Re: microsoft.com

["Crist Clark" <crist.clark () globalstar com>]

"Gregory (Grisha) Trubetskoy" wrote:
> nslookup www.windowsupdate.com
> Server:  ns2.nv.cox.net
> Address:  68.100.16.25
>
> *** ns2.nv.cox.net can't find www.windowsupdate.com: Non-existent host/domain

Some news outlets are reporting this is actually Microsoft's plan,

  http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5064433.html

[sinp]

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bryan Heitman [mailto:bryan () bryanheitman com]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 8:48 AM
> > > To: nanog () merit edu
> > > Subject: microsoft.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Several networks I have talked to are reporting they can't get to
> > > www.microsoft.com
> > >
> > > Has the virus began?  anyone?

There apparently was an unrelated DDoS attack on www.microsoft.com,

  http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/15/HNmsfalls_1.html

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