Hmmm, I confess I'm not a programmer of any sort, so I see your point. 
Thanks.

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On 9/4/2015 1:24 PM, Pat Byrne wrote:
> Beth,
> having spent more than twenty-five years as a mainframe programmer, I
> need to defend my former profession.  until you know the cause of the
> outtage I feel you can't quantify the abilities of the staff doing the repair.
> Thanks.
> pat ByrneAt 11:06 AM 9/4/2015, Beth wrote:
>> Oh that's weird. FCC is down? Wow, government techs really don't know
>> their stuff, do they?
>>
>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>> Home: 720-550-6142
>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>> Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>> Blog: www.denverqueen.com
>>
>> On 9/4/2015 9:52 AM, Maurice Mines wrote:
>>> Good morning, so that you say you are waiting your license I=E2=80=99m =
>>> assuming you=E2=80=99ve taken and passed the technician exam, I guess if =
>>> you=E2=80=99re waiting for the URL acetyl have to be sometime next week =
>>> as you know the federal communication site as far as licensing is down =
>>> until Tuesday. Hope all is well. I to put my signature at the bottom of =
>>> my emails. I do use both the Mac and Windows, but I typically do not =
>>> write emails and Windows because there=E2=80=99s no dictation software =
>>> on that side of the computer. 73 from me, kd0iko.
>>>
>>> Sincerely Maurice mines.
>>> message phone, 505-369-3283.
>>> Amateur radio call sign, kd0iko.
>>> note the text of my comments have been dictated to the computer by using =
>>> Dragon 4.0 for the Mac, if there are any errors in the text of my =
>>> comments, they may be the result of either the software or the dictation =
>>> process.
>>> If you don=E2=80=99t understand something, please ask me?
>>> I will do my very best to clear up any misunderstandings.
>>> Thank you very much for reading this.
>>> Please note if you wish to contact me off list, please write to my =
>>> primary email address, [log in to unmask]
>>> The reason why I request this, is because I read my main email box far =
>>> more frequently than I read this list. 73 and could be asked to all.
>>>> On Sep 3, 2015, at 6:46 PM, Beth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> =20
>>>> I set up my signature at the bottom of my email specifically, I have=20=
>>>> ideas on editing that.
>>>> Beth Taurasi, awaiting my license ...
>>>> =20
>>>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>>>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>>>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>>>> Ms_denverqueen on Twitter
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>>>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>>>> Or you can check out www.denverqueen.com for more information.
>>>> =20
>>>> On 9/3/2015 6:38 PM, John Fitzgerald wrote:
>>>>> Beth
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Did you write your signature line at the bottom of your post?  Or, =
>>> did
>>>>> windows 10 do it for you?
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Mike,
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Is Blind Bargains an email list?
>>>>> =20
>>>>> John KB5HCT
>>>>> Muse, Oklahoma
>>>>> =20
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Beth
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 4:11 PM
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: Re: =46rom Blind Bargains regarding the BARD Outage
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Holy crap. Prolonged ... outage? Holy ... moly. This isn't good. They =
>>> really
>>>>> must fix things and I don't see the effort, not here and now.
>>>>> Beth
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>>>>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>>>>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>>>>> Ms_denverqueen on Twitter
>>>>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>>>>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920 Or you can check out
>>>>> www.denverqueen.com for more information.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> On 9/3/2015 1:48 PM, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
>>>>>> This is from Blind Bargains.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> Keep reading below their post for more about other databases from
>>>>>> various announcements that I have received this week at work.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> K5XU
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> NLS BARD Service Remains Down, Part of Larger Library of Congress
>>>>>> Outage
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> The National Library Service's BARD application is continuing a
>>>>>> prolonged outage, caused by network infrastructure at the Library of
>>>>>> Congress. This is preventing users from downloading books or =
>>> searching
>>>>>> content on the online service. According to the website FCW, the
>>>>>> outage occurred after an equipment failure after a regularly =
>>> scheduled
>>>>>> maintenance on August 29 in the library's James Madison building.
>>>>>> Other services, such as the copyright registration system are also
>>>>>> currently inoperable.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> End of Blind Bargains report.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> On a different subject, several other federal databases, including
>>>>>> those at the FCC, are undergoing upgrades that will continue at =
>>> least
>>>>>> through the weekend.
>>>>>> =20