List members,

Please accept my apologies for the spurious messages, which occurred due
to a misconfigured News server at this site.  The news->Mail gateway has 
been disabled, so there should be no more incidents.

> Argh!  I sent mail to postmaster@allied.com a bit ago asking them to fix 
> it, and that mail bounced.  Someone has a very screwed-up mail system.

I will contact the relevant person, and see that the address points
somewhere useful.

>Another option is to call Allied Signal (== allied.com)'s corporate >phone # at 1 800 810 4340. I got in and got bounced around, and ended >up leaving voice mail for the director of MIS.

Actually, a "whois allied.com" would have provided you with better
contact information.  After all, this wasn't a problem relating to the
rollout of Windows 95, or Office 97. :-)

>I think the more messages, the better.
>Especially from folks working at companies which buy things from them. 

Like Fram filters, Autolite spark plugs, for example? :-)

-- 

Philip J. Tait.....AlliedSignal Engines, Phoenix, Az.....+1.602.231.7104
PJTait@iee.org