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[Ian A Finlay <iaf () andrew cmu edu>]

I know, I know, don't believe everything you read... ;-)

http://www.msnbc.com/news/816663.asp?0dm=C15MT

"Struggling WorldCom Inc., one of the major backbone providers of networks
that route traffic over the Internet, suffered a major commercial Internet
outage beginning at 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday, according to a company that
monitors Internet performance."

Article goes on to state the reason was a "software glitch".

FWIW,
Ian