House limits constituent e-mails to prevent crash

The Hill by Jordy Yager | Sep. 30, 2008 (Opinion)

The error message in its entirety reads:

"The House of Representatives is currently experiencing an extraordinarily high amount of e-mail traffic. The Write Your Representative function is therefore intermittently available. While we realize communicating to your Members of Congress is critical, we suggest attempting to do so at a later time, when demand is not so high. System engineers are working to resolve this issue and we appreciate your ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Business, Politics
Topics: U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy, Finance
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Oct 1, 2008 - 12:51 PM PDT
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 by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

It appears the bailout ha captured the attention of American voters. So much so that the congressional email system is now returning the equivalent of a busy signal when constituents try to send emails. Of course, letters are too slow for a fast-moving situation like this. Especially since they no longer directly delivered to congressional offices following the 2001 anthrax attacks. The phone lines are typically jammed at times like these, even at local offices. And not every voter ... More »

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