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Re: Cyberattack from the Pakistani government?


From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:52:22 -0800

Date sent:              Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:21:28 +0000 (GMT)
From:                   Paul Ferguson <fergdawg () netzero net>

So a government order blocking an entire Web site isn't a cyberattack?  

No. It is censorship, not a "cyber attack".

No, couldn't be censorship, because, in this case, the net didn't route around it, but 
directly to it ...

(Equally damaging, of course ...)

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