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Old May 9th 10, 12:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Noel Paton[_3_]
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Default Update - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Community

"98 Guy" wrote in message ...


In the meantime, MS's closure of their servers may well precipitate
a domino effect on the leeches


It's funny that you call the rest of usenet "leeches".


MS has never declared its servers as being part of Usenet - it's simply
allowed Usenet to leech posts ( it reduces bandwidth, after all), and feed
responses to its own groups.
To be part of Usenet, it would have had to acknowledged the UseNet
protocols - which it never has done, AFAIK. It would also have needed to
host other groups, which it certainly never has done.

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