Talk:SIPRNet

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[edit] Mozilla Thunderbird

Before anyone has kittens, I have removed the mention of Thunderbird because it is not extant on GCCS machines. While I'm not authoritative on the subject, I haven't seen it anywhere in my experience on many SIPR sites. I'd welcome the mention of any conflicting experience, but I suspect the addition was some attempt at MTA equality. Or something. Avriette 01:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Well my GCCS machine has Mozilla loaded on it. Not exactly Thunderbird but that's not so farfetched. --Roaddoggfl 03:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know this is not really DISA-sanctioned. For example, how did you get Mozilla onto it? I suppose you probably shouldn't answer that. Can you speak to whether DISA allows users to install software on GCCS machines? Also, what version of GCCS is this? My most recent experience with GCCS is with 3 and 4. Last I heard, 5 was either being deployed or in the works. ... aa:talk 03:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Maybe 3 or 4, and Mozilla comes pre-loaded from our 6 shop. They won't let us use IE. --Roaddoggfl 17:33, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I added this article to the Category:Military Communications, am I off in my assumption that a network that DoD uses would categorize it as "military"? --thatmarkguy

For all parties concerned : Roaddogfl - any machine on the siprnet has a very strict set of programs that are and aren't allowed. I would love to know what DOD security officer gave you all permission to use Mozilla. What I find even more unbelievable, is the fact that you said - "I.E. is not permitted". This is so far from the truth that it is ridiculous. It sounds like your system administrator needs to have the DOD run a security team down your way. It does not take a genius to figure out why the use of any web browser that is not I.E, or netscape, is not allowed. This whole line of chat greatly disturbs me, and from the sound of it, is in fact, illegal. So have a security sweep of your system, and let me know the result :-) -brokerdavelhr

OPSEC - Although I'm all for FOIA, I think a lot of the systems listed should be kept off because of OPSEC reasons. There are a lot of specifics in this document.

I restored the portion of the article which discloses that SIPRNET is, in a sense, a secured parallel internet. I left out the portion about which subnetworks are on SIPRNET. Dougsnow 21:28, 9 September 2007 (UTC)