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Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 1, 2004 @02:26AM from the no-surprise-there dept.

quakeslut writes "It's Feb. 1st everyone... and all of you who have been reading Slashdot know that today MyDoom.A begins it's attack... according to Reuters, SCO has already been hit hard. Stay tuned for Tuesday when MyDoom.B hits Microsoft..."

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obvious by el_salvador · 2004-02-01 02:28 · Score: 5, Funny

and just to be sure they get DoS'ed, you post a link to their website on slashdot.
1. Re:obvious by Zeinfeld · 2004-02-01 02:34 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  and just to be sure they get DoS'ed, you post a link to their website on slashdot.
  Apart from slashdot readers and lawyers who goes to the SCO site these days?
  Oh yes, folk who clicked on the 'Make SCO.com your home page' link.
  
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2. Re:obvious by c1ay · 2004-02-01 03:11 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I don't know. Why don't you call Darl and find out. He can be reached at
  Darl C McBride
  1799 Vintage Oak Ln
  Salt Lake City, UT 84121-6539
  (801)424-2006
  Hmmmm, I wonder, is it possible to slashdot someone's phone? If you can't get thru try sending him a postcard.
  
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3. Re:obvious by mellonhead · 2004-02-01 04:12 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Hmmmm, I wonder, is it possible to slashdot someone's phone?
  
  Yes, it is. Dave Barry did it to the American Teleservices Association.
  
  They got a huge number of calls, the voicemail filled, and they finally had to disconnect the number.
  
  Here's the article that did it:
  
  "Ask not what telemarketers can do to you"
4. Re:obvious by Darby · 2004-02-01 04:38 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I know I tried it _several_ times and couldn't get through.
  
  Come on, automation is your friend.
  
  I just have a terminal open running ping -f www.sco.com
  
  When it starts actually replying regularly I'll know it's good to go again.
5. Re:obvious by zulux · 2004-02-01 04:54 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  in my crontab:
  
  @hourly /usr/sbin/ppp -dial darl
  
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6. Re:obvious by bizitch · 2004-02-01 05:35 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You know the slashdot link to www.sco.com must be broken or something - I mean my browser opens and everything but nothing shows up.
  
  I just keep hitting refresh over and over and over again - still nothing - hmmmmmm
  
  Someone ought to check those links before posting ;}
  
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Wait by 0x54524F4C4C · 2004-02-01 02:31 · Score: 5, Funny

Until Saturday when MyDoom.S hits Slashdot..
1. Re:Wait by monkey_jam · 2004-02-01 03:04 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  and then a few days later MyDoom.S hits again..
Re:Finally! by websaber · 2004-02-01 02:33 · Score: 4, Funny

What I want to know is how many people infected their computers on purpose and how man just didin't remove the virus after they found it? Most prople won't do a criminal act will but ignoring somebody elses?

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Server by Bruha · 2004-02-01 02:33 · Score: 5, Funny

The server, the server, the server is on fire!

We dont need no SCO let the #*($&# burn!

Course it's not funny they will just say "The terrorist group "Linux Community" has claimed responsibility for the attacks" and declare us part of the axis of weasel like they did the other day on CNN.
Funny, when I go to SCO's site... by Glock27 · 2004-02-01 02:39 · Score: 4, Funny

all I get is "Document contains no data".
Just like the IBM lawsuit... ;-)
I don't advocate virus attacks to further the OSS community's aims...all Linux software authors and organizations ought to be suing SCO instead. That kind of attack will cost them real money and time, and won't generate any sympathy from anyone (who's sane anyhow).

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Re:What's the difference? by sbennett · 2004-02-01 02:41 · Score: 5, Funny

What's the difference between writing a virus that targets sco.com and posting a link to sco.com in a slashdot story?

Simple. The virus is less effective.
Re:Why today... by Wellspring · 2004-02-01 02:42 · Score: 5, Funny

It sucks.

I've been trying to buy three more CPU licenses for Linux, and now I can't use those machines until SCO's online store comes back up.
DLoP still worse. by twitter · 2004-02-01 02:43 · Score: 4, Funny

Who needs a web site when you have earned a Distributed Lack of Purchasing attack?

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Re:Why today... by mattboston · 2004-02-01 02:51 · Score: 5, Funny

I think it's more to get the SCO admins into work so they miss the Superbowl :)

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I WANT TO "SWITCH" BACK! by andrewleung · 2004-02-01 03:22 · Score: 4, Funny

i want to be part of DDOS attack!

dammit! why are mac users always left out of the fun?! >_
Re:How did this virus spread so easily? by gdav · 2004-02-01 03:37 · Score: 5, Funny

The users that I support would double-click on a landmine to see what it did.
Re:MS Business Model by victorvodka · 2004-02-01 03:56 · Score: 4, Funny

well, a DDOS attack on MSN wouldn't look so good. all those subscribers in redneckistan with suddenly no homepage to click on. "Ethel Sue! The Inter-o-net ain't workin'" "Billy John, I done told you we should have went and got ourselves that there newfangled Verimazon Dee Ass El!"

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I Feel Bad For Him... by Greyfox · 2004-02-01 06:14 · Score: 4, Funny

I think we should all send him a present! For example, these guys will ship a big ol' batch of live crickets. For $58, we could ship ol' Darl 5000 crickets and I know that would cheer him up!

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