well.

[Collins Richey]

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On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 20:21:04 -0400
dep <dep at linuxandmain.com> wrote:

> http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=12808118
> 
> Microsoft's Web site was made inaccessible for an hour and 40 minutes 
> Friday afternoon when a denial-of-service attack overwhelmed the site 
> with traffic, making it impossible for legitimate page requests to get
> through.
> 

> That distinction is important because the software company issued a 
> bulletin July 14 warning customers of a critical vulnerability in its 
> Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
> operating systems. Following that notice, the Department of Homeland
> Security issued its own advisory warning consumers and businesses to
> patch their computer systems.
> 

I just love it. The DoHS is issuing advisory warnings to consumers and
businesses, but they just signed a big contract to buy M$ shit for all
their offices!!!

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the 
worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.