Just over a year from the last "opening" of the beta newsgroups, several Microsoft Beta testers are reporting they have full access to a lot of beta announcement newsgroups this evening.

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.

Screenshot: #1
Screenshot: #2
Screenshot: #3
View: Neowin: Beta Newsgroups Wide Open (2003)


Thanks to xxpor for the heads-up on this bit



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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by -=[Blueshadowz]=- on 16 Sep 2004 - 00:03
Nice. Thanks for the heads up.
(5 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #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.
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by ParaDockS on 16 Sep 2004 - 00:54
Looks fine to me...
Quote this comment #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
Quote this comment #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.

Take a chill pill.
Quote this comment #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?
Quote this comment #2.5 Posted by shao on 16 Sep 2004 - 08:09
lol dessimator. Subscribe to your own medicine. Who really looks at a screenshot and thinks "hrmm, i really would prefer my screenshots in format-x!!" other than a nerd of the highest order..

pocket protectors at dawn!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #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.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by mikey1001 on 16 Sep 2004 - 02:09
They looked like "old" beta programs anyway, most of them have run their course.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #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...

(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by divertom15 on 16 Sep 2004 - 05:27
were is the longhorn newsgroup?!?!?! ROFL
Quote this comment #6.1 Posted by Coolme on 16 Sep 2004 - 17:25
It has it's own newgroup sever for that...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by allfive6 on 16 Sep 2004 - 08:40
[were is the longhorn newsgroup?!?!?! ROFL]

good one
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by dkldkldkl on 16 Sep 2004 - 08:45
QUOTE
480 Logon Required

Configuration:
Account: betanews.microsoft.com
Server: betanews.microsoft.com
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by furby on 16 Sep 2004 - 08:55
ahh if only i could remember my newsgroup password
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by Kemistry on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:15
What skin is used in those Screenies?
Quote this comment #10.1 Posted by jmc777 on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:19
Royale/Media Center style
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by anog on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:22
No access to those newsgroups here...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by Kemistry on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:22
Where can i get it?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by Tom Servo on 16 Sep 2004 - 10:37
Who the hell cares about the Announcement groups. Barely usable infos in there.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by whistlerxp on 16 Sep 2004 - 17:52
Oooo, 2003 My Generation! W00t!
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