IX.A.4. Newsgroups

These collaborative spaces are an immense help when you're struggling with a technical problem. Chances are that someone here can address your question. In the past few years, Google has done a great job helping to organize and rescue Usenet. It's easier than ever to access these groups via your browser. Here's a shortcut to 32 (at last count) newsgroups focused solely on SQL Server:

http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?lnk=gh&hl=en&sel=33606733

Alternatively, you can search Google Groups (www.groups.google.com) for groups with SQL Server in their names.

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