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
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>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
> >> Instagram: denverqueen0920
> >> 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