Newsgroups are online discussion groups that deal with a variety of topics. A common analogy used to describe newsgroups is “online bulletin boards.” All newsgroups were originally part of a worldwide ...

Microsoft has announced that it intends to phase out its support newsgroups. The company currently has more than 2,000 public newsgroups used for tech support and developer dicussion, but in recent ...

Microsoft is holding an online meeting on May 4 on the topic of Windows Community. I'm wondering whether there might be an agenda item on the company's decision to discontinue its NNTP newsgroups.

America Online on Tuesday confirmed that it will stop supporting access to newsgroups, a once-popular feature on the Internet that has since become overshadowed by message boards and blogs. The ...

Comcast has become the latest ISP to shut down access to Usenet newsgroups as part of a voluntary agreement to try and fight child porn online. Users of the ISP giant found themselves unable to access ...

In a new series of lawsuits, Hollywood studios for the first time are targeting companies that provide access to Usenet newsgroups. This corner of the Internet, largely a leftover from the days before ...

You've just finished reading three certification books, taken two different practice exams, and spent countless hours configuring your test network-but you're still nervous about taking that Microsoft ...

One of the handiest online tools for reporters is one of the least-used: Usenet newsgroups. They are basically a massive collection of topic-specific bulletin boards that people post millions of ...

A nice feature of newsgroups (see previous tip) is that anyone who posts a message must include an e-mail address. This makes Usenet a gold mine of sources. All you have to do is find someone you want ...

More than one million customers of high-speed Internet provider Comcast will regain access to newsgroups, thanks to a new deal between the cable company and Giganews.com. The Austin, Texas-based news ...

A newsgroup hierarchy designed to let people post graphics. Unlike websites, no one controls newsgroups, so people use the binaries newsgroups to "express" themselves, and you never know what you will ...