SITE: http://www.gambia.com/ M. Directeur Generale, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I think you need to pay serious attention to this matter. Two days ago, I was informed by a buddy of mine indicating that he tried several times to visit the gambia.com website, supposedly the official Gambia Government website, and found some very derogatory comments on the site. Well, I was just able to look into his inquiry and I myself was quite in awe when I saw what was on the main page. It reads as follows : fuck USA Government fuck PoizonBOx contact:[log in to unmask] Now , the reason I brought this matter to your attention is because I happened to run a search in WHOIS(networksolutions.com) and discovered that the website is registered under The Gambia Embassy with yourself as the Administrative Contact. Viz: Registrant: The Gambia Embassy (GAMBIA-DOM) 1155 15th Street, N.W. Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 Domain Name: GAMBIA.COM Administrative Contact, Billing Contact: Saidy, Tombong (TS1034) [log in to unmask] The Gambia Embassy 1155 15th Street, N.W. Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 785-1399 Technical Contact: Onyewuchi, George (GO21) [log in to unmask] PrimaNET Communications, Inc 3600 East-West Highway, Suite 500 Hyattsville, MD 20782 US 301-270-8900 301-927-7001 Record last updated on 04-Apr-2001. Record expires on 25-Feb-2003. Record created on 24-Feb-1996. Database last updated on 12-Jul-2001 20:32:00 EDT. Domain servers in listed order: ONLINE.PRIMANET.COM 151.200.202.2 NS2.PRIMANET.COM 151.200.202.3 What is mindboggling for me still is why nothing has been done as of yet to resolve this matter. I don't think the soon to be appointed US Ambassador would appreciate such comments on our supposedly 'Official' Gambia Government,and so in light of the fact that I, and I'm sure many would hate for things to get ugly between our small Gambia and the Mega power USA, I would like to make two suggestions on their behalf : 1. Fire your webmaster forthwith. He must be sleeping on the job. The site is been like this for couple of days now and that is unacceptable, especially on a national level. 2. This one is a solution to the current problem and when you see how easy it is to do, you will understand why I said that you should fire your webmaster, and then shoot yourself on the foot. First, delete the index file [index.htm] and replacem it with the current [index.html], note the difference between the two is the latter ends with a 'l'. It's minor difference but it can save us these embarassment. Here is what I mean : http://www.gambia.com/index.htm [ takes you to the same CRAP] and is same as typing : http://www.gambia.com Now, by going to : http://www.gambia.com/index.html [Voila, this is what it should look] Lastly Tombong, these guys are probably very malicious and very good I would add, but just promise me that you will take some initiative in remedying the matter once and for all. I also hope you take my advice/ concern in good faith. Irregardless of our differences and opinions, Gambia belongs to all of us and I am offering my assistant in the best interest of thy country. This matter is very serious in my opinion.Thank you. Best Wishes, George Sarr. Gambians Online " Designed With The Gambian People In Mind" http://www.gambiansonline.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------