[geeks] US Post Office Website broken again

Phil Stracchino alaric at metrocast.net
Mon Jul 20 14:37:40 CDT 2009


Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> How hard is it to get a password system that works?
> 
> I won't even go into their brain-dead print system, where they take a  
> standard PDF file and wrap it in an idiotic download JS monstrosity  
> instead of just giving you download link and letting your browser  
> handle it as you wish.

Let's hear it for legislated monopolies.  "We don't HAVE to be good at
what we do, because you have nowhere else to go."


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