Post by Poor Richard on Aug 15, 2021 13:46:22 GMT -7
GLA Email System is Down; Website Cannot Be Updated.
The Glastonbury Landowner's Association (GLA) email system partially shut down early last week. Board members were still able to communicate with each other but landowners were unable to send emails to the GLA. The problem was brought to the attention of the board on Friday by Director Brockett. Ross Brunson, the creator and de facto GLA webmaster asked for confidential GLA credit card information that would fix the problem. That information was rapidly supplied via email by Treasurer John McAlister to Secretary Charlotte Mizzi. It was also revealed that Mizzi has her own personal GLA credit card which John McAlister authorized her to activate. Director Brockett protested noting that it was Mizzi who removed $5,000.00 from a GLA bank account in 2019 and spent it on her Malta vacation.
Today the info@glamontana.org email address is still not functioning. Landowners, Title Companies, service providers, Paypal and anyone else tying to contact the GLA will not be successful.
The GLA website is still online but no one can log in to update information. Director Brockett resigned as webmaster last fall. According to Brockett many people had routine access to the GLA website. A security log on the site showed people from Corwin Springs, Emigrant and a few from outside of Montana routinely logging on and peering behind the scenes. The most frequent access came from Corwin Springs. Former director Ken Hurley, Dan Kehoe, Ross Brunsen and Administrator Karleen McSherry were among the known users who had login credentials.
Today the info@glamontana.org email address is still not functioning. Landowners, Title Companies, service providers, Paypal and anyone else tying to contact the GLA will not be successful.
The GLA website is still online but no one can log in to update information. Director Brockett resigned as webmaster last fall. According to Brockett many people had routine access to the GLA website. A security log on the site showed people from Corwin Springs, Emigrant and a few from outside of Montana routinely logging on and peering behind the scenes. The most frequent access came from Corwin Springs. Former director Ken Hurley, Dan Kehoe, Ross Brunsen and Administrator Karleen McSherry were among the known users who had login credentials.
Last winter Mizzi had a "friend" post her infamous Red Letter on the front page of the GLA website where it still remains. The letter has been criticized for defaming 5 directors. Later attempts to access the website have failed.
Mizzi has demanded that Brockett supply her with the password and login credentials to the website. Mizzi wanted the credentials so badly that she even included a demand for them in her lawsuit against the GLA. Brockett stated that he no longer had them. He initially received them from the website creator Ross Brunsen and suggested that Mizzi ask him for credentials. On Friday, August 13th, Brunson accused Brockett of changing "the passwords such that we cannot thus far get back in". When we asked Brockett for a comment he explained that he never had administrative access. To change any password, even his own, he would need administrative access and use of the official recovery email address of webmaster@glamontana.org. The webmaster email address goes directly to Ross Brunsen. Brockett went on to note that the GLA website software was many years out of date. In addition an overly elaborate security system was installed that tracked every user's move. It was impossible to remove old outdated files and some were 7 years old. Everything was saved and each mouse click carefully recorded. Brockett theorized that the outdated software finally crashed and would no longer allow anyone access. He suggested that the GLA contact the web hosting service, GoDaddy, and work with them to find a solution.
As of today the website is firmly locked and apparently no one can get in to update information.