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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 10:54 PM Original message |
E-Mail Outage Forces White House to Operate the Oldfangled Way |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, oh could this be the missing W revenge? Why do we have such |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's not so mysterious if you think about it in context with KKKRovian |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. FOUR FREAKING SERVERS? |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. 4 servers is plenty for what they're doing... they're just edge servers delivering mail. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It's still a major facepalm. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. maybe it is intentional and involves a review of vulnerabilities in the system? nt |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I agree with that. The article says that the network was in shabby conditions when they found it. |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 03:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Yes, I can remember throwing the wrong circuit breaker |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. that was my 1st thought, firewalls. 2nd thought: microsoft servers. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. The chances of it being a Microsoft problem is slim, being that all 4 servers went down. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Exchange is rock solid? |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's a joke - it should be the most sophisticated office in the world... |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
28. no worse! like a VA office. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. Do we need to send Elad, EarlG and Skinner to straighten things out? |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. Sigh... |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. They're probably on Exchange 2003, and I would hope at least Server 2003. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. When I connected them to the Internet... way back when, |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Do you really want the White House email on that insecure a system? |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I know the issues with Exchange well... |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I doubt they're using Exchange as the public mail server, so there's no security issues. |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. At some point (maybe) the WH switched from Lotus to MS |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 02:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. You should apply. Seriously. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. holy shit... |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. The WH should have the best services in this country. WTF was the Bush Admin doing for 8 years? |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Sadly, that's never been true. |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Very little of the Bush administration's work was done on WH servers. |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. I thought I read or heard that as part of Bush's "cooperation" with the transition, |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
19. FIRST TIME D.C. SERVERS WERE EVER USED WITHOUT THE VIRTUAL SHREDDER TURNED ON ! ! ! |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 03:34 AM Response to Original message |
22. Is this when bushco taps the White House? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
24. Oldfangled way |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
25. Check that smoking closet next to the old VP's office.. |
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johnfranks999 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
29. White House E-mail Outage |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
30. Maybe they are down for "security" reasons. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
31. Every internode should be fiber-optic |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
32. They need to go over everything electrical, mechanical & computer related there |
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