Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread Nadim Kobeissi 
As someone with experience in the area, I can attest that loss of power is
a likely cause or contributor.


NK


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Andrew Lewis  wrote:

> I'd say loss of power or something similar. I don't think they have
> reliable generators. Wasn't Damascus without power for most of yesterday?
> Or it could be an actual technical error within STE, everyone feeds to STE
> before it heads overseas.
>
> Andrew
>
> On May 9, 2013, at 3:05 AM, Enrique Piraces  wrote:
>
>  What type of technical error could have caused this?
>
>  Thx
>  On May 8, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Rafal Rohozinski wrote:
>
>  The SecDev's Syria Operations Group detected 60 of 67 net blocks
> returning  at 1600 hrs. local time. Connectivity is restored in most major
> cities and governorates with the exception of those with damaged
> infrastructure (see embedded map).  Circumvention systems are back online.
>
>  Sources in Syria suggest that the blackout may have been caused by a
> technical error rather than intentionally.
>
>  Further info at: https://www.facebook.com/Syrian.DS
>
>  Rafal
>
>
>  On May 8, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Enrique Piraces  wrote:
>
> I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible.
>
>
> On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some
> connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server.
> Sincerely,
>
> Walid
>
> -
>
> Walid Al-Saqaf
> Founder & Administrator
> alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
> https://alkasir.com
>
> PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt
>
>
> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps  wrote:
>
> Morning/afternoon/evening all,
>
> Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :
>
> Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,
>
> I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir
> servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at
> my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in
> the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared
> would happen has just happened.
>
> Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.
>
>
> My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.
>
> Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still
> work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.
>
> Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines
>
>
> Best,
> KheOps
>
>
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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread Andrew Lewis 
I'd say loss of power or something similar. I don't think they have
reliable generators. Wasn't Damascus without power for most of yesterday?
Or it could be an actual technical error within STE, everyone feeds to STE
before it heads overseas.

Andrew

On May 9, 2013, at 3:05 AM, Enrique Piraces  wrote:

 What type of technical error could have caused this?

 Thx
 On May 8, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Rafal Rohozinski wrote:

 The SecDev's Syria Operations Group detected 60 of 67 net blocks returning
 at 1600 hrs. local time. Connectivity is restored in most major cities and
governorates with the exception of those with damaged infrastructure (see
embedded map).  Circumvention systems are back online.

 Sources in Syria suggest that the blackout may have been caused by a
technical error rather than intentionally.

 Further info at: https://www.facebook.com/Syrian.DS

 Rafal


 On May 8, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Enrique Piraces  wrote:

I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible.


On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote:

Hi all,

It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some
connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server.
Sincerely,

Walid

-

Walid Al-Saqaf
Founder & Administrator
alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
https://alkasir.com

PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps  wrote:

Morning/afternoon/evening all,

Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :

Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,

I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir
servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at
my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in
the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared
would happen has just happened.

Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.


My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.

Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still
work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.

Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines


Best,
KheOps


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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread Enrique Piraces 
What type of technical error could have caused this?

Thx
On May 8, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Rafal Rohozinski wrote:

The SecDev's Syria Operations Group detected 60 of 67 net blocks returning  at 
1600 hrs. local time. Connectivity is restored in most major cities and 
governorates with the exception of those with damaged infrastructure (see 
embedded map).  Circumvention systems are back online.

Sources in Syria suggest that the blackout may have been caused by a technical 
error rather than intentionally.

Further info at: https://www.facebook.com/Syrian.DS

Rafal


On May 8, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Enrique Piraces 
mailto:pira...@hrw.org>> wrote:

I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible.


On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote:

Hi all,

It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some
connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server.
Sincerely,

Walid

-

Walid Al-Saqaf
Founder & Administrator
alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
https://alkasir.com

PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps 
mailto:khe...@ceops.eu>> wrote:
Morning/afternoon/evening all,

Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :
Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,

I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir
servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at
my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in
the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared
would happen has just happened.

Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.

My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.

Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still
work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.

Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines


Best,
KheOps


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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread KheOps 
Hey,

Le 08/05/2013 16:55, Rafal Rohozinski a écrit :
> The SecDev's Syria Operations Group detected 60 of 67 net blocks
> returning  at 1600 hrs. local time. Connectivity is restored in most
> major cities and governorates with the exception of those with damaged
> infrastructure (see embedded map).  Circumvention systems are back online.
> 
> Sources in Syria suggest that the blackout may have been caused by a
> technical error rather than intentionally. 

