Comments on: No Social Networking/External Email access for Indian Diplomats http://www.pluggd.in/india-internet/diplomats-social-networking-picture-sharing-banned-3702/ We Heart Startups! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: neha http://www.pluggd.in/india-internet/diplomats-social-networking-picture-sharing-banned-3702/comment-page-1/#comment-103685 neha Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:50:57 +0000 http://www.pluggd.in/indian-startups/diplomats-social-networking-picture-sharing-banned-3702/#comment-103685 Where is the electricity to run the servers in India man? n even if there is, why should it not be provided to the poor, instead of providiing if for infrastructure for not-so-net savvy diplomats and their children? Where is the electricity to run the servers in India man? n even if there is, why should it not be provided to the poor, instead of providiing if for infrastructure for not-so-net savvy diplomats and their children?

]]> By: Aaravind http://www.pluggd.in/india-internet/diplomats-social-networking-picture-sharing-banned-3702/comment-page-1/#comment-103672 Aaravind Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:52:13 +0000 http://www.pluggd.in/indian-startups/diplomats-social-networking-picture-sharing-banned-3702/#comment-103672 I am hoping the Indian Govt IT dept (if there is any such thing) is NOT idiotic enough to "just" require that the server be hosted in India. I think what the Indian govt really wants is a tighter control on mail along with ability to filter incoming and outgoing mail any/every way they can. What that would require is that the India Govt run its own mail servers, which is really not a tough thing to do. A rediff/sify/etc solution is not going to help because the servers would still be owned and operated by a third party. And that third party would have a significant control over the mails that go through the system. And that third party would be a private organization. All three of those are a BIG NO-NO. Bottom line: I don't think the govt is (should be) looking at OUTSOURCING their mail servers. What the govt is probably looking at doing is setting is a Govt only Intranet and mail system that provides tighter control from within and that cannot be accessed from outside by third party of hackers. I am hoping the Indian Govt IT dept (if there is any such thing) is NOT idiotic enough to “just” require that the server be hosted in India.

I think what the Indian govt really wants is a tighter control on mail along with ability to filter incoming and outgoing mail any/every way they can. What that would require is that the India Govt run its own mail servers, which is really not a tough thing to do.

A rediff/sify/etc solution is not going to help because the servers would still be owned and operated by a third party. And that third party would have a significant control over the mails that go through the system. And that third party would be a private organization. All three of those are a BIG NO-NO.

Bottom line: I don’t think the govt is (should be) looking at OUTSOURCING their mail servers. What the govt is probably looking at doing is setting is a Govt only Intranet and mail system that provides tighter control from within and that cannot be accessed from outside by third party of hackers.

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