Re: [APML]: Delivery failures...

[Joe Mize <jmize@globe-net.net>]

George n Jean;

     Pitiful toys aren't they.  We could also be doing real work like building a
"permanent" Moon base instead of a hobbled Space Station which has no chance of being
self sufficient...joe

George n Jean LaBelle wrote:

>
> "Last year I watched a model car bounce from a rock name 'Yogi' into one named
> 'Scooby-do'. Can I please pay less taxes?"....Dennis Miller
>
> Kinda funny, even though I'd like to see us spend more on the space program.
>
> Joe Mize wrote:
>
> >
> > The problem could also be due to layoffs because of a $100 Million budget
> > shortfall and APML people are leaving.  And yes, I agree we should be doing work,
> > not reading APML at work.  After all we all signed an Ethics agreement not to use
> > Government resources/computers for other than Government work.
> >
> > We're facing a 600 person reduction in staff here at KSC, and we're the ones who
> > do the post/pre maintenance processing of the Shuttle fleet.  So much for Dan
> > Golden's statement a year or so ago about not being able to absorb any more staff
> > reductions and safely process the Shuttles for launch.  We've been taking staff
> > reductions here the last 7-8 years.  "Do more with less" had reached it's limit.
> >
> > The Shuttle launch schedules have also been reduced to a 5 flight schedule the
> > next couple years.  Unless something is done soon we're risking another
> > Challenger disaster and it's Bye-bye to the Shuttle program...joe  :(
> >
> > Len Bright wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I know of a guy who works for a government organization with .org in the
> > > domain name and several people have actually been fired over use of
> > > government computers for personal use.
> > >
> > > -Len
> > >
> > > Jeff Cook wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 12:19 PM 1/11/98 , you wrote:
> > > > >    I too get the "failure to deliver" message from gsa.gov every time I
> > > > >post a message on APML.  Evidently there is some problem with APML.  I
> > > > >do not have this problem with any other e-mail.  Fortunately the APML
> > > > >messages do go through even though there is a "failure to deliver"
> > > > >message from gsa.gov.
> > > >
> > > > This might have soemthing to do with the government's recent crackdown on
> > > > personal use of the Internet. I have a friend who has stopped reading
> > > > newsgroups altogether because of it. Maybe some MIS guy at gsa.gov tried to
> > > > pull the plug, but made a mess of it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jeff Cook
> > > > jcook@his.com
> > > > Washington DC area
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Len Bright
> > > bright@infomagic.com
> > > lpb@bright.flagstaff.az.us
> > > http://www.infomagic.com/~bright
> > > Flagstaff, AZ, USA
> >
> > --
> > "May You Go Among The Imperishable Stars"
>
> --
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> George LaBelle WB6YZZ
> Jeanine LaBelle
>
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>
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