Fascinating, Ann. That's the version of that message that I sent internally to a few folks at AFB. Looks like all the attribution traces have been stripped? Not that it matters ... Ann Parsons writes: > From: Ann Parsons <akp at eznet.net> > Content-Description: message body text > Hi guys, > > I find this extremely interesting. > > Ann P. > Content-Description: forwarded message > From: Will Smith <wilsmith at iglou.com> > > > Now for something completely different. Well, how about this? > > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: Do as I say, not as I do > > > > > Microsoft protects own site with Linux' > > > > Microsoft has made a big deal out of asserting that Linux is not > > fit for the enterprise, reports TechWeb. But ironically, it > > says, the company is > > using Linux to help protect its servers against > > denial-of-service attacks.According to a post on the Netcraft > > Web site, Microsoft changed its DNS > > settings on Friday so that requests for www.microsoft.com no > > longer resolve to machines on Microsoft's own network, but > > instead are handled by the > > Akamai caching system, which runs Linux.Akamai runs a > > service to help boost Web site performance by caching > > copies of Web sites on many servers in > > many locations. It can help defend against > > denial-of-service attacks by spreading the attack > > among many servers. > > > -- > If you want to share pictures, use the calendar, or start a vote > visit http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/blind-side > > To leave the Group, email: blind-side-unsubscribe at smartgroups.com Content-Description: .signature > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
