WP: Attack On Internet Called Largest Ever

Tue Oct 22 23:08:13 UTC 2002

But the press learned long ago the more isolated an incident is to the
average consumer, the more horrific they can make it sound without
scaring anyone personally. Appealing to the "glad that wasn't me!"
emotion that also causes slowdowns around every wreck on the road and
live coverage of police pursuits, your chance to see the horror from the
comfort of you air-condition land yacht/armchair. :)

Best regards,
_________________________
Alan Rowland
Former member of the fourth estate.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu] On Behalf Of
Randy Bush
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 3:54 PM
To: Sean Donelan
Cc: nanog at merit.edu
Subject: Re: WP: Attack On Internet Called Largest Ever 

> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A828-2002Oct22.html
> 
> The heart of the Internet sustained its largest and most sophisticated

> attack ever, starting late Monday, according to officials at key 
> online backbone organizations.

when uunet or at&t takes many customers out for many hours, it's not a
problem

when an attack happens that was generally not even perceived by the
users, it's a major disaster

i love the press

randy