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Spam Causes Microsoft To Kill Newsgroups

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the good-bye-.die.die.die dept.

eldavojohn writes "Some 2,000 public and 2,200 private newsgroups devoted to and managed by Microsoft support are going to be phased out in favor of forums because of newsgroup spam. The Register calls it 'killing newsgroups' but Microsoft eloquently calls it 'the evolution of communities.' Always managing to spin it in a positive light! Let's hope the spam posts and voting bots in their forums remain controllable."

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  1. Re:What's the problem? by MediaCastleX · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Newsgroups had facilities for controlling spam before Microsoft was even aware of the Internet.

    Ha, ha... that was *so* funny...*This is where I roll my eyes and type a stupid message to illustrate this* See, I can fail at being funny, too! =D (Disclaimer: Seriously, I'm just kidding. I really did think it was funny and I just wanted to share. No, I'm not being sarcastic. In fact, I actually think you would know more about this stuff than me. I'm just trying to fit in...I know, I suck.)