# Confused **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [February 10, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199 "2012-02-10T22:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/1 "2012-02-10T22:29:47Z")
Can someone explain what has happened to the Novell forums? Today, two of the groups I was subscribed to have been closed with a message that I do not understand, something about they have been moved to the equivalent SuSE or NetIq groups which I am not able to locate. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/2 "2012-02-10T22:34:34Z")
Are you using a NewsReader? Have you updated your List of Groups? For Example - novell.support.edirectory.netware is now netiq.support.edirectory.netware However, all the groups should be available from the [forums.novell.com](http://forums.novell.com) newsgroup server. On 2/10/2012 3:29 PM, GofBorg wrote:[color=blue] > Can someone explain what has happened to the Novell forums? > Today, two of the groups I was subscribed to have been closed with a > message that I do not understand, something about they have been moved > to the equivalent SuSE or NetIq groups which I am not able to locate.[/color] – Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA Novell Knowledge Partner Novell does not officially monitor these forums. Suggestions/Opinions/Statements made by me are solely my own. These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational human. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/3 "2012-02-10T22:39:50Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 No problem. As products are being rebranded it made sense to put them in the forums sites under their respective new brands. The ISM world (eDir, IDM, NAM, Sentinel, etc.) is now part of NetIQ, the SUSE stuff is all still under SUSE (but not on the forums site as well) and the Novell stuff is still under novell. The message was put there to let you know that discussions will be continued under the brand of the correct products. With that said, I think the message was only for NNTP-based users such as you and me. Just unsubscribe from the current forum and subscribe to its counterpart under the brand where it will be going forward. In one case that I know of the equivalent was absorbed in other things (NMAS… it will not just be handled in the eDir fora) but in all other cases that I noticed there was an exact equivalent under the new brand. All of these NNTP fora can be accessed from the same [forums.novell.com](http://forums.novell.com) server so no need to even change that point of access. Good luck. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://enigmail.mozdev.org/](http://enigmail.mozdev.org/) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJPNYCVAAoJEF+XTK08PnB5NGAP/33PL+G5lNoSMaYK8JSVQaKg kt21PG3ZoqVk+SvqElAeIPKQRjWnPg6bojvkqONnvnzlK3lMRgit4Iaq7YzbAqf9 cgY9rdykxxDjCRVLC+PBhSjaNwQyOlByZYqbBEyNtFaYsj8gmt1PlGtkpT0SOHoN g94z18F/9sskBV0/ZYpWw1HgZ8JWkjdeVq3i6YYV5Y7LoERaYpzm6IxKunzBFAbA qutXgngX742ktDpX/yguuRcHhVL/6lN8CtFsHs/v0kOGbVyou87KRh0+MsACKeK1 cf9QmSn5+RZDLcHZ6Q4A5WNHN0XmJTS3V1mAcxPPFBEinkEA63h8soJWc8jZSETP Pnu2NKrAPrdT5xENroqIl1en+4P//OKwfORRocRkYYTU0ZQE48VRRl9V3yzFHgZp PJ7upBjqwnqw8c/vA1m0x/BY57gwMCN+dS0GweXlHFALAKCcTkILo6wuk369DKlp c8e/EZrkwLtumwcC4no7sJ6gsd7ujt99IqsSPWq9wIstLRfRIoxha4suEQ3PCfpK rT07Z5eXAzPel0QBpOhCcKBFLB4IGxFT0dgmWYI9HMByJdU7bpShbBe0gbyG0+eQ N0Y92Lk+5bEFWrZMhrEqFaYAqq+BBglsNrUhpueOHFwfKBWdJHv0I+sR84+2BLLW g8w9Lf7QAUbRS23i6vz/ =UCJ5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/4 "2012-02-10T23:07:37Z")
ab wrote: [color=blue] > Just unsubscribe from the > current forum and subscribe to its counterpart under the brand where > it will be going forward.[/color] The new forums do not contain all the old messages. If you want to keep the old messages make sure they aren’t deleted when you unsubscribe. For example, when you unsubscribe from XanaNews all the existing messages -are- deleted. – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![kgroneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@kgroneman](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgroneman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/5 "2012-02-10T23:40:09Z")
The old forums will be there until March 1st so if anyone wants to pull them down, they have a little time to do it. – Kim - 2/10/2012 2:39:43 PM ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/6 "2012-02-11T00:26:11Z")
So where is SLES-configure-administer supposed to be? I don’t find a comparable group anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/7 "2012-02-11T00:38:41Z")
GofBorg wrote: [color=blue] > So where is SLES-configure-administer supposed to be? > I don’t find a comparable group anywhere.[/color] suse.support.server.configure-administer – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/8 "2012-02-11T00:49:16Z")
> suse.support.server.configure-administer The group “suse” does not show up in my newsreader. Knode 4.8.0r462 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/9 "2012-02-11T00:50:33Z")
I have netiq, novell and opensuse. No amount of refreshing the lists is adding ‘suse’. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/10 "2012-02-11T00:52:40Z")
Nevermind, I found the issue. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/11 "2012-02-11T00:54:24Z")
GofBorg wrote: [color=blue][color=green] > > suse.support.server.configure-administer[/color] > > The group “suse” does not show up in my newsreader. > Knode 4.8.0r462[/color] The news server is still [forums.novell.com](http://forums.novell.com). You will have to refresh or once again download the list of newsgroups to see the new ones. – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/12 "2012-02-11T00:57:37Z")
> You will have to refresh or once again download the list of newsgroups[color=blue] > to see the new ones.[/color] Knode 4.8 breaks it down into Lists and Groups. You have to refresh both seperately. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/13 "2012-02-11T01:02:01Z")
GofBorg wrote: [color=blue][color=green] > > You will have to refresh or once again download the list of > > newsgroups to see the new ones.[/color] > > Knode 4.8 breaks it down into Lists and Groups. You have to refresh > both seperately.[/color] Thanks for the solution. You just know that someone else is going to encounter the same issue. This is probably enough support for now or Susan will once again gently remind everyone that this forum is not for support issues. 🙂 – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/14 "2012-02-12T07:03:33Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/confused/22199/15 "2012-02-12T10:16:47Z")
Susan wrote: [color=blue] > Helping people find the right forum isn’t support, it’s good business > sense. [/color] Thank you for your support… 🙂 – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below…