Microsoft Newsfeed subscription?   

Hello everyone,

Just a quick question. Is it possible to subscribe to Microsoft newsfeed 
(msnews.microsoft.com) via Exchange 2003 in order to exchange posts in the 
newsgroups?

If not possible to exchange posts, download would be sufficient.

Thanking you in advance,

GAZ

date: Wed, 24 May 2006 15:28:35 +0200   author:   GAZ

Re: Microsoft Newsfeed subscription?   

Ok - here's the deal on newsgroups via Exchange 2003.

If you want to subscribe to the MS newsgroups, you *cannot* point to 
msnews.microsoft.com as the nntp server.  Microsoft does not allow pull 
feeds, except to certain designated nntp servers.  What you can do, however, 
is find out if your ISP has an NNTP server that gets those groups, and if 
they will allow you to point to them as the pull server.

Really, though, you'll be much better off simply using a nntp client (such 
as Outlook Express) to read newsgroups.

-- 
Ben Winzenz
Exchange MVP
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"GAZ"  wrote in message 
news:ueKbEXzfGHA.452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hello everyone,
>
> Just a quick question. Is it possible to subscribe to Microsoft newsfeed 
> (msnews.microsoft.com) via Exchange 2003 in order to exchange posts in the 
> newsgroups?
>
> If not possible to exchange posts, download would be sufficient.
>
> Thanking you in advance,
>
> GAZ
>

date: Wed, 24 May 2006 08:55:23 -0500   author:   Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP] ben_winzenz@nospamdotmessageonedotcom

Re: Microsoft Newsfeed subscription?   

Thanks for the answer. Figured as much.

The only problem is that we have a number of people in the company (almost 
all) who have a need to read MS newsgroups.

Will try to sort something out with the ISP.

Thanks,

GAZ


"Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@nospamdotmessageonedotcom> wrote 
in message news:OR4d2mzfGHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Ok - here's the deal on newsgroups via Exchange 2003.
>
> If you want to subscribe to the MS newsgroups, you *cannot* point to 
> msnews.microsoft.com as the nntp server.  Microsoft does not allow pull 
> feeds, except to certain designated nntp servers.  What you can do, 
> however, is find out if your ISP has an NNTP server that gets those 
> groups, and if they will allow you to point to them as the pull server.
>
> Really, though, you'll be much better off simply using a nntp client (such 
> as Outlook Express) to read newsgroups.
>
> -- 
> Ben Winzenz
> Exchange MVP
> MessageOne
> Read my blog!
> http://winzenz.blogspot.com
> http://feeds.feedburner.com/winzenz (RSS Feed)
>
>
> "GAZ"  wrote in message 
> news:ueKbEXzfGHA.452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Just a quick question. Is it possible to subscribe to Microsoft newsfeed 
>> (msnews.microsoft.com) via Exchange 2003 in order to exchange posts in 
>> the newsgroups?
>>
>> If not possible to exchange posts, download would be sufficient.
>>
>> Thanking you in advance,
>>
>> GAZ
>>
>
>

date: Thu, 25 May 2006 12:05:20 +0200   author:   GAZ