Path: news1.ucsd.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!news.uoregon.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.bctel.net!noc.van.hookup.net!vertex.tor.hookup.net!loki.tor.hookup.net!omega.metrics.com!omega.metrics.com!not-for-mail From: tomh@omega.metrics.com (Tom Haapanen) Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce Subject: INFO: A guide to the Windows newsgroups [FAQ] Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc Date: 26 Jul 1996 09:15:22 -0400 Organization: Software Metrics Inc. Lines: 284 Sender: oliveru@omega.metrics.com Approved: nt-announce@metrics.com (Oliver Uhrig) Message-ID: <4tagda$8n0@omega.metrics.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: omega.metrics.com Archive-name: ms-windows/newsgrp.guide Last-modified: 1996-06-10 This is a regularly scheduled weekly posting, which explains the purpose of the usenet newsgroups for Microsoft Windows. Please follow these guidelines when posting your articles, and make life easier for all of us. NOTE: Binary files (whether programs, bitmaps or others) are not to be posted to any of the groups listed below, with the exception of comp.binaries.ms-windows. These are the current Windows newsgroups: SETUP AND INSTALLATION -- WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS 3.x: comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3x Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows 3.x comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95 Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows 95 GENERAL -- WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS 3.x: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy Comparisons, discussion and arguments about Windows 3.x and Windows 95 vs other operating systems. comp.os.ms-windows.announce MODERATED. Announcements and news about Windows applications, drivers, events etc. comp.os.ms-windows.pre-release Discussion about unreleased and future versions of Windows comp.os.ms-windows.video Video display cards, drivers and monitors for use with Windows comp.os.ms-windows.misc All other Windows 3.x discussions not covered by other specific newsgroups, but specifically not advocacy with other operating systems. comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc All other Windows 95 discussions (except advocacy with other operating systems) not covered by other specific newsgroups. GENERAL -- WINDOWS NT-SPECIFIC: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking Windows NT network administration, management and security issues comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.misc Windows NT administration issues, except for networking comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy Comparisons and arguments about Windows NT vs other OSs comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce MODERATED. Announcements and news about Windows NT applications, drivers, events etc. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.pre-release Discussion about unreleased and future versions of Windows NT comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware Setting up and configuring hardware for Windows NT comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.misc Setting up and configuring Windows NT, except hardware issues comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc All other Windows NT-specific discussions except programming and advocacy APPLICATION SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm Communications and fax applications comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial Financial applications comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win3x Utilities, desktops and accessories for Windows 3.x comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95 Utilities, desktops and accessories for Windows 95 comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc Word processing and desktop publishing comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc Miscellaneous Windows 3.x, 95 & NT applications WINSOCK-BASED TCP/IP APPLICATION SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.mail Winsock-based electronic mail applications and utilities comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.news Winsock-based Usenet news readers and servers comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.misc Winsock-based applications other than news and email SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS NT-SPECIFIC: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.backoffice Microsoft BackOffice (SMS, SQL Server, Exchange, SNA Server, Internet Information Server) comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.services System services software for Windows NT, including daemons, servers and background processes; not intended for general desktop application discussions. SOFTWARE -- COMPATABILITY ISSUES: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95 Compatibility issues with Win16 and MS-DOS applications on Win95. