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<div>I think this is old news. There was a cover story back in
1996 time frame on Mae_east. We have to ask how likely is
this with many of the top backbones doing private peering over local
loops, how much damage would occur if an exchange point where
hit?</div>
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<div>I have 2 different questions. 1) In the current
environment, are peering circuits running fuller then in previous
years. I ask after there has been questions on UUNET/L3 Capacity
in europe etc. If the case is so, then an attack in one peering
location/region might cause major problems as other peering sessions
become overloaded.</div>
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<div>2) Wouldnt an attach on particular servers that are NOT
redundant have a more significant affect? Are microsoft's
servers mirrored?</div>
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<div>Just posing a scenario.</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Thought this might be worth passing
on:</font></div>
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href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2514651.stm"><font
face="Arial"
size="-1">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2514651.stm</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">There is a recent book out called
"Linked: The New Science of Networks" which details the
potential 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="-1">Irwin</font></div>
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