[oclug] Microsoft - Internet is so "fragile"

[Dan York]

This came in an online newsletter I get and I just had to laugh...
Dan

MICROSOFT SITES DOWN 24 HOURS AS RESULT OF 'OPERATIONAL ERROR'
Various Microsoft Web sites, including MSN.com, MSNBC.com, and 
Microsoft.com, were down about 24 hours beginning Tuesday night, and a 
company spokesman emphasized that the problem was not with vandalism or 
with defects in Microsoft systems: "This was an operational error, and not 
the result of any issue with Microsoft or third-party products, nor the 
security of our networks." Security consultant Mark Loveless remarked: "If 
you look at how the Internet works at a really low level, it's a miracle 
anyone can get to anything. The thing is just so fragile." (Washington Post 
25 Jan 2001)
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43208-2001Jan24.html

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