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.compatibility Compatibility issues with Win16 and MS-DOS applications on NT. NETWORKING -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.networking.ras Use of Remote Access Services (RAS) dial-up networking comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip TCP/IP-based networking for Windows, includign NFS and apps comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows Windows' native networking: WFWG, NT, NTAS and LAN Manager comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95 Windows 95-specific networking issues comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc All other networks, such as Netware, Banyan Vines and LANtastic PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- TECHNIQUES: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls Using controls, custom controls, VBXs, OCXs and dialogs comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics Graphics and GDI programming in Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory Memory and process management, threads and IPC in Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia Development of multimedia and video applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks Network-specific application development for Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.ole Creating OLE, COM and DDE-based applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 Developing for the Win32 API (including NT and Win32s) comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp Developing WinHelp and Multimedia Viewer files and applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc All other Windows programming and development discussions PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) class library-specific discussion comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl ObjectWindows Library (OWL) class library-specific discussion comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.winsock Developing Winsock-based TCP/IP applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.misc Windows development tools, class libraries and compilers except for OWL and MFC PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- DEVICE DRIVERS: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-mode Development of Windows NT kernel-mode drivers comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxd Development of VxDs and Windows 3.x and 95 device drivers VISUAL BASIC AND DELPHI GROUPS: comp.lang.basic.visual.database Database access and development comp.lang.basic.visual.3rdparty Third-party tools comp.lang.basic.visual.announce MODERATED. Announcements only comp.lang.basic.visual.misc Other Visual Basic discussions comp.lang.pascal.delphi.controls Using controls in Delphi comp.lang.pascal.delphi.database Delphi database development comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc Other Delphi discussions OTHER RELATED GROUPS: comp.apps.spreadsheets Spreadsheets and related applications, including Excel, Quattro and 1-2-3. comp.databases.ms-access Using and programming Microsoft's Access database package comp.databases.ms-sqlserver Using and programming Microsoft SQL Server comp.os.msdos.mail-news Administering mail and news software on Windows and MS-DOS. comp.binaries.ms-windows MODERATED. Shareware, freeware, drivers and other binary files. comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Discussions about the use of TCP/IP on PC systems bit.listserv.win3-l This newsgroup is a copy of the BITNET WIN3-L mailing list for all Windows discussions GENERAL -- REGIONAL GROUPS: uk.comp.os.win95 Any and all Windows 95 related issues, including, and not limited to, hardware and software selection, setup, Internet access and hardware compatibility. Intended principally for UK based users. OBSOLETE GROUPS: (Superseded by other newsgroups) comp.os.ms-windows.setup Windows 3.x setup and installation comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup Windows 95 setup and installation alt.winsock Winsock applications and stacks (TCP/IP) alt.winsock.programmer Winsock application development (TCP/IP) NON-WINDOWS NEWSGROUPS: (Do not use for Windows-specific topics!) comp.lang.visual Visual programming languages, *not* Visual Basic or Visual C++ comp.lang.pascal.* The Pascal language itself; not appropriate for Windows topics comp.lang.c The C language itself; not appropriate for Windows topics comp.lang.c++ The C++ language itself; not appropriate for Windows topics comp.windows.news For the NeWS windowing system, not Microsoft Windows comp.windows.x Discussions about the X Window System, not Microsoft Windows comp.windows.misc For other windowing systems, not Microsoft Windows MAILING LISTS: MFC-L mailing list The mfc-l mailing list is a moderated mailing list intended for intermediate and advanced MFC programmers. People may subscribe to this list by sending a note to listserv@netcom.com with the line subscribe mfc-l in the body. OWL-LIST mailing list The owl-list mailing list is a moderated mailing list intended for intermediate and advanced OWL programmers. People may subscribe to this list by sending a note to majordomo@netlab.cs.rpi.edu with the line subscribe owl-list
