more on Computer systems blamed for feeble hurricane response

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Peter H Salus <peter () netpedant com>
Date: September 13, 2005 4:05:16 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Computer systems blamed for feeble hurricane response



I truly wonder whether the FEMA computers "crashed."

I think the problem is far more profound.  email to
fema.gov gets bounced, for the most part.  A bit of
prodding around the whois database reveals that
there is no "mx" record for fema.gov.  Thus, any email
that's sent from a machine that doesn't look up the A
record for a site, will bounce.

FEMA is email-proof.  Its web site returns 403 and 404
errors.  This is the triumph of ignorance.

It was suggested earlier today on NANOG that a few
O'Reilly handbooks would really help FEMA.

Peter
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        Peter H. Salus, Ph.D.
        55 Charles St. W., #1702
        Toronto, ON M5S 2W9
              CANADA
    peter () netpedant com         +1 416 944-0515


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