We've been blocked for some (long) minutes, here in Belgium, in the hours that
followed The Events.
Many companies, many users were unable to access the Web.
I know of a major direct backbone connection in a near ISP (tens of Mbps) that
didn't respond anymore.
What could have been the reason? Too much sudden traffic? Some strategic nodes
destroyed? Bad re-routing?
All my thoughts go to the victims and their families. I personally was in
Washington last month, my wife was there even more recently, and my best friend
was piloting an Airbus to Northern America last night and had to turn on his
heel back to Europe...
Now, let's try to keep cool and professional, and keep our subject
Internet-related.
Even though this is very hard and difficult for some of us, let's do our part
of the job.
God bless all of us.
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Atkielski [mailto:anthony(_at_)ATKIELSKI(_dot_)COM]
Sent: mercredi 12 septembre 2001 2:05
To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: Re: ietf/istf role in US Disaster?
The Internet seems to be to a near halt from
where I stand, the Pacific Islands. I think the
Internet has never seen so much overload on its US
section...
The reports I've seen indicate no significant overload overall, only an overload
on many news sites.