in the body. GENERAL GUIDELINES: Please try to post to the appropriate newsgroup, and try to avoid crossposting whenever possible. This makes it easier for everyone to find the information they are looking for without wading through irrelevant articles. Second, please do not get involved in arguments about Windows vs. OS/2 vs. Macintosh vs. NeXTSTEP *except* in the .advocacy groups. Don't post any comparison or argument, and if someone else posts one -- don't post a followup! Ignore this flamebait, and help increase the signal-to-noise ratio of the newsgroups. SUBSCRIBING AND UNSUBSCRIBING: To subscribe to a Usenet newsgroup, you can use the "gnewsgroupname" command at the newsgroup level in rn, trn and strn. To unsubscribe, hit "u" while in that newsgroup, if you are using rn, trn or strn. If you're using a Windows-based newsreader, please consult the documentation for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing. To subscribe to a LISTSERV mailing list, send a mail message to the LISTSERV at the mailing list address (ie LISTSERV@uicvm.bitnet for the WINHLP-L@uicvm.bitnet list) containing just the text "SUBSCRIBE listname" in the body. To unsubscribe, send mail to that same LISTSERV with the body "UNSUBSCRIBE listname" or "SIGNOFF listname". WINDOWS FAQS: The Windows FAQs are available by anonymous ftp from ftp.metrics.com and other sites; see the companion posting "How to get ..." posted simulta- neously with this one for further details. MICROSOFT FTP SITE: Microsoft also maintains an ftp site (ftp.microsoft.com) with drivers, patches and utilities on it for all of Microsoft's operating systems, including Windows, Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT. MORE INFORMATION: If you have questions about these guidelines, you can email to Tom Haapanen (maintainer of the FAQ, tomh@metrics.com) or Sean Graham (moderator of the .announce groups, sgraham@shiloh.nimh.nih.gov). -- [ /tom haapanen -- tomh@metrics.com -- software metrics inc -- waterloo, ont ] [ "i've attended the indy 500. that's formula one, ] [ not stock cars, but the idea's the same' -- dan quayle ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Windows NT .announce moderator: Oliver Uhrig Send all submissions to: nt-announce@metrics.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Path: news1.ucsd.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!news.uoregon.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.bctel.net!noc.van.hookup.net!vertex.tor.hookup.net!loki.tor.hookup.net!omega.metrics.com!omega.metrics.com!not-for-mail From: tomh@omega.metrics.com (Tom Haapanen) Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce Subject: INFO: A guide to the Windows newsgroups [FAQ] Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc Date: 26 Jul 1996 09:15:39 -0400 Organization: Software Metrics Inc. Lines: 290 Sender: oliveru@omega.metrics.com Approved: nt-announce@metrics.com (Oliver Uhrig) Message-ID: <4tagdr$8o6@omega.metrics.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: omega.metrics.com Archive-name: ms-windows/newsgrp.guide Last-modified: 1996-07-16 This is a regularly scheduled weekly posting, which explains the purpose of the usenet newsgroups for Microsoft Windows. Please follow these guidelines when posting your articles, and make life easier for all of us. NOTE: Binary files (whether programs, bitmaps or others) are not to be posted to any of the groups listed below, with the exception of comp.binaries.ms-windows. These are the current Windows newsgroups: SETUP AND INSTALLATION -- WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS 3.x: comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3x Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows 3.x comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95 Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows 95 GENERAL -- WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS 3.x: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy Comparisons, discussion and arguments about Windows 3.x and Windows 95 vs other operating systems. comp.os.ms-windows.announce MODERATED. Announcements and news about Windows applications, drivers, events etc. comp.os.ms-windows.pre-release Discussion about unreleased and future versions of Windows comp.os.ms-windows.video Video display cards, drivers and monitors for use with Windows comp.os.ms-windows.misc All other Windows 3.x discussions not covered by other specific newsgroups, but specifically not advocacy with other operating systems. comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc All other Windows 95 discussions (except advocacy with other operating systems) not covered by other specific newsgroups. GENERAL -- WINDOWS NT-SPECIFIC: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking Windows NT network administration, management and security issues comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.misc Windows NT administration issues, except for networking comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy Comparisons and arguments about Windows NT vs other OSs comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce MODERATED. Announcements and news about Windows NT applications, drivers, events etc. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.pre-release Discussion about unreleased and future versions of Windows NT comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware Setting up and configuring hardware for Windows NT comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.misc Setting up and configuring Windows NT, except hardware issues comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc All other Windows NT-specific discussions except programming and advocacy APPLICATION SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm Communications and fax applications comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial Financial applications comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win3x Utilities, desktops and accessories for Windows 3.x comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95 Utilities, desktops and accessories for Windows 95 comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc Word processing