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Is this site actually affiliated with Donald Trump or is it just something some random person put up? edit: I suppose the .gov domain makes it look legitimate,

by elihu 10y ago

Is this site actually affiliated with Donald Trump or is it just something some random person put up? edit: I suppose the .gov domain makes it look legitimate, but I was hoping for some further word of explanation.

galdosdi 10y ago
The US General Services Administration owns that domain, according to web-based WHOIS on nic.gov. The .gov domain name is exclusively used by the US government. Agency : General Services Administration Organization : GSA Domain Name : PTT.GOV Status : ACTIVE $ jwhois ptt.gov [Querying whois.nic.gov] [whois.nic.gov] % DOTGOV WHOIS Server ready Domain Name: PTT.GOV Status: ACTIVE >>> Last update of whois database: 2016-11-18T21:36:22Z <<< Please be advised that this whois server only contains information pertaining to the .GOV domain. For information for other domains please use the whois server at RS.INTERNIC.NET.
- schoen 10y ago
  > The .gov domain name is exclusively used by the US government. Not directly: http://www.ca.gov/ http://www.ca.gov/ https://www.bart.gov/ https://www.bart.gov/ (and many other entities at government levels other than Federal)
  - dragonwriter 10y ago
    .gov used to have broader rules and there are a lot of grandfathered domains.
Animats 10y ago
It's quite real. It's how you apply for a job in the new administration. The President gets to appoint about 4,000 people at the top of the Government. It's hard to find people for undersecretary level jobs - they pay about $165,000, and anyone qualified for them can probably do better elsewhere. Incidentally, if you look at the page source, it's Salesforce code.
- elihu 10y ago
  The "apply for a job" link[1] is a different form than the "tell us your story" link[2]. (Which isn't to say that you aren't correct; the incoming Trump administration may be using the form as a tool to identify "idea people" for the many roles they need to fill.) [1] https://apply.ptt.gov/ https://apply.ptt.gov/ [2] https://apply.ptt.gov/yourstory/ https://apply.ptt.gov/yourstory/
reboog711 10y ago
This page is linked to from: https://www.greatagain.gov/ https://www.greatagain.gov/ I assume that is how people found it in the first place.

by elihu 10y ago

galdosdi 10y ago

The US General Services Administration owns that domain, according to web-based WHOIS on nic.gov. The .gov domain name is exclusively used by the US government. Agency : General Services Administration Organization : GSA Domain Name : PTT.GOV Status : ACTIVE $ jwhois ptt.gov [Querying whois.nic.gov] [whois.nic.gov] % DOTGOV WHOIS Server ready Domain Name: PTT.GOV Status: ACTIVE >>> Last update of whois database: 2016-11-18T21:36:22Z <<< Please be advised that this whois server only contains information pertaining to the .GOV domain. For information for other domains please use the whois server at RS.INTERNIC.NET.

schoen 10y ago
> The .gov domain name is exclusively used by the US government. Not directly: http://www.ca.gov/ http://www.ca.gov/ https://www.bart.gov/ https://www.bart.gov/ (and many other entities at government levels other than Federal)
- dragonwriter 10y ago
  .gov used to have broader rules and there are a lot of grandfathered domains.

Animats 10y ago

It's quite real. It's how you apply for a job in the new administration. The President gets to appoint about 4,000 people at the top of the Government. It's hard to find people for undersecretary level jobs - they pay about $165,000, and anyone qualified for them can probably do better elsewhere. Incidentally, if you look at the page source, it's Salesforce code.

elihu 10y ago
The "apply for a job" link[1] is a different form than the "tell us your story" link[2]. (Which isn't to say that you aren't correct; the incoming Trump administration may be using the form as a tool to identify "idea people" for the many roles they need to fill.) [1] https://apply.ptt.gov/ https://apply.ptt.gov/ [2] https://apply.ptt.gov/yourstory/ https://apply.ptt.gov/yourstory/

reboog711 10y ago

This page is linked to from: https://www.greatagain.gov/ https://www.greatagain.gov/ I assume that is how people found it in the first place.