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<DIV><SPAN class=437321504-27112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thought this might
be worth passing on:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2514651.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2514651.stm</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a recent book out called "Linked: The New
Science of Networks" which detai<SPAN class=437321504-27112002>ls the
p</SPAN>otential for causing widespread Internet damage by targeting a few hubs
instead of random or widespread attacks against large numbers of hosts.
This simulation seems to backup the author's concerns.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Irwin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>