I just knew there'd be someone out there with more detailed and more accurate information on the shutting down of the General Land Office [GLO]/Bureau of Land Management [BLM] site. Here's the "skinny" - thanks to Lori at ARBOONE. And, no, Lori, the email I received came from the Arkansas Family History Association [AFHA] email list owner. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com **************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "la famiglia Judd" <lbjudd@yahoo.com> To: "Mysty McPherson" <shakerag@mtnhome.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [ARBOONE] There is a reason BLM cannot be accessed > Happy New Year Listers, > > This topic was brought up on another mailing list, but I didn't know at the > time that the whole shebang was going kaput. Of course I needed to do some > lookups there about a week ago. The direct URL I have was not working (the > same one Mysty posted). So I found a link on a page somewhere that took me > to the main page. This is from BLM's main page. Sorry I do not remember > the URL. > > Mysty, was your email from someone at the BLM? > > Regards, > Lori > > [From: Bureau of Land Management National Home Page] > You are currently unable to access the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) web > site because of litigation against the Department of the Interior (DOI) > regarding access to Indian trust data or assets. On December 5, a court > order from U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth required DOI and its > agencies to disconnect from the internet all information systems until it > can be demonstrated that systems housing or providing access to individual > Indian trust data or assets meet appropriate security standards. We are > currently reviewing all information systems and certifying to the court's > satisfaction that all of BLM's computer systems protect all critical > information. As a result, you cannot view the BLM's home page or send e-mail > to DOI or its agencies. > We are working diligently to comply with the court order so that we can > restore full service to our customers as soon as possible. Until that time, > please telephone your local BLM office for assistance. We apologize for the > inconvenience this presents.