One of the sources I use to keep track of natural hazards (i.e.
earthquakes) which may affect the net has been off the net for the
last few days. The US Geological Survey (along with the rest of
Department of Interior) Internet access was shutdown earlier this
week. On December 8, Judge Lamberth modified his order allowing
some services to be restored.
First @Home and then the Department of the Interior, US Judges have
disrupted more Internet users in the last couple of weeks than any
other source. What next a judge riding a backhoe?
It is inaccurate to say that a judge closed down @home.
Rather, a judge allowed @home to terminate service with
certain service providers.
-alan
Thus spake Sean Donelan (sean@donelan.com)
on or about Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 03:38:32PM -0500:
Hello Sean,
Sunday, December 09, 2001, 2:38:32 PM, you wrote:
First @Home and then the Department of the Interior, US Judges have
disrupted more Internet users in the last couple of weeks than any
other source. What next a judge riding a backhoe?
It's also interesting to note that the reason the DoI was shut down
was for a lack of proper security on their network.
More info can be found here:
http://www.indiantrust.org/clips.cfm?news_id=157
and
http://www.indiantrust.org/clips.cfm?news_id=158
as well as /. comments here:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=24580&threshold=3&mode=nested
Thanks,
David mailto:davidu@everydns.net
You are absolutely, positively 100% correct.
It is also inaccurate to say the judge shutdown the Department
of Interior Internet. The Department of Interior (contractors)
did it themselves just like @Home's executives and @Home
engineers terminated access to its network.
A judge issued an order.
Service was terminated.
"Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" - Henry II
It is also inaccurate to say the judge shutdown the Department
of Interior Internet. The Department of Interior (contractors)
did it themselves just like @Home's executives and @Home
engineers terminated access to its network.
A judge issued an order.
Service was terminated.
engineers worked. and service was restored.
let there be packets.
randy
> Service was terminated.
engineers worked. and service was restored.
let there be packets.
Most DoI systems are still offline. There is no word on
when service will be restored.
Still down
Department of Interior (www.doi.gov)
Fish and Wildlife Service (www.fws.gov)
National Interagency Fire Center (www.nifc.gov)
National Park Service (www.nps.gov)
Office of Aircraft Services (www.oas.gov)
Service was terminated.
engineers worked. and service was restored.
let there be packets.
Most DoI systems are still offline. There is no word on
when service will be restored.
hmmm, lack of engineers? <grin>
randy
A judge *ordered* the DOI offline. A different judge *allowed* Excite@home
to terminate service against the wishes of the cable companies that
Excite had contracts with. They are indeed two different things.
You are absolutely correct. IANAL, I defer legal questions to those
people that are.
As an engineer I look at the result: service was disrupted.