At 04:47 PM 1/27/2003 -0800, you wrote: >Has anyone heard of a virus that supposedly hit thousands of servers this past >weekend? I didn't notice any slow down or dead URLs, so I don't know if >it was >just another rumor or real.
It's quite real. A (long patched, I might add) vulnerability in MS SQL servers did it, and caused quite major (by internet standards) damage. Something like 5 out of the 13 root DNS servers were down. Scott Holder -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
