media are reporting "major Internet outage"

Tue Nov 7 02:54:15 UTC 2017

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:46 PM Miles Fidelman <mfidelman at meetinghouse.net>
wrote:

> Folks,
>
> It seems like various media outlets are reporting a "major Internet
> outage" - some going so far as to call it an "attack."
>
> A few headlines that crossed Facebook today:
>
> "Major internet outage hits the U.S."  (Mashable via AOL News)
>
> "Widespread Comcast internet outage across U.S. includes Massachusetts
> customers"  (WHDH, Channel 7 News, Boston)
>
> A couple of more detailed sources reported that issues at L3 were
> effecting Comcast, specifically.
>
> Kind of interesting that there's been no mention here on nanog, nor have
> I personally noticed any issues (as a user or a hosting provider).
>

Outages go outage list

https://puck.nether.net/pipermail/outages/2017-November/010952.html

> Tempest in a teapot?
>
> Miles Fidelman
>
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