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U.S. Department of Interior Ordered Offline

Posted by chrisd on from the talking-about-the-departments dept.

The whole of the U.S. Department of Interior has been forced off of the internet as a result of a court case Cobell v. Babbit. This was the result of compromises with the Microsoft Windows servers. A judge decided to take the whole of the organization down. Should this judge have this much power? Info here on the indian trust web site. This includes the BLM, USGS and the Park Service. Staggering, really. CD: Hold off on the blaming of MS, it's still not clear.

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  1. Makes sense to me by Skyshadow · · Score: 5, Funny
    It seems to me that the Government wasn't taking proper steps to keep that which was entrusted to them safe.

    This would be like the Government sending my tax return in cash -- it's irresposible because anyone could easily open my mailbox and find almost $3 of totally spendible money ready and waiting.

    It seems to be that forcing the whole system offline until it's ready for the modern internet was the only responsible course of action here.

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  2. You know, by Patrick+Cable+II · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...on the indian trust web site...

    You'd think they would use apache...

    Patrick Cable II

  3. why the link? by zaius · · Score: 4, Funny

    Umm... why is there a link to the DoI website if they've been forced off line...?

    1. Re:why the link? by fobbman · · Score: 5, Funny

      You must have missed it in the article where the judge ruled that there should be a story posted on /. with a link to the DOI website to enforce the downtime via the /. effect.

      This judge is one smart cookie, I tell ya.

  4. Re:Why bother by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just wait until it crashes in a couple of weeks and the problem will be solved.

    In a couple of *weeks*?

  5. Uh Oh! by anticypher · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its time to withdraw my $4,000,000,000.12 from my BIA trust account. It seems their servers might get hacked from the internet. Darn /. hackers!

    the AC

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  6. Not Soon Enough... by Rothfuss · · Score: 5, Funny


    I managed to get in before it all went down. I am now officially 3/4 Cherokee and the legitimate owner of South Dakota.

    Thank you Microsoft.

    -Rothfuss

  7. Please forgive me.... by jsse · · Score: 5, Funny

    CD: Hold off on the blaming of MS, it's still not clear.

    Can I still bash Microsoft if I really, really want to?

    I just couldn't help blaming Microsoft whenever I see 'Microsoft Windows' in the news roundup. This is something like complusory-anti-microsoft something, I think I've medical clearance to back my action. People in 'Anti-Microsoft Anonymous' recommends me to post in /., they said it'd help.