Charlie, (lol) ... I didn't get it either but I didn't say anything because I didn't want to appear du... (doh!) ... Never mind.
Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE (402) 408-3733 ext 105 www.cfwebtools.com www.coldfusionmuse.com www.necfug.com -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:charlie.grie...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 2:30 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: (ot) Twitter down I think the "joke" was "Denial of Social Networking". They would've gotten it on cf-community (hint, hint) :) On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Nathan Strutz <str...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:58 AM, David McGuigan > <davidmcgui...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > I think you mean DOSN attack. > > > > > > If that's a joke, I don't get it. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack > > I've heard it also called DDOS, distributed denial of service, which > is more in reference to what you're saying. A DOSN or DOSNet (Denial > of Service > Network) is the malware/software behind the attack, in reference to > its network. You don't get a DOSN attack, you get a DDOS attack via a > DOSNet or you get a DOS attack. > > nathan strutz > [Blog and Family @ http://www.dopefly.com/] [AZCFUG Manager @ > http://www.azcfug.org/] [Twitter @nathanstrutz] > > > > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Robert Harrison < > > rob...@austin-williams.com > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > It's a self-fulfilling problem. Spread enough news there's a DOS > > > attack > > so > > > everyone goes to check it out, and there is a DOS attack. > > > > > > > > > Robert B. Harrison > > > Director of Interactive Services > > > Austin & Williams > > > 125 Kennedy Drive, Suite 100 > > > Hauppauge NY 11788 > > > P : 631.231.6600 Ext. 119 > > > F : 631.434.7022 > > > http://www.austin-williams.com > > > > > > Great advertising can't be either/or. It must be &. > > > > > > Plug in to our blog: A&W Unplugged > > > http://www.austin-williams.com/unplugged > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > > signature > > > database 4312 (20090806) __________ > > > > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325255 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
