CNN has mentioned several times the theory that the Blaster worm potentially had something to do with this.
No joke. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Adam Debus > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:52 PM > To: Damian Gerow; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Power outage in North East > > > > At the moment the power outage encompasses: > > New York City > Boston > Philadelphia > Detroit > Toronto > Ottowa > > and various and sundry smaller cities. > > Check your local news outlet for more details. > > Thanks, > > Adam Debus > Linux Certified Professional, Linux Certified Administrator > #447641 Network Engineer, ReachONE Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Damian Gerow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: Power outage in North East > > > > > > Thus spake Joel Perez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [14/08/03 16:27]: > > > Has anyone heard of a big Power outage in the North east? > > > I just got a call from one of my tech's in the GBLX bldg > in Newark, > > > NJ at 1085 raymond and they are telling him that they lost power! > > > But I also got a call from AT&T in NY that they also lost Power! > > > > It looks like a rather large power outage -- we're in South Western > Ontario, > > Canada, and power is out in Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, > Hespler, and > > (I'm pretty sure) London as well. Can't say about Toronto. > > > > - Damian > > >