and desktop publishing comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc Miscellaneous Windows 3.x, 95 & NT applications WINSOCK-BASED TCP/IP APPLICATION SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.mail Winsock-based electronic mail applications and utilities comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.news Winsock-based Usenet news readers and servers comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.misc Winsock-based applications other than news and email SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS NT-SPECIFIC: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.backoffice Microsoft BackOffice (SMS, SQL Server, Exchange, SNA Server, Internet Information Server) comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.services System services software for Windows NT, including daemons, servers and background processes; not intended for general desktop application discussions. SOFTWARE -- COMPATIBILITY ISSUES: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95 Compatibility issues with Win16 and MS-DOS applications on Win95. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.compatibility Compatibility issues with Win16 and MS-DOS applications on NT. NETWORKING -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.networking.ras Use of Remote Access Services (RAS) dial-up networking comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip TCP/IP-based networking for Windows, includign NFS and apps comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows Windows' native networking: WFWG, NT, NTAS and LAN Manager comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95 Windows 95-specific networking issues comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc All other networks, such as Netware, Banyan Vines and LANtastic PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- TECHNIQUES: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls Using controls, custom controls, VBXs, OCXs and dialogs comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics Graphics and GDI programming in Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory Memory and process management, threads and IPC in Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia Development of multimedia and video applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks Network-specific application development for Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.ole Creating OLE, COM and DDE-based applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 Developing for the Win32 API (including NT and Win32s) comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp Developing WinHelp and Multimedia Viewer files and applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc All other Windows programming and development discussions PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) class library-specific discussion comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl ObjectWindows Library (OWL) class library-specific discussion comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.winsock Developing Winsock-based TCP/IP applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.misc Windows development tools, class libraries and compilers except for OWL and MFC PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- DEVICE DRIVERS: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-mode Development of Windows NT kernel-mode drivers comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxd Development of VxDs and Windows 3.x and 95 device drivers VISUAL BASIC AND DELPHI GROUPS: comp.lang.basic.visual.database Database access and development comp.lang.basic.visual.3rdparty Third-party tools comp.lang.basic.visual.announce MODERATED. Announcements only comp.lang.basic.visual.misc Other Visual Basic discussions comp.lang.pascal.delphi.controls Using controls in Delphi comp.lang.pascal.delphi.database Delphi database development comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc Other Delphi discussions WINDOWS ARCHIVES (FTP AND WEB SITES): comp.archives.ms-windows.announce MODERATED. Announcements for new and/or updated Windows ftp/web sites, uploads to sites and other information. comp.archives.ms-windows.discuss Discussions about Windows ftp/web sites. OTHER RELATED GROUPS: comp.apps.spreadsheets Spreadsheets and related applications, including Excel, Quattro and 1-2-3. comp.databases.ms-access Using and programming Microsoft's Access database package comp.databases.ms-sqlserver Using and programming Microsoft SQL Server comp.os.msdos.mail-news Administering mail and news software on Windows and MS-DOS. comp.binaries.ms-windows MODERATED. Shareware, freeware, drivers and other binary files. comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Discussions about the use of TCP/IP on PC systems bit.listserv.win3-l This newsgroup is a copy of the BITNET WIN3-L mailing list for all Windows discussions GENERAL -- REGIONAL GROUPS: uk.comp.os.win95 Any and all Windows 95 related issues, including, and not limited to, hardware and software selection, setup, Internet access and hardware compatibility. Intended principally for UK based users. OBSOLETE GROUPS: (Superseded by other newsgroups) comp.os.ms-windows.setup Windows 3.x setup and installation comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup Windows 95 setup and installation alt.winsock Winsock applications and stacks (TCP/IP) alt.winsock.programmer Winsock application development (TCP/IP) NON-WINDOWS NEWSGROUPS: (Do not use for Windows-specific topics!) comp.lang.visual Visual programming languages, *not* Visual Basic or Visual C++ comp.lang.pascal.