hi ray
re, "Late Edit: As of 11:00 AM PST - The http://.grc.com site is again "currently unavailable"
well, for one thing, that's a bum link you put up because there's an extra dot inserted just before grc. grc.com does work.
not saying gibson's site isn't having probs again (it is, see below), but i am there now, and wanted to note the prob with the link in your post.
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An Open Letter
to the Internet's
Hackers
Page last modified: Jun 01, 2001 at 12:47
I surrender.
I surrender right now, completely and unconditionally.
And I'm not kidding.
It is my intention to carefully and completely explain, to the entire world, exactly why there is no defense against the sorts of clever Internet attacks you guys can create.
I want to do that because the world still doesn't get it.
It occurred to me that you might think that I think I'm invulnerable after managing to block the IRC Zombie/Bot attacks, so I wanted to be SURE that you understood that I AM UNDER NO SUCH DELUSION.
I was talking to a reporter on the phone a few hours ago, during the first REAL, non-blockable attack we have ever experienced. And I calmly explained that we were under attack and off the Net. In a bit of a panic, he asked what I was going to do about it. So I told him that I was going to take a long walk on the beach — because you and I both know there's absolutely NOTHING I CAN DO to defend against a real, professional, Internet Denial of Service attack. So I might as well enjoy the day.
I have started working on a next set of pages to explain all this. The pages are not finished, but you can see what I have so far, and where I'm going with it: (Page 1)http://grc.com/dos/TheInternet.htm (Page 2)http://grc.com/dos/PacketRouting.htm
So, I respectfully ask that you leave me alone and allow my site to stay on the Net. I know that you can easily knock me off. That's not even a question. But only if I'm here can I explain that to the rest of the planet.
Thank you for your consideration . . . and for your charity.
Steve
grc.com
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as of this hour, i am able to navigate gibson's site. i guess he pissed those dudes off when he intruded into their irc private room. just a guess.
:)
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