Hey, really its a great news for our entire community.

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Dhiraj Gaur <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear All
>
> Just read it this morning in TOI at page 7. PM Office has migrated to Linux
> based mailing solution. Its a great achievent for the Open Source Community
> in India.
>
> Here goes the complete report
>
> BUGGED Virus gripped PMO’s email for 3 months
> New Delhi: Email system of the 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. AGENCIES
>
>
> Source : Times of India (Page 7) , dated 16/03/2009.
>
> Regards
>
> Dhiraj Gaur
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