* The Pascal language itself; not appropriate for Windows topics comp.lang.c The C language itself; not appropriate for Windows topics comp.lang.c++ The C++ language itself; not appropriate for Windows topics comp.windows.news For the NeWS windowing system, not Microsoft Windows comp.windows.x Discussions about the X Window System, not Microsoft Windows comp.windows.misc For other windowing systems, not Microsoft Windows MAILING LISTS: MFC-L mailing list The mfc-l mailing list is a moderated mailing list intended for intermediate and advanced MFC programmers. People may subscribe to this list by sending a note to listserv@netcom.com with the line subscribe mfc-l in the body. OWL-LIST mailing list The owl-list mailing list is a moderated mailing list intended for intermediate and advanced OWL programmers. People may subscribe to this list by sending a note to majordomo@netlab.cs.rpi.edu with the line subscribe owl-list
in the body. GENERAL GUIDELINES: Please try to post to the appropriate newsgroup, and try to avoid crossposting whenever possible. This makes it easier for everyone to find the information they are looking for without wading through irrelevant articles. Second, please do not get involved in arguments about Windows vs. OS/2 vs. Macintosh vs. NeXTSTEP *except* in the .advocacy groups. Don't post any comparison or argument, and if someone else posts one -- don't post a followup! Ignore this flamebait, and help increase the signal-to-noise ratio of the newsgroups. SUBSCRIBING AND UNSUBSCRIBING: To subscribe to a Usenet newsgroup, you can use the "gnewsgroupname" command at the newsgroup level in rn, trn and strn. To unsubscribe, hit "u" while in that newsgroup, if you are using rn, trn or strn. If you're using a Windows-based newsreader, please consult the documentation for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing. To subscribe to a LISTSERV mailing list, send a mail message to the LISTSERV at the mailing list address (ie LISTSERV@uicvm.bitnet for the WINHLP-L@uicvm.bitnet list) containing just the text "SUBSCRIBE listname" in the body. To unsubscribe, send mail to that same LISTSERV with the body "UNSUBSCRIBE listname" or "SIGNOFF listname". WINDOWS FAQS: The Windows FAQs are available by anonymous ftp from ftp.metrics.com and other sites; see the companion posting "How to get ..." posted simulta- neously with this one for further details. MICROSOFT FTP SITE: Microsoft also maintains an ftp site (ftp.microsoft.com) with drivers, patches and utilities on it for all of Microsoft's operating systems, including Windows, Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT. MORE INFORMATION: If you have questions about these guidelines, you can email to Tom Haapanen (maintainer of the FAQ, tomh@metrics.com) or Sean Graham (moderator of the .announce groups, sgraham@shiloh.nimh.nih.gov). -- [ /tom haapanen -- tomh@metrics.com -- software metrics inc -- waterloo, ont ] [ "work for something because it is good, not simply because ] [ it has a chance to succeed." -- vaclav havel ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Windows NT .announce moderator: Oliver Uhrig Send all submissions to: nt-announce@metrics.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Path: news1.ucsd.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!omega.metrics.com!omega.metrics.com!not-for-mail From: tomh@omega.metrics.com (Tom Haapanen) Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce Subject: INFO: A guide to the Windows newsgroups [FAQ] Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc Date: 6 Aug 1996 10:07:54 -0400 Organization: Software Metrics Inc. Lines: 290 Sender: oliveru@omega.metrics.com Approved: nt-announce@metrics.com (Oliver Uhrig) Message-ID: <4u7jjq$jna@omega.metrics.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: omega.metrics.com Archive-name: ms-windows/newsgrp.guide Last-modified: 1996-07-16 This is a regularly scheduled weekly posting, which explains the purpose of the usenet newsgroups for Microsoft Windows. Please follow these guidelines when posting your articles, and make life easier for all of us. NOTE: Binary files (whether programs, bitmaps or others) are not to be posted to any of the groups listed below, with the exception of comp.binaries.ms-windows. These are the current Windows newsgroups: SETUP AND INSTALLATION -- WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS 3.x: comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3x Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows 3.x comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95 Questions and problems with setting up and configuring Windows 95 GENERAL -- WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS 3.x: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy Comparisons, discussion and arguments about Windows 3.x and Windows 95 vs other operating systems. comp.os.ms-windows.announce MODERATED. Announcements and news about Windows applications, drivers, events etc. comp.os.ms-windows.pre-release Discussion about unreleased and future versions of Windows comp.os.ms-windows.video Video display cards, drivers and monitors for use with Windows comp.os.ms-windows.misc All other Windows 3.x discussions not covered by other specific newsgroups, but specifically not advocacy with other operating systems. comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc All other Windows 95 discussions (except advocacy with other operating systems) not covered by other specific newsgroups. GENERAL -- WINDOWS NT-SPECIFIC: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking Windows NT network administration, management and security issues comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.misc Windows NT administration issues, except for networking comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy Comparisons and arguments about Windows NT vs other OSs comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce MODERATED. Announcements and news about Windows NT applications, drivers, events etc. