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October 07, 2003
The Aftermath: How ISPs Responded to Site Finder Around the World
It is heartening to know that the Internet still "routes around breakage" in this manner
During the 2+ weeks for which Site Finder was operational, a number of ISPs took steps to disable the service. A study just released reveals details and analysis, including specific networks disabling Site Finder during its operational period. For example, China blocked the traffic at its backbone, and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom and Korea's DACOM also disabled the service. US ISPs seem to have been slower to act, in general -- but US ISP Adelphia disabled the service September 20-22... [CircleID]
Posted by mikki at October 7, 2003 08:16 AM