The above FAQ was written in reference to the beta release of these forums.  As of 21 December, 2007 these forums (the site you're currently accessing) have now completely replaced our old solution.  Don't worry, as we've mentioned the old forums have not been taken offline, but have instead simply been moved to another address:  http://forums.archive.infragistics.com.  They are now readonly and no longer accept new posts, however they will remain live for the foreseeable future.

Much of Ambrose's post above still applies, however there are a few updates/additions I'd like to make:

For those of you who have used the old forums and were not involved in our beta testing, there are a few things that have changed.  The most notable differences are:

• Integrated authentication (SSO) with the main website.  You no longer have to log in to the forums separately - if you're logged in to the main website, you're authenticated on the forums!
• After long and careful analysis of our current newsgroup structure, we've decided to move some things around.  You'll notice that we've merged some groups together to provide a cleaner, more organized structure.  What's more, we've introduced the idea of groups and sub-forums to help you quickly and easily find exactly what you're looking for!
• Naturally, the above change in organization leads to the newsgroup names changing. We did everything we could to avoid this from happening, but (as usual) change doesn't come without some expense. If you're currently using NNTP to subscribe to our forums, see the Updating Your NNTP Subscriptions section below for more details on how to make the switch.
• User Points System.  Want to know how you rank compared to other members of the forums?  Just compare your points!  Think of the possibilities this could bring in the future... :)
• Greatly improved searching (both internally and externally... e.g. Google!)

Updating Your NNTP Subscriptions

As I mentioned above, we've changed the names and paths of the current newsgroups.  The good news is that this should lead to more organized groups as well as more relevant threads within those groups.  The bad news is that if you are subscribed via NNTP to our current newsgroups, you'll have to drop them and re-subscribe.  If this applies to you, here's what you're going to want to do:

1. Completely remove your current account.  Be sure to make whatever local backups you deem necessary!  While the old forums will continue to live on (albeit under a different hostname: http://forums.archive.infragistics.com), your local copies will most likely be deleted when you delete their associated account in your news reader (depending on the settings in your newsreader, of course).
2. Create a new account, with the following settings:
1. NNTP Server: forums.infragistics.com
2. Server requires authentication (or similar):  true, if you'd like to post/reply; false if you're happy with anonymous viewing
   1. If you selected true in the step above, enter the same username and password as you use to log into the main website at http://ko.infragistics.com/Login.aspx.  If you do not have an account already, click on that link and click the "New Members" button to sign up!
3. Refresh your list of available groups.  You'll know you've got things set up properly if you get a list of groups that look like "netadvantage_for_asp.net.commands_and_editors" as opposed to "infragistics.products.netadvantage.aspnet.webhtmleditor".
4. Click Subscribe (or similar) and start enjoying your new NNTP goodness!

For those of you who have been using NNTP to access our new forums while they have been in the beta phase, your accounts should continue to work without modification, however I strongly recommend you update the server name to "forums.infragistics.com" to avoid any potential funky-ness that should occur.  Depending on your reader, you should be able to leave the rest of your settings alone.  If this doesn't work for you, try using the steps listed above.