OT NNTP in VB

Hi
While looking up refs on NNTP in VB I was amused to read the following (code in C#,
not on a MS site). I'm fading too and I just hope NNTP lasts as long as I do.

"NNTP is an older fading protocol in the Internet protocol family. The protocol is used to retrieve
news from news server, a.k.a. NetNews servers. The protocol works by posting messages into various
forums, a.k.a. newsgroups. Then other end-users can read the recent posts in the forums. There also
exist protocols for distributing NetNews contents amongst various NetNews servers, allowing
thousands of servers to share news and forums. The most popular news server is of course Microsoft's
[nntp://news.microsoft.com]. "

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Relevant Pages

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    ... Protocol: NNTP ... connect on the wired part of the lan and have no problems connecting to the ... news server. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Newsgroups
    ... I know some newsgroups but don't know their NNTP ... ISP's news server or on one of the many free news servers around the world. ...
    (microsoft.public.outlook)
  • Re: Test Message from Australias leading ISP....
    ... but much traffic through Bigpond where I am. ... Obvious sync problems with overseas servers, ... to the actual individual) and said that the Telstra CEO's office is my ... NNTP servers so we can go back to a more reliable and efficient service. ...
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  • Re: How can I post in OE?
    ... I subscribe to different NNTP servers for different ... my ISP only offers me the Internet connection. ... In my OE I setup a few newsgroups. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: NNTP design - factory pattern
    ... Responding to Adie... ... In this case the NNTP ... handshaking is with an object state machine. ... the protocol handshaking and the protocol sequence rules would be ...
    (comp.object)