RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives?
I'm not sure that Exchange supports your definition of newsgroup. If I remember correctly you can do some tricky stuff using Public Folders but don't remember...I believe that Ed Crowley (Did I spell it right? grin) has written some stuff about this? -Original Message- From: Arnold, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 9:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? Hello all, I have requests from 2 groups of users for bulletin boards and newsgroups. My webmaster wanted to implement something via our intranet server, but I told her to hold off because Exchange supports newsgroups. I was thinking implement local newsgroups on Exchange, then shop around for a way to get a web interface for it. (I have a user community that forgets what Public Folders are for, but they use the intranet a lot.) My question is - do I want to go down this route? or is somebody using something better? I have an email from a user that wants eRoom - www.eroom.com - and it looks nice, but I had never heard of it. Any comments would be appreciated. Well, any RELEVANT comments. :) Thanks Paul LEGAL NOTICE - Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 December 2001 16:05 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? I'm not sure that Exchange supports your definition of newsgroup. If I remember correctly you can do some tricky stuff using Public Folders but don't remember...I believe that Ed Crowley (Did I spell it right? grin) has written some stuff about this? Exchange supports the uses NNTP kind of newsgroup, and its quite possible to write a web interface to such a thing (though I personally believe you'd have to be evil to do such a thing, but that's another story). -- Robert Moir, MSMVP IT Systems Engineer, Luton Sixth Form College Rules for sysadmins # 705: If I am in any doubt as to how a wildcard will expand I will echo it first. -- This e-mail is intended for the addressee shown. It contains information that is confidential and protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents by persons or unauthorized employees of the intended organisations is strictly prohibited. The contents of this email do not necessarily represent the views or policies of Luton Sixth Form College, its employees or students. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives?
Exchange has newsgroup connection to retrieve newgroups that are sign up to, but you need a ISP or site that will support you. Cheers Paul Standards are like toothbrushes, everybody agrees you should have one, but no one wants to use yours -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:05 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? I'm not sure that Exchange supports your definition of newsgroup. If I remember correctly you can do some tricky stuff using Public Folders but don't remember...I believe that Ed Crowley (Did I spell it right? grin) has written some stuff about this? -Original Message- From: Arnold, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 9:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? Hello all, I have requests from 2 groups of users for bulletin boards and newsgroups. My webmaster wanted to implement something via our intranet server, but I told her to hold off because Exchange supports newsgroups. I was thinking implement local newsgroups on Exchange, then shop around for a way to get a web interface for it. (I have a user community that forgets what Public Folders are for, but they use the intranet a lot.) My question is - do I want to go down this route? or is somebody using something better? I have an email from a user that wants eRoom - www.eroom.com - and it looks nice, but I had never heard of it. Any comments would be appreciated. Well, any RELEVANT comments. :) Thanks Paul LEGAL NOTICE - Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The information contained in this message or any of its attachments may be confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). Any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the sender. The views expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Sony or Sony affiliated companies. Sony email is for business use only. This email and any response may be monitored by Sony UK. (6) ** _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives?
I refuse to limit my comments only to the relevant ones... It breaks my thought process. Yes, you can do newsgroups in Exchange. They can be accessible via a newsreader (e.g. OE), Outlook or the web via OWA. One could write a custom interface to it, in fact Microsoft has written a custom web based NNTP interface for the microsoft.com website. There are also a number of free[1] or low cost packages out there which provide some level of NNTP integration. There is an NNTP hack for vBulletin for example. Things such as eRoom or Groove (among others) are also interesting methods for collaboration. What I would suggest is that you gather requirements from a number of folks, including those who have specifically asked for this functionality. Ask them to rank what is most important to them in terms of features, and what would be nice in terms of optional ones. Find out what the goals are of this type of collaboration. Then ask them how much they're willing to pay (from a budgetary standpoint) to make it happen. As an Admin, facilitating the business of doing business is certainly a road we want to go down, but you're right to be looking for a roadmap before beginning the journey. [1] As in beer. Chris -- Chris Scharff Senior Sales Engineer MessageOne If you can't measure, you can't manage! -Original Message- From: Arnold, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 9:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? Hello all, I have requests from 2 groups of users for bulletin boards and newsgroups. My webmaster wanted to implement something via our intranet server, but I told her to hold off because Exchange supports newsgroups. I was thinking implement local newsgroups on Exchange, then shop around for a way to get a web interface for it. (I have a user community that forgets what Public Folders are for, but they use the intranet a lot.) My question is - do I want to go down this route? or is somebody using something better? I have an email from a user that wants eRoom - www.eroom.com - and it looks nice, but I had never heard of it. Any comments would be appreciated. Well, any RELEVANT comments. :) _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives?
You can use it to run internal only newsgroups as well. Or newsgroups which you publish for customers to access directly. Not that all that many people do. Chris -- Chris Scharff Senior Sales Engineer MessageOne If you can't measure, you can't manage! -Original Message- From: Hurst, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:09 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? Exchange has newsgroup connection to retrieve newgroups that are sign up to, but you need a ISP or site that will support you. Cheers Paul Standards are like toothbrushes, everybody agrees you should have one, but no one wants to use yours -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:05 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? I'm not sure that Exchange supports your definition of newsgroup. If I remember correctly you can do some tricky stuff using Public Folders but don't remember...I believe that Ed Crowley (Did I spell it right? grin) has written some stuff about this? -Original Message- From: Arnold, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 9:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Newsgroups on Exchange? any Alternatives? Hello all, I have requests from 2 groups of users for bulletin boards and newsgroups. My webmaster wanted to implement something via our intranet server, but I told her to hold off because Exchange supports newsgroups. I was thinking implement local newsgroups on Exchange, then shop around for a way to get a web interface for it. (I have a user community that forgets what Public Folders are for, but they use the intranet a lot.) My question is - do I want to go down this route? or is somebody using something better? I have an email from a user that wants eRoom - www.eroom.com - and it looks nice, but I had never heard of it. Any comments would be appreciated. Well, any RELEVANT comments. :) Thanks Paul LEGAL NOTICE - Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The information contained in this message or any of its attachments may be confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). Any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the sender. The views expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Sony or Sony affiliated companies. Sony email is for business use only. This email and any response may be monitored by Sony UK. (6) ** _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
