Re: a couple of questions

On 1 Oct 2006 18:42:12 -0700, "gpsman" <gpsman@driversmail.com> wrote:

John A. Weeks III wrote: <brevity snip>

In article <Xns984F75CF19257nospamspamorg@216.196.109.145>,
 "R�bst�r" <fred@nospamspamorg.net> wrote:

And, thinking out loud - the base at Groom must have email, I wonder what
the domain is?


Groom lake often appears as either detachment 2 of NASA Dryden
flight center, or as a part of Nellis AFB.  Those would seem
to be logical choices for a domain.  But in reality, there is
no need to fix anyone to a particular domain.  One person could
have an e-mail address from the Navy Museum, and the next person
could have an address from the air base in Okinawa.


Yeah, but email access for more than a very select very few at Groom
seems very unlikely to me.  I doubt things happen there at a velocity
that would require the expediency of email and I would place my bet
that any sensitive communications are handled the old fashioned way, by
hand carried inter-departmental envelopes.


 Perhaps, but remember before the "Internet" there was Arpanet and its
basic idea was to help facilitate comms from Mil to various Academia.
The emphasis in academia was research and Groom Lake is rich with that.

Does that mean the Secret Plans are out there? More likely Office gossip
and copies of printer cartridge orders.<grin> 

The "REAL" secrets don't leave a trail,

Andrew

Even if one could get a message through to Groom I don't think any
reply could be expected.

Dear Groom Lake Employee,

Hi.  Do you know any secrets you'd care to reveal to me, a total
stranger who is definately not from China?

How weather?  Fine is mine.

Your friend, (not from China)

Ming
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- gpsman