From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:24:35 +0400 From: TaZZ To: community@altlinux.ru Subject: Re: [Comm] [JT] Fwd: Blaster / Power Outage Follow up Message-ID: <20030905102435.GA2135@mail.ru> Mail-Followup-To: TaZZ , community@altlinux.ru References: <20030904165833.GO25190@osdn.org.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20030904165833.GO25190@osdn.org.ua> X-Spam: Not detected X-BeenThere: community@altlinux.ru X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list Reply-To: community@altlinux.ru List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 09:14:04 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 07:58:33PM +0300, Michael Shigorin wrote: > --MSBlast's Effect on the Blackout > (29 August 2003) > The MSBlast worm apparently slowed some communications lines that > connect data centers used to manage the power grid, abetting the > "cascading effect" of the blackout that hit the north-east, mid-west > and parts of Canada last month. The worm didn't harm the systems, but > did slow down the speed at which networks communicated. A Bush > administration advisor said that the worm also "hampered efforts to ... > restore power in a timely manner." > http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2003/0,4814,84510,00.html > > Correct after all, this is the second admission of blaster > affecting the power systems, one from the Bush administration and one > from First Energy. А причем тут мы, счастливые обладатели линукса? :) Я про ентот бластер слышал, что он в М$ и то, токо под ХРюнделем и 2000 пашет... :) Best regards, ---------TaZZ--------- E-Mail: taw88@mail.ru ICQ: 201045832 ----------------------