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Hotmail Servers Shut Down by Code Red

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the is-it-a-problem-yet dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "SF Gate has this story about Code Red taking down some of Microsoft's Hotmail servers. That's funny." So is Code Red a problem yet? Meanwhile my sircams have stopped, except for 2 people who mail me a hundred or more a day. Thank god for filters, but if I had a monthly bandwidth cap, I'd be pissed.

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  1. I love Win2k by lavaforge · · Score: 0, Troll

    I get to reimplement the same solution with four times the hardware and none of the worm protection.

  2. The thing is by pudge_lightyear · · Score: 0, Troll

    XP and beyond will have mandatory registration processes which will inevitably (spelling?) tick some people off. These will most likely be power users who will install on two to three computers at home who don't want to pay M$ all that money. Many of these ticked off users will become hackers (which may also be inevitable) as they find how easy it is through learning to be a power user under a different OS. So, M$ is creating a bunch of Ticked-Off Hackers who will probably just create more and more of these annoyances.

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  3. How to choose a web server for your company by hattig · · Score: 1, Troll
    1) Pick a platform that is difficult to administer remotely

    2) Pick a platform that is insecure

    3) Pick a platform that can't handle the amount of customers you have

    4) Pick a platform that costs a tonne of money

    5) Pick a platform that requires a person with a dodgy qualification to run it, who doesn't know left from right, and demands more money than they are worth

    6) Pick a platform that is proprietary

    7) Pick a platform that runs on low-end server hardware or worse only

    8) Pick a platform that you will have to lease by the year or per billion processor cycles within the next 3 years

    9) Pick a platform with a database server that "loses" data given certain queries

    10) Pick a platform that is forever morphing, changing technology, and has a history of instability

    11) Pick a platform which would get you the sack if management had a clue

    :)

  4. Okay, now I'M "pissed." by Amphigory · · Score: 1, Troll

    Taco, The logical response to your repeated complaints about Sircam is for a few of the trolls to start sending you unlimited numbers of the virus. Stop whining.

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  5. Re:Privacy Compromised by louzerr · · Score: 0, Troll

    I had to set up a hotmail account just to chat with a friend on MSN Instant Messanger. If someone did break in an read my mail, I'm glad. I hate to think of all those bytes sitting there unused.

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  6. FUD you and the packet you rode in on... by SomeoneGotMyNick · · Score: 1, Troll

    I bet they try to blame their problem on Linux somehow