A 20-hour long technical error, starting more or less during a peak hour
(evening/late evening)?

It sounds a little bit weird to me but who knows :)

> 
> Further info at: https://www.facebook.com/Syrian.DS
> 
> Rafal
> 
> 
> On May 8, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Enrique Piraces  > wrote:
> 
>> I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible.
>>
>>
>> On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some
>>> connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server.
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Walid
>>>
>>> -
>>>
>>> Walid Al-Saqaf
>>> Founder & Administrator
>>> alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
>>> https://alkasir.com
>>>
>>> PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps  wrote:
 Morning/afternoon/evening all,

 Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :
> Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,
>
> I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir
> servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at
> my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in
> the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we
> feared
> would happen has just happened.
>
> Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.

 My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.

 Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still
 work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.

 Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines


 Best,
 KheOps


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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread Rafal Rohozinski 
The SecDev's Syria Operations Group detected 60 of 67 net blocks returning  at 1600 hrs. local time. Connectivity is restored in most major cities and governorates with the exception of those with damaged infrastructure (see embedded map).  Circumvention systems are back online.Sources in Syria suggest that the blackout may have been caused by a technical error rather than intentionally. Further info at: https://www.facebook.com/Syrian.DSRafalOn May 8, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Enrique Piraces  wrote:I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible.On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote:Hi all,It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed someconnections from MTN-SYRIA to my server.Sincerely,Walid-Walid Al-SaqafFounder & Administratoralkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorshiphttps://alkasir.comPGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txtOn Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps  wrote:Morning/afternoon/evening all,Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasirservers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking atmy records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline inthe number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we fearedwould happen has just happened.Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines stillwork in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlinesBest,KheOps--Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech--Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech--Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech--
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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread Enrique Piraces 
I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible.


On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some
> connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server.
> Sincerely,
> 
> Walid
> 
> -
> 
> Walid Al-Saqaf
> Founder & Administrator
> alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
> https://alkasir.com
> 
> PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps  wrote:
>> Morning/afternoon/evening all,
>> 
>> Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :
>>> Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,
>>> 
>>> I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir
>>> servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at
>>> my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in
>>> the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared
>>> would happen has just happened.
>>> 
>>> Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.
>> 
>> My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.
>> 
>> Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still
>> work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.
>> 
>> Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> KheOps
>> 
>> 
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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread Walid AL-SAQAF 
Hi all,

It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some
connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server.
Sincerely,

Walid

-

Walid Al-Saqaf
Founder & Administrator
alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
https://alkasir.com

PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps  wrote:
> Morning/afternoon/evening all,
>
> Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :
>> Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,
>>
>> I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir
>> servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at
>> my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in
>> the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared
>> would happen has just happened.
>>
>> Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.
>
> My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.
>
> Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still
> work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.
>
> Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines
>
>
> Best,
> KheOps
>
>
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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread KheOps 
Morning/afternoon/evening all,

Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit :
> Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,
> 
> I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir
> servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at
> my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in
> the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared
> would happen has just happened. 
> 
> Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria. 

My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero.

Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still
work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used.

Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines


Best,
KheOps

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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-08 Thread Walid AL-SAQAF 
Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends,

I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir servers
for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at my records,
it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in the number of
connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared would happen has
just happened.

Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria.

Sincerely,

Walid

-

Walid Al-Saqaf
Founder & Administrator
alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
https://alkasir.com 

PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:47 PM, Tiago Madeira  wrote:

>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/05/07/syria-internet-down_n_3232433.html
> On May 7, 2013 6:36 PM, "Brian Conley"  wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/traffic/explorer/?r=SY&l=EVERYTHING&csd=1367935841721&ced=136795872
>>
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Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-07 Thread Tiago Madeira 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/05/07/syria-internet-down_n_3232433.html
On May 7, 2013 6:36 PM, "Brian Conley"  wrote:

>
> http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/traffic/explorer/?r=SY&l=EVERYTHING&csd=1367935841721&ced=136795872
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[liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?

2013-05-07 Thread Brian Conley 
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