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Article #173Re: News servers attacked?
From: Irv Spalten
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:34
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:34
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No, not paranoid... but I don't think it is being attacked either. Victor Bien wrote: > The server from which this is posted is playing up again the 2nd time > in as many months. Of course I have complained to the ISP but I'm > wondering... > > Symptom are that certain postings do not appear on it but still make > there way to other servers on the internet - e.g. Googles and Jack > Troughton's (new.consultron.ca). If this problem is persisting at the > moments I post this it will not appear on new.syd.connect.net.au > (available only to AAPT customers). The problem seems to be present > only on the OS/2 news groups. For example aus.computers.linux and > aus.adsforsale.computers.used don't seem affected. > > Can news servers be hacked/crippled by a virus or some other sort of > attack - by someone opposed to OS/2? Paranoia? > > What do people think or know? > See my post way back when, =========== From: ispalten@shawus.com (Irv Spalten) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy Subject: [OT] News Reader Problem? Date: 28 Mar 2003 09:23:01 -0800 =========== It happened again yesterday, and it wasn't an OS/2 NG either. Wonder if this one will make it? I do get an nonsense error though (see original message). Also seems to occur when the FUD4 go silent as well. Irv -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =-----
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