Well it just worked with Internet Explorer. On Jan 1, 2008 10:30 PM, Steve Rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried to apply for a couple of DTV coupons from the feds this > evening. They tell me I am ineligible for such because I have "already > received coupons" for digital to analog converter boxes. > > How would they even know if I had received a coupon if I have not > used it as yet, which I haven't because I have not gotten any blasted > DTV coupons? The website even says that the coupons are not going to > be provided to applicants until February or March of 2008? So, how > could I have gotten them already? > > If they meant that I have already applied for such coupons, which I > do not recall having done, that is not what was said. They said I had > received them already. Then, upon trying to appeal this 'decision" > on-line, or to get some kind of answer, I discover that their appeal > dialog box only allows for only about 40 or so characters. Can't make > much of an argument in that amount of space!! Anyway, after severely > truncating my 'appeal' and clicking "SUBMIT," I am informed that my > session has timed out and I am sent back to the start page again. > > Various browsers, all with cookies set, end up with the same result > upon the appeal attempt. I betcha it'll work with IE, but at this > point, to heck with the feds trying to make it hard in this poor little > consumer. Their telephone hotline, billed as the place to call for > answers to your questions, is all automated with voice un-recognition. > Good Lord, I should have known better that to begin the New Year trying > to deal with the gummint! > > Steve > > > The URL if you want to abuse > yourself...https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ >
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