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Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 19:03:27 -0500 (EST)
The main Iraqi network connections are still functioning. Uruklink.net, Iraq2000.com, Baghdadlink.net, etc systems are responding. The public web servers appear to be very congested or non-responsive; but because I can reach other systems (mail, dns, etc) I suspect people are overloading the webservers. And to answer the question, no I don't know why the .IQ top-level domain is registered in Richardson Texas, nor do I know why the official state provider uses .NET and .COM instead of .iq. Since either the Iraqi government or the US government could shutdown the relatively limited external links from Iraq; I'm guessing both governments have decided its worth leaving the Internet links in place. Or its not worth the hassle of trying to shut them down.
Current thread:
- Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Sean Donelan (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Stephen J. Wilcox (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Hank Nussbacher (Mar 22)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Peter E. Fry (Mar 22)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Mar 22)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Stephen J. Wilcox (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Stephen J. Wilcox (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Sean Donelan (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Johannes Catterwell (Mar 21)
- Re: Iraqi Internet communications still working 3/21/03 Neil J. McRae (Mar 22)