Here's an explanation of a denial of service atack. According to Joe the site didn't go down just because of the registrations but because of some malevolent entity. -- WI Winterfeis

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Date Posted: 12:14:05 10/30/05 Sun
Author: So give them a break!
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Here's an explanation of a denial of service atack. According to Joe the site didn't go down just because of the registrations but because of some malevolent entity.

This info from:

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See that site for more details

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On the Internet, a denial of service (DoS) attack is an incident in which a user or organization is deprived of the services of a resource they would normally expect to have. Typically, the loss of service is the inability of a particular network service, such as e-mail, to be available or the temporary loss of all network connectivity and services. In the worst cases, for example, a Web site accessed by millions of people can occasionally be forced to temporarily cease operation. A denial of service attack can also destroy programming and files in a computer system. Although usually intentional and malicious, a denial of service attack can sometimes happen accidentally. A denial of service attack is a type of security breach to a computer system that does not usually result in the theft of information or other security loss. However, these attacks can cost the target person or company a great deal of time and money.

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Re: Here's an explanation of a denial of service atack. According to Joe the site didn't go down just because of the registrations but because of some malevolent entity. -- nobody important, 12:28:08 10/30/05 Sun
Can someone translate that for me? -- Katie Sulita, 12:33:50 10/30/05 Sun
- Sure: Denial of service attack = how Feisworx is passing the buck and not taking responsibility... (NT) -- FYI..., 12:40:58 10/30/05 Sun
  - Re: Sure: Denial of service attack = how Feisworx is passing the buck and not taking responsibility... -- Katie sulita, 12:52:16 10/30/05 Sun

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