Usage Public Folders

[Sakets]

Hello all.Please tell me what is the use of public folders in
newsgroups and discussion forums? and what is the difference between
newsgroups and discussion forums? thanks.

[Lee Derbyshire [MVP]]

Post by Sakets
Hello all.Please tell me what is the use of public folders in
newsgroups and discussion forums? and what is the difference between
newsgroups and discussion forums? thanks.

Newsgroups use the NNTP protocol, and are viewed in a purpose-created
newsreader. Discussion Forums could also be considered to be another word
for the same thing; but in my opinion, forums are more usually Web-based,
and are viewed in a browser. In Exchange, Public Folder can be used as a
source for newsgroups; but I would say that the term 'Discussion Forums' is
not so easily to PFs. You could say that the OWA interface to PFs can be
used as a Web-based Discussion Group, but I think that is stretching the
term somewhat. You could use Outlook with PFs as a kind of closed
Discussion Group.

Lee.