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| Virus gripped PMO's email for 3 months |
| 2009-03-16 |
| Email system of the Indian Prime Minister's Office was under the grip of a computer virus for three months last year forcing officials to replace the software. The technical glitch plagued the email communication system of the PMO, which was based on the Microsoft Outlook Express, from February to April in 2008. Although the extent of damage was uncertain, the PMO said that most of the emails addressed to it were not received. The problem was detected only in late April after which the Microsoft Outlook Express email software was discontinued and replaced by -- Squirrel mail. The matter came to light during one of the hearings of the CIC where the PMO submitted that "there was virus problem during the months of Feb-Mar-Apr that was diagnosed only late in April". The CIC was hearing the plea of one retired Air Commodore Lokesh Batra, who had complained to PMO, through an email, about discrepancies in the Hindi version of the RTI Act. |
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| #7 Wish I could go three months without e-mail. Indian Babus can. They work using manila files, lots of them, all requiring various signatures. Chinese hackers must be confused trying to find the top secret info, not realising these are on paper, in a file on a Babu's desk, which he will release when he is good and ready. Legacy of the British Raj. |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-03-16 14:52 |
| #6 I don't understand why cleaning the system would take so long, I mean, the tech support is all _right there_. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-03-16 14:33 |
| #5 Yup Eu... dang good advice, still try to get rid of Outlook Express.... :P) (and if you do for gawd sakes post the dicrections) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2009-03-16 14:23 |
| #4 Wish I could go three months without e-mail. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-03-16 14:09 |
| #3 If you're gonna use Microsoft products you gotta keep up with the patches. Anit-virus software, spam filters and firewalls are also a must. You might also want to watch out for emails with attachments from China. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-03-16 14:04 |
| #2 based on the Microsoft Outlook Express Lawzy the thing that won't die and can't be killed. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2009-03-16 08:09 |
| #1 Linux or BSD now! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-03-16 00:27 |