Re: Computer systems blamed for feeble hurricane response?

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu>]

In message <Pine.LNX.4.62.0509130618010.16184 () sokol elan net>, "william(at)elan
.net" writes:
> On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Fergie (Paul Ferguson) wrote:
>
> > It quoted a Department of Health official as saying every email it had 
> > sent to FEMA staff bounced. "They need a better internet provider during 
> > disasters," the Journal quoted her or him as saying.
> >
> > A number of US agencies made desperate calls to the Department of 
> > Homeland Security and to Congresswomen and men, the article claimed. 
> >
> > The newspaper did not say which computer systems FEMA uses.
>
> $ dig mx fema.gov
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> fima.org.               3600    IN      MX      0 smtp.secureserver.net.
> fima.org.               3600    IN      MX      10 mailstore1.secureserver.net

That's interesting -- I'm not getting that response.

                --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb