Regarding moving rules in Outlook: Rick Seiler writes that rules can be transferred by locating the 'outlook' directory (found in paths like 'h:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\microsoft\outlook' in Windows 2000). This folder contains Rules, Junk Senders, Adult Content lists, Exception lists, and color-coding rules. On a new installation of Office 2000, running Outlook establishes default settings; after closing it, copying files from the old directory will restore the rules intact. For PST files, deleting the newly created PST forces Outlook to prompt for the path to the real archive file. Jerry Pournelle notes that he manually recreated most of his rules, though order issues caused messages to appear in multiple folders. Dan Smith requests a Microsoft Word macro on behalf of G. Harry Stine's widow, Barb, to count non-blank text lines for medical transcription billing, noting commercial alternatives cost $120. Jerry Pournelle recalls his old text editor WRITE, which featured built-in word, line, and paragraph counters. He reflects warmly on the late G. Harry Stine (pen name Lee Correy), praising his straightforward, visionary writing in works like 'The Third Industrial Revolution', his foundational role in the Citizen's Advisory Council on National Space Policy in 1980, and his efforts with the L5 Society. Robert Bruce Thompson offers a workaround: perform Word's standard line count, use Search-and-Replace to find double paragraph marks (^p^p) and replace them with a character (such as ~), note the replacement count, subtract that from the total line count, and close without saving. Pournelle suggests doing recursive replacements of triple paragraph marks first. John Bartley provides a list of essential tools for NT consultants, including DOS boot utilities for FAT32/NTFS, Sysinternals tools (BlueSave, ERD Commander, NT Locksmith, NTFS DOS Pro), Windows for Workgroups 3.11 setup floppies for mystery NIC detection, PowerQuest DriveImagePro and PartitionMagic, NT source directories/Service Packs on CD-R, network card drivers, registry cleaners (EasyCleaner, RegClean), PKZIP tools, the NT Resource Kit, CD-ROM GOD boot disk, and portable parallel CD-RW drives. Aleta Jackson shares a tribute to Harry Stine, recalling his mentorship, his work on V2 rockets at White Sands, his influential books ('The Hopeful Future', 'Confrontation in Space', 'Handbook of Model Rocketry'), his appointment of her to the Arizona Space Commission, and his portrait hanging in XCOR Aerospace's test facility. Pournelle links to a linecount macro by Milton Pope. A reader inquires about using WS_FTP synchronization compared to Microsoft FrontPage's built-in sync module. Tracy Walters shares an MT Daily link regarding transcription line-measurement standards. Tony Brown notes European translation standards often sum words, non-space characters, and paragraphs and divide by 55 to estimate standard lines. Jerry shares a Father's Day letter from a former Boy Scout (James) whom he mentored alongside his sons Frank and Philip, expressing gratitude for guidance toward adulthood and academic achievement. A reader notes out-of-print books by G. Harry Stine are listed on Alibris. Robert Bruce Thompson warns against Alibris because of brokered middleman markups and dual shipping costs, recommending ABEbooks.com instead. George Laiacona III discusses server building vs. site design, emphasizing the need for dedicated name and mail servers (e.g., RedHat Linux) separate from Windows NT/IIS web servers, concluding with the quote: 'If you have enough ammo, it doesn't matter how badly you aim.' Pournelle comments on the logic of overwhelming firepower in ballistic missile defense (using lasers or nuclear-directed debris to clear threat corridors without requiring fine target discrimination). Addressing feedback from readers citing Jeff Cooper's combat marksmanship principles, Pournelle clarifies the distinction between individual gunfighting and infantry doctrine, suppressive fire, and logistics of attrition. Steve R. Hastings submits an alternative line count macro that includes warnings for selected text. Jim Baen provides notes on health research regarding Homocysteine (HC) and the SAMe Salvage Pathway. High homocysteine contributes to arterial plaque, heart disease, and strokes, while SAMe is necessary for RNA duplication and myelin maintenance. Baen recommends daily supplementation of 1 mg Vitamin B12 (n-methyl-cobalamin), 1–1.6 mg folic acid, and 1.5 g betaine (trimethylglycine), cautioning against excessive isolated B6. Tim Loeb asks about recurring 'Memory Parity Error Detected - System Halted' crashes on a Dell Dimension after adding 128MB Crucial RAM. Pournelle suggests trying Stabilant 22. Robert Bruce Thompson suggests an overloaded or failing power supply struggling under initial spin-up load at boot-time. Karl Lembke and Pournelle exchange views on World War II infantry firing rates, S.L.A. Marshall's research on frontline engagement, combat training evolution from the Civil War to Vietnam, suppressive fire, and logistical advantages. Trent Telenko contributes an extensive essay titled 'Missile Defense: What About the Gaps?', addressing major criticisms of national missile defense: 1. Cruise missile threats: Current adversaries except Russia lack long-range bombers or global cruise missile positioning, GPS guidance alternatives are hard to develop covertly, and maritime drone conversions or covert cargo ship strikes face severe technical, detection, and regime control hurdles. 2. Space asset vulnerability: American military reliance on space exists independently of SDI; the solution requires reusable military spaceplanes and distributed light satellite constellations. 3. Southern Hemisphere trajectory attacks: Large-scale clandestine missile infrastructure in Central/South America would be detected by anti-drug surveillance, SIGINT, and commercial satellite imagery. 4. Chinese arsenal expansion: China's PLA faces split military procurement strategies, systemic corruption (notably in the PLAAF), lack of realistic weapon testing, and 'dot-com' brain drain, making reliable deployment of large-scale operational ICBMs unlikely. Telenko concludes missile defense primarily serves to extend political deterrence and cover for allies like Japan and Taiwan against conventional coercion. Ben thanks Jerry for troubleshooting hard drive crashes and discusses using 'dcpromo' to promote Windows 2000 servers to Primary Domain Controllers. Armand MacMurray questions how a brand new Mindspring email address received spam within two days of creation, suggesting mail relay interception, automated dictionary generation, or directory queries. Don McArthur discusses the Vietnam-era transition of the M-16 from full-auto to three-shot burst mode and the shift from psychiatric battlefield casualties to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Pierre Mihok suggests Tim Loeb's boot-time memory parity issues could stem from a hairline motherboard crack or ESD damage. Stephen M. St. Onge notes the irony of the US Department of Justice running Microsoft Windows while pursuing antitrust litigation. Neal Pritchett inquires about wireless transmitter systems to broadcast PC signals to a shared VGA classroom projector. Jerry Pournelle travels to New York for PC EXPO, noting brief updates while on the road.