Well, to put it "bluntly" John, it really has nothing to do with the governmental regulations put in place for the purchasing of computer equipment, but with the ineptitude of the personnel filling the purchasing department's positions.
Get them off their a$$es and away from their coffee breaks or get them another body in the department to handle the backlog in paperwork, and you'd be surprised at how fast you can get a P.O. through the system. -----Original Message----- From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 6:44 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert Maybe it was different for DOE, but I tried purchasing 21 laptop computers, Compaq LTE's or something like that. These were for managers and road warriors of the engine and rotary wing branch of Naval Air Systems Command in Crystal City. The order was open, still unfilled, 13 months later when I left the office. It had gone through two revisions cause the products ordered were no longer available from the vendor. John Matteson Geac Corporate ISS (404) 239 - 2981 Atlanta, Georgia, USA. -----Original Message----- From: Blunt, James H (Jim) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted At: Monday, August 25, 2003 3:49 PM Posted To: Exchange Discussion List Conversation: Sobig.F alert Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert Actually, yes...I have. I work for one of the prime contractors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in SE Washington St, which is run by the Dept of Energy. -----Original Message----- From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:39 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert You've never tried purchasing a computer for the government have you? John Matteson Geac Corporate ISS (404) 239 - 2981 Atlanta, Georgia, USA. -----Original Message----- From: Blunt, James H (Jim) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted At: Monday, August 25, 2003 3:30 PM Posted To: Exchange Discussion List Conversation: Sobig.F alert Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert It shouldn't...but yes, it does. I mean, come on. For the cost of a $250 PC and a $50 copy of RedHat 9.0 (actually, a recycled PII or PII would do), thrown in front of every access point to the network, they could be blocking every attachment on the Martin Blackstone list! BAS! -----Original Message----- From: Couch, Nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:20 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert And this surprises you??? > ---------- > From: Blunt, James H (Jim) > Reply To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 1:21 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > I was SOOOO disgusted on Friday with our federal government's > anti-virus policy!! > > I had to make a trip over to the passport office in Seattle to get a > new passport for the wife, who was leaving on a 1:23pm flight that day > for Chile. The passport office is an office of the Department of > State. Does the Department of State computer security full under the > jurisdiction of the Office of Homeland Security? One would think so. > > We had just made plane reservations with a credit card, received a > confirmation number, but for some reason the airline couldn't send us > a fax...I'm guessing they had their outside link to the world cut off > for security. > > We get to the passport office on Friday morning, only to have them > tell us that they couldn't process our request with just a > confirmation number, due to the fact that the State Dept.'s computer > network was down due to the Sobig.f virus!!! AAAAArrrggghh!! > > Absolutely disgusting, shoddy, second-rate governmental attitude > strikes again! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:47 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > I'm blaming the pizza I just had for the big jump in gas. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Kuhl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:39 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > Can we blame this virus for the big jump in gas prices today? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sagert, Lori [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:18 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > Me too. Oh well, now we can still go the bar after work instead of > staying and fighting viruses all nite. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 3:13 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > This is the most anti climactic virus ever. I want my money back > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steck, Herb > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:13 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > Looks like my upstream has killed routes the all of these....way to go > ISP. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Force [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:09 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > 68.38.159.161 and 65.95.193.138 seem to be the last two standing > unless ICMP is turned off on some of the other servers/pc's. > > > > Because that really wouldn't matter, the theory is that the infect > > machines are going to get their instructions from these 20 masters > > servers and then launch a distributed attack on the root DNS > > servers......1 minute left > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mellott, > > Bill > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:01 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > well's that where My q came in....Chris even put up a piece which > > said > > > they new about 20 servers ..18 OFFL, 2 ONL > > > > so then they have ID'd these things right? why not publish the IP > > and/or the domain names ..so people could block these too... it just > > say's about UDP port ..couldnt that also change on the fly? > > > > bill > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steck, Herb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:59 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > wouldve been nice for them to publish the IP list so we could block > > it > > > from our firewalls. Incoming and outgoing. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 1:52 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > If only Arnold wasn't running for governor. We could send him back > > in time to stop Skynet. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steck, Herb > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 11:52 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > As if we all didn't have enough to do? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 1:51 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > T-minus 10 minutes ..... Its the end of the world run for your > > lives................... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sagert, Lori [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:41 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > Yes it is. Since we are not sure what the payload is, we patched for > > the new MDAC security patch. Hey, who knows? Better to be safe than > > sorry. > > > > T-minus 20 minutes..... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:33 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > Oh crap, I didn't think that anyone actually hooked Skynet up to the > > internet. > > > > T-Minus 30 minutes > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt > > Plahtinsky > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 11:33 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Sobig.F alert > > > > > > Here is some more info on it. 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