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.pre-release Discussion about unreleased and future versions of Windows NT comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware Setting up and configuring hardware for Windows NT comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.misc Setting up and configuring Windows NT, except hardware issues comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc All other Windows NT-specific discussions except programming and advocacy APPLICATION SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm Communications and fax applications comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial Financial applications comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win3x Utilities, desktops and accessories for Windows 3.x comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95 Utilities, desktops and accessories for Windows 95 comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc Word processing and desktop publishing comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc Miscellaneous Windows 3.x, 95 & NT applications WINSOCK-BASED TCP/IP APPLICATION SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.mail Winsock-based electronic mail applications and utilities comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.news Winsock-based Usenet news readers and servers comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.misc Winsock-based applications other than news and email SOFTWARE -- WINDOWS NT-SPECIFIC: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.backoffice Microsoft BackOffice (SMS, SQL Server, Exchange, SNA Server, Internet Information Server) comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.services System services software for Windows NT, including daemons, servers and background processes; not intended for general desktop application discussions. SOFTWARE -- COMPATIBILITY ISSUES: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95 Compatibility issues with Win16 and MS-DOS applications on Win95. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.compatibility Compatibility issues with Win16 and MS-DOS applications on NT. NETWORKING -- WINDOWS 3.x, 95 AND NT: comp.os.ms-windows.networking.ras Use of Remote Access Services (RAS) dial-up networking comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip TCP/IP-based networking for Windows, includign NFS and apps comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows Windows' native networking: WFWG, NT, NTAS and LAN Manager comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95 Windows 95-specific networking issues comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc All other networks, such as Netware, Banyan Vines and LANtastic PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- TECHNIQUES: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls Using controls, custom controls, VBXs, OCXs and dialogs comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics Graphics and GDI programming in Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory Memory and process management, threads and IPC in Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia Development of multimedia and video applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks Network-specific application development for Windows comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.ole Creating OLE, COM and DDE-based applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 Developing for the Win32 API (including NT and Win32s) comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp Developing WinHelp and Multimedia Viewer files and applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc All other Windows programming and development discussions PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) class library-specific discussion comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl ObjectWindows Library (OWL) class library-specific discussion comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.winsock Developing Winsock-based TCP/IP applications comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.misc Windows development tools, class libraries and compilers except for OWL and MFC PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- DEVICE DRIVERS: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-mode Development of Windows NT kernel-mode drivers comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxd Development of VxDs and Windows 3.x and 95 device drivers VISUAL BASIC AND DELPHI GROUPS: comp.lang.basic.visual.database Database access and development comp.lang.basic.visual.3rdparty Third-party tools comp.lang.basic.visual.announce MODERATED. 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