Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 02:52:27 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Norman Saunders Subject: More information on the plight of the Interior Department MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks to Carol Jelich for this update: ----- Original Message ----- > > Quick update about the Department of Interior internet status. We're > > still not back online and don't really know when that will happen...it > > could be months it could be weeks, I don't know. > > > > Here are the two latest articles regarding DOI and the Indian Trust > > lawsuit: > > http://www.indiantrust.org/clips.cfm?news_id=167 > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11034-2002Jan7.html > > > > The removal of internet access effects DOI websites and e-mail addresses > > for the Bureau of Land Management (@blm.gov), Fish & Wildlife Service > > (@fws.gov), National Park Service (@nps.gov), Bureau of Indian Affairs, US > > Geological Survey (@usgs.gov, at least the website is back to cover > > earthquake information), Office of Surface Mining & Reclamation > > (@osmre.gov), and any other DOI agency that I can't recall off the top of > > my head. You should save copies of any e-mail you are trying to send to > > addresses at those agencies as you will need to resend them whenever > > access is restored. If it's something important, I would advise that you > > call or fax them. Keep in mind that these agencies are not only unable to > > receive e-mail, but also, as far as I know they cannot access the internet > > (view other websites, etc.). > > > > This also affects the websites of all those agencies, so the Plant > > Conservation Alliance website is down as well. The e-mail lists > > (native-plants, mpwg-list, and apwg-list) are still running, but none of > > the messages can reach addresses within the DOI. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================