Actually, take that back. Maybe not. That's the core of what was on the list here--either Alex or Shawn posted the link, I think. I don't see my added language after all. Now, where's that coffee? I think I need a double. Janina Sajka writes: > From: Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net> > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- 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
