Re: Government Websites

From: <martin_at_navacelle.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:28:52 +0200


Le 26.08.2016 11:30, S Moonesamy a écrit :

> Hi Martin,
> At 01:58 26-08-2016, martin_at_navacelle.net wrote:
>
>> I found that some key government websites are not configured properly.
>> It seems that the MS Sharepoint behind these needs some configuration
>> maintenance.
>>
>> Testing machine: Chrome 52, Firefox 43, IE 11 on Windows 7
>>
>> The following urls go 301 ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS ( list might be
>> incomplete )
>>
>> - http://pmo.govmu.org/
>> - http://passport.govmu.org/
>> - http://csd.pmo.govmu.org/
>> - http://labour.govmu.org/
>
> I tested the above sites with Firefox 48 and I did not encounter the
> too many redirects error.

I guess we could pinpoint the exact failing redirect if we compare some
traceroute results. I'm in France right now so that may be a lead.

>
>> May I suggest there should be a unique redirect at least to
>>
>> */English/Pages/default.aspx
>
> It is strange to send three redirects to get the visitor to that
> location. I am not familiar with Microsoft SharePoint. It looks like
> one of the redirects is based on the settings which the browser is
> sending.

It is strange indeed. I don't know Sharepoint that much either. Nice
find. What setting are you refering to ?

>
>> Also, is the allocated budget for official websites public ?
>
> The Government SharePoint Portal is managed by the Government Online
> Centre, which falls under the National Computer Board. The staff cost
> for the National Computer Board is Rs 44,400,000 for the next financial
> year. The content of the websites are likely handled by their
> respective ministries or departments. I don't know whether there is a
> specific budget for that.

Thank you.

>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
Received on Fri Aug 26 2016 - 10:29:13 PST

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