> On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 05:34:01 -0700, Matthijs ten Seldam [MSFT] wrote:
>
>> Just wanted to share that any question, discussion, suggestion or
>> whatever
>> else on Hyper-V should be posted to the Server Virtualization forum.
>>
>> It is located here:
>> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=583&SiteID=17
>>
>> This is the forum on anything Hyper-V and being monitored by Microsoft
>> people.
>
> Or, if you're like a lot of us and can't stomach web based forums, keep on
> posting your Hyper-V questions here and we'll do our best to answer them.
>
> --
> Paul Adare
> http://www.identit.ca
> It is ten o'clock; do you know where your processes are?

> Just wanted to share that any question, discussion, suggestion or whatever
> else on Hyper-V should be posted to the Server Virtualization forum.
>
> It is located here:
> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=583&SiteID=17
>
> This is the forum on anything Hyper-V and being monitored by Microsoft people.

> Just wanted to share that any question, discussion, suggestion or whatever
> else on Hyper-V should be posted to the Server Virtualization forum.
>
> It is located here:
> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=583&SiteID=17
>
> This is the forum on anything Hyper-V and being monitored by Microsoft
> people.
>
> Matthijs

>If not, can it be??
>In message <(email address - cut out)>,
>"Matthijs ten Seldam [MSFT]"
><(email address - cut out)> writes
>>Just wanted to share that any question, discussion, suggestion or whatever
>>else on Hyper-V should be posted to the Server Virtualization forum.
>>
>>It is located here:
>>http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=583&SiteID=17
>>
>>This is the forum on anything Hyper-V and being monitored by Microsoft people.
>
>Is this gated to NNTP? If not, can it be??

>Just wanted to share that any question, discussion, suggestion or whatever
>else on Hyper-V should be posted to the Server Virtualization forum.
>
>It is located here:
>http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=583&SiteID=17
>
>This is the forum on anything Hyper-V and being monitored by Microsoft people.

>>Is this gated to NNTP?
>
>No, it's not, though I very much wish it were.
>
>>If not, can it be??
>
>Not now, but who know's about the future.

>On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:41:48 -0400, Robert Comer
><(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>>Is this gated to NNTP?
>>
>>No, it's not, though I very much wish it were.
>>
>>>If not, can it be??
>>
>>Not now, but who know's about the future.
>
>It should be in Microsoft's interest as well to keep the NG even if
>they for some unknown reason prefer working through the slow web
>interface with very limited threading and collapsing capabilities...
>
>For example each post made to the forum could be auto-posted also to
>the NG and vice versa. Shouldn't be too difficult to implement (at
>least not for Microsoft).
>This way they would retain a number of people in the discussions who
>they'd otherwise lose.
>
>Another example:
>VMWare *only* uses a web forum for its discussions and consequently I
>am not there even though I have issues from time to time with my
>VMWare Workstation. I *hate* the forum style of discussions...
>Too difficult and slow to post and read, simply not worth the time.
>
>
>Bo Berglund

> You're preaching to the choir.
>
> This newsgroup (Virtual Server) will stay open and we'll continue to
> answer Hyper-V question here at least...
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:49:36 +0200, Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:41:48 -0400, Robert Comer
>><(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>>Is this gated to NNTP?
>>>
>>>No, it's not, though I very much wish it were.
>>>
>>>>If not, can it be??
>>>
>>>Not now, but who know's about the future.
>>
>>It should be in Microsoft's interest as well to keep the NG even if
>>they for some unknown reason prefer working through the slow web
>>interface with very limited threading and collapsing capabilities...
>>
>>For example each post made to the forum could be auto-posted also to
>>the NG and vice versa. Shouldn't be too difficult to implement (at
>>least not for Microsoft).
>>This way they would retain a number of people in the discussions who
>>they'd otherwise lose.
>>
>>Another example:
>>VMWare *only* uses a web forum for its discussions and consequently I
>>am not there even though I have issues from time to time with my
>>VMWare Workstation. I *hate* the forum style of discussions...
>>Too difficult and slow to post and read, simply not worth the time.
>>
>>
>>Bo Berglund

> In message <(email address - cut out)>, Charlie
> Russel - MVP <(email address - cut out)> writes
>>Preaching to the choir here, but the ones who need to hear it are over in
>>the "Forum" where they don't have to be bothered with us. Or with actually
>>supporting NNTP. Ridiculous.
>
> Thanks to the MVPs who continue to hang out here - their input is most
> useful.
>
> How do the business owners of the forums get convinced to be bothered?
>
> --
> Thomas Lee
> ((email address - cut out))

>Preaching to the choir here, but the ones who need to hear it are over
>in the "Forum" where they don't have to be bothered with us. Or with
>actually supporting NNTP. Ridiculous.

