Microsoft Beta Newsgroups 'Wide Open' (again)
Posted by Tom Warren on 15 September 2004 - 23:49 · 21 comments & 1666 views
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#1 Posted by -=[Blueshadowz]=- on 16 Sep 2004 - 00:03
- Nice. Thanks for the heads up.
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#2 Posted by Dessimat0r on 16 Sep 2004 - 00:46
- Why are those compressed as JPG? PNG or GIF would have made far more sense.
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#2.2 Posted by neufuse on 16 Sep 2004 - 02:01
- all I have to say is does it really matter? It's just a freaking screen shot not a picture of a work of major work of art
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#2.3 Posted by Dessimat0r on 16 Sep 2004 - 02:22
- Did I say it mattered? I was just saying it would make more sense as PNG, and would be much smaller.
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#2.4 Posted by FISKER_Q on 16 Sep 2004 - 07:34
- GIF should only be 256 colors according to specifications, as far as i remember. So where's the advantage with that?
Also is the unix.sa group for the toolkit thingy?
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#3 Posted by Michael Lerner on 16 Sep 2004 - 01:08
- I tried it earlier and saw that list of groups but as of 9:07 PM Eastern it seems to have been fixed.
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#4 Posted by mikey1001 on 16 Sep 2004 - 02:09
- They looked like "old" beta programs anyway, most of them have run their course.
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#5 Posted by ZiUL on 16 Sep 2004 - 03:42
- I wonder if microsoft rewards people when reporting this things... just think.. you're doing their job for free...
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#6 Posted by divertom15 on 16 Sep 2004 - 05:27
- were is the longhorn newsgroup?!?!?! ROFL
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#7 Posted by allfive6 on 16 Sep 2004 - 08:40
- [were is the longhorn newsgroup?!?!?! ROFL]
good one
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#8 Posted by dkldkldkl on 16 Sep 2004 - 08:45
QUOTE 480 Logon Required
Configuration:
Account: betanews.microsoft.com
Server: betanews.microsoft.com
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#9 Posted by furby on 16 Sep 2004 - 08:55
- ahh if only i could remember my newsgroup password
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#10 Posted by Kemistry on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:15
- What skin is used in those Screenies?
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#11 Posted by anog on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:22
- No access to those newsgroups here...
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#12 Posted by Kemistry on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:22
- Where can i get it?
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#13 Posted by Tom Servo on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:37
- Who the hell cares about the Announcement groups. Barely usable infos in there.
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#14 Posted by whistlerxp on 16 Sep 2004 - 17:52
- Oooo, 2003 My Generation!
W00t!
Much like last year the opening of sensitive beta newsgroups may be due to a server upgrade. Users haven't reported anything interesting contained within the newsgroups expect beta announcements.
We have contacted Microsoft security regarding this and are awaiting a response.
Thanks to xxpor for the heads-up on this bit