On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:22:40 -0000, Paul Ferguson said: > >Am I misreading the fine article, or are they saying it's harder for > >a botnet to DDoS a server if it's load-balanced across a shitload of > >front-end servers, preferably geographically diverse? > > > > Similar in nature to how an Akamai-zed presence can basically allow > the Akamai CDN to "absorb" a DDoS.
"Those who do not understand the history of network engineering are doomed to re-invent it, poorly" or some such quote comes to mind...
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