>Given that the vast majority of traffic is web based and email which rely on >the DNS system, much of the Internet would disappear quickly, even though >the routes themselves would still exist.
But still, there are also rootservers in Sweden, Japan and the UK (source: http://www.root-servers.org/ ), so correct me if I am wrong here, but: if the US were to decide to take down the net, wouldn't it merely slow down instead of dissapearing completely? Jeroen _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