>Well, it's not that we haven't all tried. But clearly someone fairly
>high up the food chain has made a decision, and we can all complain all
>we want, but it won't actually matter. I stopped complaining, even.
>Just work with what I've got and when all the NGs are gone, I'll stop
>being an MVP I guess. Since life is way too short to waste it on HTTP
>forums. <shudder>

> How about server(s) for this possible newsgroup? Would GMANE carry it
> for example? (GMane is my favorite because of the amazing speed they
> have in downloading bodies of messages).

> In message <(email address - cut out)>, Charlie
> Russel - MVP <(email address - cut out)> writes
>>Well, it's not that we haven't all tried. But clearly someone fairly high
>>up the food chain has made a decision, and we can all complain all we
>>want, but it won't actually matter. I stopped complaining, even. Just work
>>with what I've got and when all the NGs are gone, I'll stop being an MVP I
>>guess. Since life is way too short to waste it on HTTP forums. <shudder>
>
> I repeat my offer. If MS does do the unthinkable (again?), I am happy to
> help anyone create a new Big-8 newsgroup. You could be up and running with
> something like comp.microsoft.windows.virtualcomputing in a matter of a
> few weeks. Unlike MS, the management of the Big-8 is new-group friendly!
>
> Thomas
> --
> Thomas Lee
> A member of but not speaking for the Big-8 Management Board
> ((email address - cut out))

>In message <(email address - cut out)>, Charlie
>Russel - MVP <(email address - cut out)> writes
>>Well, it's not that we haven't all tried. But clearly someone fairly
>>high up the food chain has made a decision, and we can all complain all
>>we want, but it won't actually matter. I stopped complaining, even.
>>Just work with what I've got and when all the NGs are gone, I'll stop
>>being an MVP I guess. Since life is way too short to waste it on HTTP
>>forums. <shudder>
>
>I repeat my offer. If MS does do the unthinkable (again?), I am happy to
>help anyone create a new Big-8 newsgroup. You could be up and running
>with something like comp.microsoft.windows.virtualcomputing in a matter
>of a few weeks. Unlike MS, the management of the Big-8 is new-group
>friendly!
>
>Thomas

>In message <(email address - cut out)>, Charlie
>Russel - MVP <(email address - cut out)> writes
>>Well, it's not that we haven't all tried. But clearly someone fairly
>>high up the food chain has made a decision, and we can all complain all
>>we want, but it won't actually matter. I stopped complaining, even.
>>Just work with what I've got and when all the NGs are gone, I'll stop
>>being an MVP I guess. Since life is way too short to waste it on HTTP
>>forums. <shudder>
>
>I repeat my offer. If MS does do the unthinkable (again?), I am happy to
>help anyone create a new Big-8 newsgroup. You could be up and running
>with something like comp.microsoft.windows.virtualcomputing in a matter
>of a few weeks. Unlike MS, the management of the Big-8 is new-group
>friendly!
>

>Well, it's not that we haven't all tried. But clearly someone fairly high up
>the food chain has made a decision, and we can all complain all we want, but
>it won't actually matter. I stopped complaining, even. Just work with what
>I've got and when all the NGs are gone, I'll stop being an MVP I guess.
>Since life is way too short to waste it on HTTP forums. <shudder>

>How about server(s) for this possible newsgroup? Would GMANE carry it
>for example? (GMane is my favorite because of the amazing speed they
>have in downloading bodies of messages).

>Does Big-8 block spam?
>We might need to look into this later on down the road...

>an interesting idea, and one we may yet need to pursue. I've been
>around long enough to remember when all the MS "forums" were on
>CompuServe. And the screams of protest when they moved to NNTP.
> They listened that time, too. Just as much as they're apparently
>listening now.

>On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:05:54 -0700, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
><(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>Well, it's not that we haven't all tried. But clearly someone fairly high up
>>the food chain has made a decision, and we can all complain all we want, but
>>it won't actually matter. I stopped complaining, even. Just work with what
>>I've got and when all the NGs are gone, I'll stop being an MVP I guess.
>>Since life is way too short to waste it on HTTP forums. <shudder>
>
>We need someone to develop a little app that can parse the HTTP forums
>and allow them to be read like NNTP.

>posting would be a problem in that scenario.