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Sysadmins Restore Iraqi ISP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the taking-one-for-the-team dept.

Hen3ry writes "Brian McWilliams of Wired News reports on the dedicated staff of Iraq's State Company for Internet Services, or SCIS, and how they built, maintained, and rebuilt Internet access before, during, and after the war. Ba'ath Party loyalists still run SCIS but their dedicated employees continue to press on. Fascinating stuff about how one sysadmin managed to keep the country online up until a US missle struck the roof of the Ministry of Information building."

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  3. Re:Not to treat the story seriously, or anything.. by pnatural · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So Mr. Knee-Jerk, what did I say in defense of Fox? Oh, wait, I fergot. You're a liberal -- you can't read, let alone think.