving our
community to provide free, 24/7 support. The details of this evolution
are outlined below, but suffice it to say, we're really excited about this
as it aligns with our Office 2010 vision of Office on your terms
What is Happening?
This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing
newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums.
Why?
As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the
traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the
past several years while customers and participants are increasingly
finding
solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites.
This
move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it
easier
for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies
and
make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through
improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam
management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging
a
healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft
will
begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology
and discontinue support for newsgroups.
In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those
users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP
reader
functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up
the
NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
When will this Happen?
Effective June 1, 2010 this newsgroup will be closed.
Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup?
Microsoft has a large selection of forums, many of which cover either the
same or closely related technologies to the ones found in the newsgroups.
The forums have seen amazing growth and are an excellent place to continue
http://http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/wordcreate/threads
Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx
Who Should I Contact with any Questions?
Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to